Tyan THUNDER K8HR User Manual

Thunder K8HR

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Version 1.0

S3891

Copyright

Copyright © TYAN Computer Corporation, 2005. All rights reserved. No part of
this manual may be reproduced or translated without prior written consent from
TYAN Computer Corp.

Trademark

All registered and unregistered trademarks and company names contained in
this manual are property of their respective owners including, but not limited to
the following.

TYAN, Thunder K8HR are trademarks of TYAN Computer Corporation.
AMD, Opteron, and combinations thereof are trademarks of AMD Corporation.
AMI, AMIBIOS8 are trademarks of American Megatrends Inc.
Microsoft, Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
SuSE,is a trademark of SuSE AG.
IBM, PC, AT, and PS/2 are trademarks of IBM Corporation.
Broadcom
ATI and ES1000 are trademarks of ATI Corporation

®

is a trademark of Broadcom Corporation and/or its subsidiaries

Notice

Information contained in this document is furnished by TYAN Computer
Corporation and has been reviewed for accuracy and reliability prior to printing.
TYAN assumes no liability whatsoever, and disclaims any express or implied
warranty, relating to sale and/or use of TYAN products including liability or
warranties relating to fitness for a particular purpose or merchantability. TYAN
retains the right to make changes to product descriptions and/or specifications
at any time, without notice. In no event will TYAN be held liable for any direct or
indirect, incidental or consequential damage, loss of use, loss of data or other
malady resulting from errors or inaccuracies of information contained in this
document.

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Table of Contents

Check the box contents! Page 4

Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 Congratulations Page 5

1.2 Hardware Specifications Page 5

1.3 Software Specifications Page 7
Chapter 2: Board Installation

2.1 Board Image Page 10

2.2 Block Diagram Page 11

2.3 Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors Page 12

2.4 Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis Page 20

2.5 Installing the processor Page 21

2.6 Heatsink Retention Frame Installation Page 22

2.7 Thermal Interface Material Page 23

2.8 Heatsink Installation Procedures Page 24

2.9 Finishing installing the Heatsink Page 26

2.10 Installing the Memory Page 27

2.11 Attaching Drive Cables Page 30

2.12 Installing Add-In Cards Page 32

2.13 Installing Optional SO-DIMM Modules Page 33

2.14 Connecting External Devices Page 35

2.15 Connecting InfiniBand Devices Page 36

2.16 Installing the Power Supply Page 37

2.17 Finishing Up Page 37
Chapter 3: BIOS

3.1 BIOS Setup Utility Page 38

3.2 BIOS Menu Bar Page 39

3.3 BIOS Legend Bar Page 39

3.4 BIOS Main Menu Page 40

3.5 BIOS Advanced Menu Page 41

3.6 BIOS PCI/PnP Menu Page 62

3.7 BIOS Boot Menu Page 64

3.8 BIOS Security Menu Page 68

3.9 BIOS Chipset Menu Page 69

3.10 BIOS Exit Menu Page 77

Chapter 4: Diagnostics
Appendix I: Glossary
Appendix II: How to make a driver diskette
Technical Support

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Check the box contents!

The retail motherboard package should contain the following:

1x Thunder K8HR S3891 motherboard

1x 34-Pin floppy drive cable

4 x SATA cables

2 x SATA Drive Power Adapters

1 x Ultra-DMA-100/66 IDE cable

1 x Thunder K8HR S3891 user’s manual

1 x Thunder K8HR S3891 Quick Reference

guide

1 x TYAN driver CD

1 x I/O shield

If any of these items are missing, please contact your vendor/dealer for
replacement before continuing with the installation process.

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1.1 - Congratulations

You have purchased one of the most powerful server solutions. The Thunder
K8HR (S3891) is a flexible AMD
based on ServerWorks BCM5780+BCM5785 chipsets.

Designed to support AMD
400/333 memory, the S3891 with integrated Dual Gigabit Ethernet LAN, built-in
32MB ATI
server board in high stable quality.

Remember to visit TYAN’s Website at http://www.TYAN.com
find information on all of TYAN’s products with FAQs, online manuals and BIOS
upgrades.

