System memory – Dell PowerEdge 800 User Manual

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7.

If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty expansion slot opening and close the expansion-card latch.

 

8.

Install the cover. See "

Replacing the Cover

" in "Troubleshooting Your System."


 

9.

Stand the system upright.

 

10.

Install the bezel. See "

Installing the Bezel

" in "Troubleshooting Your System."


 

11.

Reconnect the system to its electrical outlet and turn the system on, including any attached peripherals.

 

System Memory

You can upgrade your system memory to a maximum of 4 GB by installing combinations of 256-MB, 512-MB, or 1-GB 2-way unbuffered ECC DDR 2 400/533
memory modules. The system memory is located on the system board adjacent to the power supply bays. See

Figure A

-3

. The memory module sockets are

arranged in two banks on two channels (A and B). The memory module banks are identified as follows:

l

 

Bank 1: DIMM1_A and DIMM1_B

l

 

Bank 2: DIMM2_A and DIMM2_B

 

General Memory Module Installation Guidelines

l

 

If only one memory module is installed, it must be installed in socket DIMM1_A.

l

 

If two or more memory modules are installed, they must be installed in pairs of matched memory size, speed, and technology.

Table 6

-1

shows examples of different memory configurations.

 

Table 6-1. Sample Memory Configurations 

 

Installing Memory Modules

 

 

1.

Turn off the system, including any attached peripherals, and disconnect the system from the electrical outlet.

 

2.

Remove the bezel. See "

Removing the Bezel

" in "Troubleshooting Your System."


 

3.

Lay the system on its right side.

 

4.

Remove the cover. See "

Removing the Cover

" in "Troubleshooting Your System."


 

5.

Remove the cooling shroud. See "

Removing the Cooling Shroud

."


 

6.

Locate the memory module sockets. See

Figure A

-3

.


 

7.

Press the ejectors on the memory module socket down and out, as shown in

Figure 6

-8

, to allow the memory module to be inserted into the socket.

 

Total Memory

 

DIMM1_A

 

DIMM2_A

 

DIMM1_B

 

DIMM2_B

 

Memory Mode

256 MB

256 MB

none

none

none

Single channel

512 MB

256 MB

none

256 MB

none

Dual channel, interleaved

512 MB

512 MB

none

none

none

Single channel

1 GB

256 MB

256 MB

256 MB

256 MB

Dual channel, interleaved

1 GB

512 MB

none

512 MB

none

Dual channel, interleaved

1 GB

1 GB

none

none

none

Single channel

1.5 GB

512 MB

256 MB

512 MB

256 MB

Dual channel, interleaved

2 GB

512 MB

512 MB

512 MB

512 MB

Dual channel, interleaved

2 GB

1 GB

none

1 GB

none

Dual channel, interleaved

3 GB

1 GB

512 MB

1 GB

512 MB

Dual channel, interleaved

4 GB

1 GB

1 GB

1 GB

1 GB

Dual channel, interleaved

CAUTION:

See your Product Information Guide for complete information about safety precautions, working inside the computer, and protecting

against electrostatic discharge.

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