Dell PowerEdge T300 User Manual

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Installing System Components

support team. Damage due to servicing that is not authorized by Dell is not covered
by your warranty. Read and follow the safety instructions that came with the
product.

1 Turn off the system and attached peripherals, and disconnect the system

from the electrical outlet and from the peripherals.

2 Remove the system cover (see "Removing the System Cover" on page 66).
3 Remove the processor airflow shroud (see "Removing the Processor Airflow

Shroud" on page 70).

4 Press the ejectors on the memory module connector down and out (see

Figure 3-26) to allow the memory module to be inserted into the
connector.

5 Align the memory module's edge connector with the alignment key on the

memory module connector, and insert the memory module into the
connector (see Figure 3-26).

NOTICE:

To avoid damage to the memory module, press the module straight down

into the connector while applying equal force to each end of the module.

6 Press down on the memory module with your thumbs until the module is

firmly seated in the connector (see Figure 3-26).

When the memory module is properly seated, the ejectors on the memory
module connector snap into the cutouts at each end of the memory
module.

NOTICE:

Never operate your system with the processor airflow shroud removed.

Overheating of the system can develop quickly, resulting in shutdown of the system
and loss of data.

7 Replace the processor airflow shroud (see "Installing the Processor Airflow

Shroud" on page 72).

8 Replace the system cover (see "Installing the System Cover" on page 67).
9 Reattach any peripherals you disconnected, then connect the system to

the electrical outlet.

10 Turn on the system and attached peripherals.

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