®

ES1000 video and four serial ATA ports, is your best choice of

®

1.2 - Hardware Specifications

Processors

•Dual mPGA 940-pin sockets

•AMD Opteron™ 200 series

processor support

•VRD for 95W/80A (dual core) and

Rev E processors

Chipset

•ServerWorks BCM5780 +

BCM5785 (SB) chipset

•National PC87417 super I/O chip

Memory

•Dual memory channel bus

•Eight (8) DDR DIMM sockets

- Each socket 4 rank support

•Up to 32GB of registered

DDR400/333

•Supports ECC memory and

ChipKill

®

Opteron™ platform for multiple applications,

Opteron™ 200 series processor and 32GB DDR

. There you can

InfiniBand Network Controller
(optional)

Mellanox InfiniHost MT25204

single port

Memory on DIMM, PCIe x8

interface

TARO

Proprietary 200-pin SO-DIMM

connector

Operating on PCI-X 133/100/66

MHz bus

Integrated Serial ATA RAID
(from BCM5785)

•Four (4) Serial ATA-II ports,

3.0Gb/s per port

•RAID (0,1, 5) support

Integrated Graphics Controller

®

ATI
32MB DDR1 frame buffer

TM

Storage Expansion

ES1000 Controller

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Expansion Slots

One (1) PCI Express x16 slot (w/

dual x8* signals)

- From BCM5780

- Can support 1U riser with x8
signal*
*with IB controller, second PCIe x8
bus is allocated
One (1) PCI-X expansion slot

(133MHz, 64-bit)

- From BCM5785

- Low-profile connector
Two expansion slots total

Integrated I/O

Two 9-pin 16550 UART serial ports

(one via header)
One 15-pin VGA port
Four USB2.0 ports (two at rear,

two via header)
PS/2 mouse and keyboard

connectors
Integrated SATA connectors
Two RJ-45 10/100/1000 LAN ports
One InfiniBand connector (apart

from I/O backplane, optional)

Integrated LAN Controllers

•Integrated Dual Gigabit LAN

controllers

- Two (2) 10/100/1000 LAN ports

- From BCM5780

•Two front panel LED headers

•Two RJ-45 ports with LEDs

Power

4-phase onboard VRM for each

CPU
SSI 3.51, EPS 12V power

connector (24+8-pin)

- Split-plane design

Regulatory

FCC Class B (DoC)

Integrated PCI IDE (from
BCM5785)

Single-channel master mode

supports up to two IDE devices

Supports IDE drives and ATAPI-

compliant devices

Remote System Management
Support (optional)

Renesas H8S2167 BMC controller
BT, KCS, logging support
IPMI-over-LAN, remote on/off

capability
IPMI v1.5, v2.0 compliant
2x25 proprietary interface

Hardware Monitoring

(2) SMSC EMC6D103S H/W

monitor chips
CPU thermal & voltage monitor

support
4-pin fan monitoring headers
Eight (8) fan headers (4-pin

configuration, 3-pin backward

compatibility)
ID LED and button support

BIOS

AMI BIOS 8Mb Flash ROM
Supports ACPI 2.0, Serial Console

Redirect
PXE via Ethernet, USB device boot
PnP, DMI, WfM 2.0 power

management
User-configurable H/W monitoring,

Auto-detect HDD
Auto-detection of memory size,

multiple boot options
Multiple power management

modes, 48-bit LBA support
Watchdog timer

Form Factor

Ext. ATX (12” x 13”)
Stacked PS/2 keyboard and mouse

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European Community CE (DoC)
BSMI (optional)

connectors
Stacked USB 2.0 (two)
Side-by-side serial (one) and video

(one) connectors
Side-by-side RJ-45 (two)

connectors

1.3 - Software Specifications

OS (Operating System) Support

Microsoft Windows 2000
Microsoft Windows XP 32-bit
Microsoft Windows XP 64-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 32-bit
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-bit
SUSE Professional 9.x and SLES 9
RHEL3 Update 4 and 5
RHEL4 Update 1
TYAN reserves the right to add support or discontinue support for any OS with
or without notice.

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Chapter 2: Board Installation

You are now ready to install your motherboard. The mounting hole pattern of
the Thunder K8HR matches the ATX specification. Before continuing with
installation, confirm that your chassis supports an ATX motherboard.

How to install our products right… the first time

The first thing you should do is reading this user’s manual. It contains important
information that will make configuration and setup much easier. Here are some
precautions you should take when installing your motherboard:

(1) Ground yourself properly before removing your motherboard from the

antistatic bag. Unplug the power from your computer power supply and
then touch a safely grounded object to release static charge (i.e. power
supply case). For the safest conditions, TYAN recommends wearing a
static safety wrist strap.

(2) Hold the motherboard by its edges and do not touch the bottom of the

board, or flex the board in any way.

(3) Avoid touching the motherboard components, IC chips, connectors,

memory modules, and leads.

