Satellite® T210/T230 Series User's Guide - Howard Computers

Satellite® T210/T230 Series User's Guide - Howard Computers Satellite® T210/T230 Series User's Guide - Howard Computers

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52 NOTE Getting Started Adding memory (optional) 6 Using a small Phillips screwdriver, loosen the captive screw that secures the memory module slot cover. Back of computer (Sample Illustration) Removing the memory module slot cover 7 Remove the memory module slot cover. 8 Place the screw and the cover in a safe place so that you can retrieve them later. Static electricity can damage the memory module. Before you handle the module, touch a grounded metal surface to discharge any static electricity you may have built up. Avoid touching the connector on the memory module or on the computer. Grease or dust on the connector may cause memory access problems. 9 Carefully remove the new memory module from its antistatic packaging, without touching its connector. 10 Locate an empty memory module slot on the underside of the computer. If no memory slot is available, you must remove a module by performing steps 2-3 of “Removing a memory module” on page 55. 11 Pick up the memory module by its sides, avoiding any contact with its connector. Position the module toward the socket,

latch key Getting Started Adding memory (optional) aligning the connector’s notch with the matching key in the socket. notch connector latch (Sample Illustration) Aligning the memory module with the socket 53 12 Firmly press the memory module into the memory slot’s socket at approximately a 30-degree angle (to the horizontal surface of the computer). (Sample Illustration) Inserting the memory module into the socket 13 Once the module’s connector is fully inserted into the socket, press downward on the top edge of the module to seat the module into the latches at the sides of the socket. These latches should “snap” into place securely with the corresponding

52<br />

NOTE<br />

Getting Started<br />

Adding memory (optional)<br />

6 Using a small Phillips screwdriver, loosen the captive screw<br />

that secures the memory module slot cover.<br />

Back of computer<br />

(Sample Illustration) Removing the memory module slot cover<br />

7 Remove the memory module slot cover.<br />

8 Place the screw and the cover in a safe place so that you can<br />

retrieve them later.<br />

Static electricity can damage the memory module. Before you handle<br />

the module, touch a grounded metal surface to discharge any static<br />

electricity you may have built up.<br />

Avoid touching the connector on the memory module or on the<br />

computer. Grease or dust on the connector may cause memory<br />

access problems.<br />

9 Carefully remove the new memory module from its antistatic<br />

packaging, without touching its connector.<br />

10 Locate an empty memory module slot on the underside of the<br />

computer.<br />

If no memory slot is available, you must remove a module by<br />

performing steps 2-3 of “Removing a memory module” on page 55.<br />

11 Pick up the memory module by its sides, avoiding any contact<br />

with its connector. Position the module toward the socket,

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