Memory – Dell Dimension 2100 User Manual

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To install a card:

1.

Remove the computer cover

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2.

Rotate the power supply

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3. Choose a system-board card connector for the card.

4. Unscrew and remove the metal filler bracket that covers the card-slot opening for the card slot you intend to use.

5. Insert the card firmly into the system-board card connector.

Align the cutout on the bottom of the card connector with the crossbar in the system-board card connector. Gently rock the card into the
system-board card connector until it is fully seated.

6. When the card is firmly seated in the system-board card connector, secure the card-mounting bracket with the screw you removed in

step 4

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To remove a card:

1.

Remove the computer cover

.

2.

Rotate the power supply

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3. Disconnect any cables connected to the card.

4. Remove the screw from the card-mounting bracket.

5. Grasp the card by its top corners, and ease it out of its system-board card connector.

6. If you are removing the card permanently, install a metal filler bracket over the empty card-slot opening in the computer.

Memory

To install a memory module:

1.

Remove the computer cover

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1 Card connector

2 Card

3 System-board card connector

4 Card mounting bracket and screw

NOTE:  Installing filler brackets over empty card-slot openings is necessary to maintain Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
certification of the system. The brackets also keep dust and dirt out of your computer.

1 Cutouts (2)

2

Connector

3 Memory module

4 Notches (2)

5 Securing clips (2)

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