(4) Place the motherboard on a grounded antistatic surface or on the

antistatic bag that the board was shipped in.

(5) Inspect the board for damage.

The following pages include details on how to install your motherboard into your
chassis, as well as installing the processor, memory, disk drives and cables.

NOTE

DO NOT APPLY POWER TO THE BOARD IF IT HAS BEEN

DAMAGED

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2.1- Board Image

This picture is representative of the latest board revision available at
the time of publishing. The board you receive may or may not look
exactly like the above picture.

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2.2 - Block Diagram

S3891 Thunder K8HR Block Diagram

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2.3 - Board Parts, Jumpers and Connectors

This diagram is representative of the latest board revision available at the time of
publishing. The board you receive may not look exactly like the above diagram.

Jumper Legend




OPEN - Jumper OFF, without jumper cover

CLOSED – Jumper ON, with jumper cover

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Jumpers & Connectors

Jumper/Connector Function

J14 Onboard Buzzer/Speaker Header

J25 USB Front Panel Header

J76 SMDC Connector

J105 SO-DIMM Socket

J116 SATA0 Connector

J117 SATA1 Connector

J118 SATA2 Connector

J119 SATA3 Connector

J121 PCI-X Frequency Select Jumper

J139 Front Panel Header

J141 Video Enable Jumper

J144 Clear CMOS Jumper

J146 COM2 Header

J147/J148 CPU Fan Connectors

J149/J150/J151/J152/
J153/J154

J162 IPMB Pin Header

J163 InfiniBand Connector

JB1 IDE Connector

JB3 Floppy Connector

J3/JA6/JA14/J94/J96/J110/
J164/J165/J166/J168/J169/
J170/J171

Chassis Fan Connectors

Reserved

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J162

J146

J25

J139

J162: IPMB Pin Header

1

Pin 1 IPMB

DATA

Pin 3 IPMB

CLK

Pin 2 GND

Pin 4 NC

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J139: Front Panel Header

NMI

GND

_

Warning LED -

Warning LED +

GND

PWR SW

PWR LED-

PWR LED+

18 17

16 15

14 13

12 11

10 9

8 7

6 5

4 3

2 1

J25: USB Front Panel Header

Use this header to connect to front panel USB
connector.

SMBUS Clock

SMBUS Data

5VSB

Reserved

5V

Reset

GND

HDD LED-

HDD LED+

The motherboard
provides one front panel
header for electrical
connection to the front
panel switches and
LED’s.

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9 10

2

J146: COM2 Header

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2

9

1

Signal Pin Pin Signal

USBPWR 1 2 USBPWR

USB3- 3 4 USB2-

USB3+ 5 6 USB2+

GND 7 8 GND

KEY 9 10 GND

Use these pin definitions to connect a port to COM2.

Signal Pin Pin Signal

Data Carrier Detect 1 2 Data-set-ready

Receive-data 3 4 Request-to-send

Transfer-data 5 6 Clear-to-send

Data-terminal-ready 7 8 Ring-indicator

GND 9 10 NC/Key

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J141

J105

J121

J144

J14

J105: SO-DIMM Socket

Connect SAS/SATA II Daughter Card (compatible with
Tyan M9000-10, M7901/7902 Ultra 320 SCSI “TARO”
card).

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J144: Clear CMOS Jumper

Use this jumper when you forgot your system/setup
password or need to clear system BIOS setting.

1

Normal

How to clear the CMOS data

- Power off system and disconnect the power
supply from the AC source

- Use jumper cap to close Pin 2 and 3 for several
seconds to Clear CMOS

1

Clear

- Remove jumper cap to close Pin 1 and 2
Reconnect the power supply to the AC source

- Power on system

J121: PCI-X Frequency Select Jumper

1

Speed: 133MHz (Default)

1

J141: Video Enable Jumper

Speed: 100MHz

1

Enable the video function.

1

Disable the video function.

J14: Onboard Buzzer/Speaker Header

Closed Pin-3 and 4 (Default) - Onboard Buzzer

enabled

1

Open Pin-3 and 4 – Disable onboard buzzer or
connect to chassis speaker.

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J150

J154

J118

J119

J118

J117

J153 J116

J151

J148J147

J152 J149

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J147, J148: CPU Fan Connectors

Use this header to connect the processor cooling

GND

12V
Ta c h o me t e r

PWM

fan to your motherboard to keep the system stable
and reliable.

This connector supports the tachometer monitoring
and auto fan speed control.

