Dell EMC PowerEdge T440 Installation and Service Manual

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Removing a memory module

Prerequisites

  1. Follow the safety guidelines listed in Safety instructions.
    1. Follow the procedure listed in Before working inside your system.
  2. Remove the air shroud.
WARNING Allow the memory modules to cool after you power off the system. Handle the memory modules by the card edges and avoid touching the components or metallic contacts on the memory module.
CAUTION To ensure proper system cooling, memory module blanks must be installed in any memory socket that is not occupied. Remove memory module blanks only if you intend to install memory modules in those sockets.

Steps

  1. Locate the appropriate memory module socket.
    CAUTION Handle each memory module only by the card edges, ensuring not to touch the middle of the memory module or metallic contacts.
  2. Push the ejectors outward on both ends of the memory module socket to release the memory module from the socket.
  3. Lift and uninstall the memory module from the system.
    Figure 1. Removing a memory module
    This image shows removing a memory module.

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