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Dell Precision 330 User Manual

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Installing Upgrades

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1

Turn off the computer and peripherals, disconnect them from their

electrical outlets, wait at least 5 seconds, and then

remove the

computer cover

.

2

Rotate the power supply

away from the system board.

3

If necessary,

remove any modules

(RIMMs or CRIMMs) that occupy

sockets in which you plan to install the upgrade modules.

NOTE:

The system supports no more than a total of 64 memory devices

on all installed RIMMs. See "

RIMM 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

.

4

Install the upgrade modules

.

5

Rotate the power supply back into position, making sure that the

securing tab snaps into place.

6

Replace the computer cover, reconnect the computer and peripherals

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 system 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

7

Enter

system setup

, and check the value for System Memory. The

system should have already changed the value of System Memory to

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

step 9

.

8

If the memory total is incorrect, repeat

step 1

and

step 2

. Check the

installed modules to ensure that they are seated properly in their

sockets. Then repeat

step 5

through

step 7

.

9

When the System Memory total is correct, exit system setup.

10

Run the

Dell Diagnostics

to verify that the memory modules are

operating properly.