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Dell PRECISION 530 User Manual

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Removing and Installing Parts

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5

If necessary,

remove memory modules

that occupy system board

sockets in which you plan to install upgrade modules.

6

If you have the optional memory riser boards installed and you plan to

install upgrade modules on the riser boards,

remove the riser boards

.

7

Install the upgrade modules

in system board or riser board sockets.

NOTE:

See "

Computer Memory Installation Guidelines

."

NOTE:

Without the optional memory riser boards installed, the computer

supports a maximum of 64 memory devices on all installed RIMMs. With
the memory riser boards installed, the computer supports up to 128
memory devices (64 devices on each riser board). See "

Memory Module

Label

" for the location of the label on the RIMM that identifies the

number of memory devices it contains. You can also determine the number
of memory devices installed through the System Memory option in

system

setup

.

8

If you removed the memory riser boards,

install the riser boards

.

9

Close the computer cover

.

10

Stand the computer upright.

11

Reconnect the computer and devices to their electrical outlets, and

turn them on.

NOTE:

If enabled, the

Chassis Intrusion

option will cause the following

message to be displayed at the next system start-up:

ALERT! Cover was previously removed.

The computer detects that the new memory does not match the

existing system configuration information and generates the following

message:

The amount of system memory has changed.

Strike the F1 key to continue, F2 to run the setup

utility

12

Enter

system setup

, and check the value for System Memory. The

computer should have already changed the value of System Memory

to reflect the newly installed memory. If the new total is correct, skip to

step 14

.

13

If the memory total is incorrect, repeat

step 1

through

step 3

. Check

the installed modules and riser boards to ensure that they are seated

properly in their sockets. Then repeat

step 9

through

step 12

.