J149, J150, J151, J152, J153, J154: Chassis Fan Connector

Use this header to connect the chassis cooling
fan to your motherboard to keep the system at
optimum performance levels.

GND

12V
Ta c h o me t e r

PWM

J116, J117, J118, J119: Serial ATA RAID Connectors

7 GND

7

6 RXP
5 RXN
4 GND
3 TXN

1

2 TXP
1 GND

Connects to the Serial ATA ready drives via the
Serial ATA cable
J116: SATA0, J117: SATA1
J118: SATA2, J119: SATA3

J76: SMDC Connector

J33

1

LAD0

3

LAD2

5

GND 1

7

GND 2

9

GND 3

11

GND 4

13

I2C1DA

15

I2C4CLK

17

GND 6

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I2C3DA

21

I2C2CLK

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5VSB2

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PWRBTN#

27

RSTBTN#

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OEMBTN#

31

EXTSMI#

33

CPUNMI#

35

SIO_RXD

37

SIO_TXD

41

SIO_RTS#

43

SIO_CTS#

45

SERIRQ

47

GND 12

49

SMALERTB#

CON25X2_M3291

LFRAME#

PCI_CLK
PCIRST#

I2C1CLK

I2C4DA

I2C3CLK

5VSB1

I2C2DA

PCIPME#

COM_TXD

COM_RXD

SOL_CTRL

COM_RTS#
COM_CTS#

SYSPWRGD

OEMGPIO

BMC_RST#

SMALERTA#

BMC_DET#

LAD1
LAD3

GND5

GND7

GND8

2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
22
24
26
28
30
32
34
36
38
40

44
46
48
50

For connection with Tyan Server
Management Daughter Card (SMDC).
The SMDC connector is compatible with
Tyan M3291 (SMDC).

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2.4 - Tips on Installing Motherboard in Chassis

Before installing your motherboard, make sure your chassis has the
necessary motherboard support studs installed. These studs are usually
metal and are gold in color. Usually, the chassis manufacturer will pre-install
the support studs. If you are unsure of stud placement, simply lay the
motherboard inside the chassis and align the screw holes of the
motherboard to the studs inside the case. If there are any studs missing,
you will know right away since the motherboard will not be able to be
securely installed.

Some chassis’ include plastic studs instead of metal. Although the plastic
studs are usable, TYAN recommends using metal studs with screws that will
fasten the motherboard more securely in place.

Below is a chart detailing what the most common motherboard studs look
like and how they should be installed.

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2.5 - Installing the Processor

Your brand new Thunder K8HR supports the latest 64-bit processor technology
from AMD
this motherboard.
Check our website for latest processor support. http://www.tyan.com

TYAN is not liable for damage as a result of operating an unsupported
configuration.

The diagram is provided as a visual guide to help you install the socket
processor and may not be an exact representation of the processor you have.

Step 1: Lift the lever on the socket until it is approximately 90
possible to the socket.
Step 2: Align the processor with the socket. There are keyed pins underneath
the processor to ensure that the processor’s installed correctly.
Step 3: Seat the processor firmly into the socket by gently pressing down until
the processor sits flush with the socket.
Step 4: Place the socket lever back down until it locks into place. The
installation is finished.

Take care when installing the processor as it has very fragile connector pins
below the processor and can bend and break if inserted improperly.

®

. Only AMD® Opteron™ 200 series are certified and supported with

o

or as far back as

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2.6 - Heatsink Retention Frame Installation

After you are done installing the processor, you should proceed to install the
retention frame and heatsink. The CPU heatsink will ensure that the processor
do not overheat and continue to operate at maximum performance for as long
as you own them. The overheated processor is dangerous to the motherboard.

The backplate assembly prevents excessive motherboard flexing in the area
near the processor and provides a base for the installation of the heatsink
retention bracket and heatsink.

Because there are many different types of heatsinks available from many
different manufacturers, a lot of them have their own methods of installation. For
the safest method of installation and information on choosing the appropriate
heatsink, use heatsinks validated by AMD. Please refer to AMD’s website at

www.amd.com

The following diagram will illustrate how to install the most common CPU back
plates:

.

1. Mounting screws

2. Heatsink retention frame

3. CPU socket

4. Motherboard PCB

5. Adhesive insulator
material

6. Backplate assembly

NOTE: Please see next
section for specific
instructions on how to install
mounting bracket.

