User's Manual

Adding and Replacing Parts 129
NOTICE: To avoid damaging the system board, you must remove the battery before
you begin working inside the computer.
1 Follow the procedures in "Before You Begin" on page 123.
2 Ground yourself by touching one of the metal connectors on the back of
the computer.
NOTE: If you leave the area, ground yourself again when you return to the
computer.
3 Turn the computer over, loosen the captive screws on the memory module
cover, and then remove the cover.
NOTICE: To prevent damage to the memory module connector, do not use tools to
spread the memory-module securing clips.
4 If you are replacing a memory module, remove the existing module:
a Use your fingertips to carefully spread apart the securing clips on each
end of the memory module connector until the module pops up.
b Remove the module from the connector.