Adding memory – Dell PowerVault 715N (Rackmount NAS Appliance) User Manual
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5. Grasp the expansion card and carefully pull it away from the riser-card connector.
6. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty card-slot opening.
NOTE:
Installing a filler bracket over an empty expansion slot is necessary to maintain Federal
Communications Commission (FCC) certification of the system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of
the system and aid in proper cooling and airflow inside the system.
7. Rotate the expansion card latch to the closed position.
8. Replace the system cover, and then reconnect the system and peripherals to the power source and turn on the
system.
Adding Memory
The two memory module sockets on the system board can accommodate a minimum of 128 MB of registered SDRAM. The
memory module sockets are located near the back edge of the system board (see
), behind hard drive 2.
Memory Upgrade Kits
You can upgrade the system by installing combinations of registered memory modules. If you receive an error message
stating that maximum memory has been exceeded, see "
Indicators, Messages, and Codes
" for more information. You can
purchase memory upgrade kits from Dell.
NOTE:
The memory modules must be PC-133 compliant.
Memory Module Installation Guidelines
NOTE:
Parts of this procedure require you to use the console redirection function on the serial port. See your
System Administrator's Guide for information about connecting to the system through console redirection.
Performing a Memory Upgrade
CAUTION:
Before you perform this procedure, you must turn off the system and disconnect it from its
power source. For more information, see "
Safety First—For You and Your System
" in "
CAUTION:
See "Protecting Against Electrostatic Discharge" in the safety instructions in your System
Information document.
1. Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.
2. Remove the cover.
See "
Removing and Replacing the System Cover
" in "Troubleshooting Your System."
3. Locate the memory module sockets in which you want to install or replace memory module pairs.
shows the location of the memory module sockets.
4. Install or replace the memory module(s) as necessary to reach the desired memory total (see "
" or "
").
5. Replace the system cover, reconnect the system to the electrical outlet, and turn on system.
6. (Optional) Press
CMOS Setup screen. The system should have already changed the value in the Extd Memory setting to reflect the
newly installed memory.