HP ProLiant SL160s G6 Server Maintenance and Service Guide

Removal and Replacement Procedures 46
CAUTION: To prevent the heat sink from tilting to one side during installation and removal
procedures, use a diagonally opposite pattern (an “X” pattern) when loosening and tightening the
two spring-loaded screws. Do not over tighten the heat sink’s spring-loaded screws to prevent them
from breaking off. A maximum torque of 4 in-Ib is set for the system.
Figure 23 Installing the heat sink
Memory
HP ProLiant SL160s Generation 6 server has seventy-two DIMM slots that support up to 768GB
maximum system memory.
You must adhere to the following guidelines when adding or replacing memory modules:
• For 8P system, both physical processors in each node must be of the same type and speed.
• Use 800/1066/1333 MHz Registered/Unbuffered ECC DDR3 Memory.
• Supported DIMM: 1 GB, 2 GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB(768GB maximum capacity) DDR3