Dell Precision 620, Precision WorkStation 620 Upgrade Manual
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Dell Precision™ WorkStation 620
System Memory Upgrade
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Dell Precision™ WorkStation 620
System Memory Upgrade
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Notes, Notices, and Cautions
Throughout this guide, blocks of text may be accompanied by an icon and printed in
bold type or in italic type. These blocks are notes, notices, and cautions, and they are
used as follows:
NOTE: A NOTE indicates important information that helps you make better use of
your computer system.
NOTICE: A NOTICE indicates either po tential damage to hardware or loss
of data and tel ls y o u h ow to avoid the prob lem.
CAUTION: A CAUTION indicates a potenti ally hazardous situatio n wh ich , if
not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.
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Dell Precision™ WorkStation 620
System Memory Upgrade
This document provides instructions for upgrading the Rambus inline memory modules (RIMMs) on the Dell Precision WorkStation 620. Dell Precision 620 systems
support dual, direct, Rambus dynamic random-access memory (RDRAM) modules.
These RIMMs feature error checking and correction (ECC).
NOTES: Dell recommends that only a technically knowledgeable person perform this
procedure.
Dell recommends that you rea d the ent ire proce dure bef ore y ou be gin. You must also
be familiar with removing the system cover and locating the RIMMs.
Dell recommends that you print the contents of the system User’s Guide for
referen cing important inf ormati on that ma y not be av ailabl e during critic al procedur es.
This document is available on your Dell Precision ResourceCD and can also be
accessed fr om the User’s Guides icon on your current desktop if you ha ve not
reinstalled the operating sy s tem .
Upgrading the BIOS
You must upgrade the basic input/output system (BIOS) before you upgrade the
RIMMs. Otherwise, the existing BIOS may not recognize the new RIMMs, and the
system will not operate.
To upgrade the BIOS:
1. Download the BIOS update utility for the computer to be updated from the Dell
support website.
a. Go to http://support.dell.com.
b. Clic k Downloads for Your Dell.
c. Enter your Se rvice Tag Num ber f or the com puter to b e updated or sele ct the
support.dell.com System Memory Up gr ade 1
If this is your first time to use this website, complete the one-time
registration.
appropriate Dell™ system.
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