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Replacing Memory Module(s)

Dell Studio™ Slim 540s Service Manual

CAUTION:

Before working inside your computer, read the safety information that shipped with your computer. For additional safety best

practices information, see the Regulatory Compliance Homepage at www.dell.com/regulatory_compliance.

1. Follow the procedures in

Before You

2. Remove the computer cover (see

3. Locate the memory modules on the system board (see

4. Press out the securing clip at each end of the memory module connector.

securing clip

memory module connector

5. Grasp the memory module and pull it upwards.

If the memory module is difficult to remove, gently ease the memory module back and forth to remove it from the connector.

NOTICE:

Do not install ECC memory modules.

NOTICE:

If you remove your original memory module(s) from the computer during a memory upgrade, keep them separate from any new memory

module(s) that you may have, even if you purchased the new memory module(s) from Dell™. If possible, do not pair an original memory module with a

new memory module. Otherwise, your computer may not start properly. The recommended memory configurations are:

A pair of matched memory modules installed in DIMM connectors 1 and 2 or

A pair of matched memory modules installed in DIMM connectors 1 and 2 and another matched pair installed in DIMM connectors 3 and 4.

NOTE:

If you install mixed pairs of PC2-5300 (DDR2 667-MHz) and PC2-6400 (DDR2 800-MHz) memory, the memory modules function at the speed of the

slowest memory module installed.

6. Ensure that you install a single memory module in DIMM connector 1, the connector closest to the processor, before you install memory modules in any

other connector.

1 Pair A: matched pair of memory

modules in connectors DIMM_1

and DIMM_2

7. Align the notch at the bottom of the memory module with the tab in the connector.

Begin.

Replacing the Computer

Cover).

System Board

2 Pair B: matched pair of memory

modules in connectors DIMM_3

and DIMM_4

Components).