Installing memory modules, Installing memory modules -8 – Toshiba SATELLITE M30X User Manual

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User’s Manual

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Optional Devices

Installing memory modules

Follow these steps to install a memory module:
1. Set the computer to boot mode and turn off the power.

a. The computer is turned on.
b. The computer was shut down into Standby Mode.
c. Power to the optical media drive has been turned on by the CD

Power switch.

2. Remove all cables connected to the computer.
3. Turn the computer upside down and remove the battery (refer to

Chapter 6, Power and Power-Up Modes).

4. Remove the two screws securing the memory module socket cover.
5. Slide your fingernail or a thin object under the cover and lift it off.

Removing the memory module socket cover

6. Fit the module's connectors into the computer's connectors at about a

45 degree angle and press the module carefully to ensure a firm

connection.

If you use the computer for a long time, the memory modules will become

hot. In this case, let the memory modules cool to room temperature before

you replace them.

Do not try to install a memory module under the following conditions. You

can damage the computer and the module.

Do not touch the connectors on the memory module or on the computer.

Debris on the connectors may cause memory access problems.

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