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2.7 - Thermal Interface Material

Always check with the manufacturer of the heatsink &

NOTE

processor to ensure the Thermal Interface material is
compatible with the processor & meets the manufacturer’s
warranty requirements

There are two types of
thermal interface materials
designed for use with the

®

AMD

The most common material
comes as a small pad
attached to the heatsink at
the time of purchase. There
should be a protective cover
over the material. Take care
not to touch this material.
Simply remove the protective
cover and place the heatsink
on the processor.

The second type of interface
material is usually packaged
separately. It is commonly
referred to as ‘thermal
compound’. Simply apply a
thin layer on to the CPU lid
(applying too much will
actually reduce the cooling).

Opteron™ processor.

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2.8 - Heatsink Installation Procedures

Type A: CAM LEVER (TYPE) INSTALLATION

1. After placing backplate and
interface material under motherboard
place heatsink retention frame on top
of motherboard. Align plastic retention
bracket screw holes with CPU back­plate standoffs.
Tighten screws to secure plastic
retention bracket. Repeat for the other
side. DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN.

2. After tightening screws secure
metal clip to plastic retention bracket
center tab. Repeat for the other side
of heatsink.

3. After securing metal clip to plastic
retention bracket center tab, push
down on plastic clip to lock plastic clip
to side tab.

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Type B: SCREW RETENTION TYPE HEATSINK

1. After placing CPU back-plate and
adhesive interface material under
motherboard, place heatsink
retention frame on top of
motherboard. Align heatsink retention
frame screw hole with backplate
assembly standoffs. Place heatsink
inside plastic retention bracket. Place
metal clip over retention frame tab.
Repeat for other side.

2. Insert screw through metal clip.

BE SURE METAL CLIP IS LOCKED
ONTO RETENTION FRAME TAB.

3. Tighten screw through metal clip.
Repeat on the other side.

DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN.

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2.9 - Finishing Installing the Heatsink

After you have finished installing the heatsink onto the processor and
socket, attach the end wire of the fan (which should already be attached to
the heatsink) to the motherboard. The following diagram illustrates how to
connect fans onto the motherboard.

Once you have finished installing all the fans you can connect your drives
(hard drives, CD-ROM drives, etc.) to your motherboard.

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2.10 - Installing the Memory

Before attempting to install any memory, make sure that the memory you
have is compatible with the motherboard as well as the processor.
The following diagram shows common types of DDR SDRAM modules:

DDR Unbuffered

DDR Unbuffered ECC

•Always install memory beginning with CPU1 DIMM-A1.

•In order to access memory on CPU2, both processors must be

installed.

•Single, pairs, or four modules are supported on each CPU.

•Configure memory symmetrically on each CPU for best performance.

•AMD Opteron

TM

processors support 64bit (non-interleaved) or 128bit

(interleaved) memory configurations

•At least ONE Registered DDR SDRAM module must be installed for

the system to turn on and POST (power on self test)

•128MB, 256MB, 512MB, 1GB, and 2GB* Registered

PC3200/PC2700/PC2100/PC1600 DDR SDRAM memory modules are
supported

•All installed memory will be automatically detected

•The Thunder K8HR supports up to 32GB* with two CPU’s installed.

* Not validated at the time of print; subject to change.

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This following chart outlines the rules for populating memory

(Note: X indicates a populated DIMM Slot)

Memory Configuration Chart

128 bit memory support

64 bit memory support

CPU1

DIMM-A1

X X

X X X X

X X X X

X X X X X X

X X X X X X X X

X X X X

X X

X X X X

X X X X

X X X X

X

X X

X X

CPU1

DIMM-A2

CPU1

DIMM-B1

CPU1

DIMM-B2

CPU2

DIMM-A1

CPU2

DIMM-A2

CPU2

DIMM-B1

CPU2

DIMM-B2

X X

X X

X X

Memory Population Rule

Symmetrical DIMMS must be identical

- Same DRAM technology, eg 128-bit, 256-bit, etc

- Same DRAM bus width, eg x8 or x16

- Matched Sided DIMMs (single-sided or double-sided)

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Memory Installation Procedure

When you install the memory modules, make sure the module aligns
properly with the memory slot. The modules are keyed to ensure that it is
inserted only one way. The method of installing memory modules are
detailed by the following diagrams.

Once the memory modules are firmly seated in the slot, two latches on
either side will close and secure the module into the slot. Sometimes you
may need to close the latches yourself.

To remove the memory module, simply push the latches outwards until the
memory module pops up. Then remove the module.

YOU MUST ALWAYS unplug the power connector from the

NOTE

motherboard before performing system hardware changes.
Otherwise you may damage the board and/or expansion
device.

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