Ch 3: Installing Optional Devices
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Removing Memory DIMMs
Remove memory DIMMs in the reverse procedure to their installation; however, remove a memory DIMM from a
memory slot in the following way:
Removing a memory DIMM
Pushing away the locks at the right and left of the memory slot to have the memory DIMM released from the
connector, then extract it straight to the front.
Installing Extended Boards
This section explains how to install extended boards.
Usable expansion slots depend on the extended board to be installed. Referring to “Expansion Slots” on page37,
check the installing positions.
Installing PCI Boards
Extended boards conforming to the PCI specification are as follows:
• Disk array controller board (standard)
• Fibre Channel board (optional)
• LAN board (optional)
• Multi-communication box (optional)
• ISDN board (optional)
• SVP board (optional)
Extended boards contains some parts that are susceptible to static electricity. Before handling
extended boards, let static electricity be released from your body, for example, by touching a metallic
door knob.
Avoid inserting boards sideways or inserting them with both ends shifted, otherwise the boards might
be damaged.
Refer to the descriptions concerning installation, if any, on the manual attached to the extended board.
If you install extended boards in places other than the specified expansion slots or if you install
unsupported extended boards, operation cannot be guaranteed.
