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5Remove the hard drive cage from your computer.
6Disconnect the drive cable and power cable and set the drive cage aside. 
Note the location and orientation of each cable. You will reconnect these 
cables later.
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7Press outward on both of the retaining clips holding the Mini-PCI card 
until the card tips up at an angle.
8Remove the Mini-PC card.
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9Remove the cable from the Mini-PCI card.
10Connect the cable to the new Mini-PCI card.
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11Carefully press the new Mini-PCI card into the card slot. The card must 
be fully seated in the slot before the retaining clips will snap into place.
12Connect the drive cable and power cable to the hard drive using the notes 
you made in Step 6.
13Align the single hard drive cage tab into the case notch, then swing the 
hard drive cage down until the two hard drive cage tabs on the other side 
snap into place.
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14Make sure that all of the internal cables are arranged inside the case so 
they will not be pinched when you close the case.
15Align the access panel tabs into the case notches.
16Swing the access panel down into place and secure it with the two screws 
removed in Step 2.
Access panel tabs
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Installing or replacing DIMM 
memory
Tools you need to complete this task:
ImportantUse only DDR266 DIMM memory.
Tips & TricksFor more stability, place your computer face down to 
perform this procedure. Avoid scratching the computer 
display by placing it on a towel or other non-abrasive 
surface.
Phillips screwdriver
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To install or replace DIMM memory:
1Turn off the computer and prepare it by following the instructions in 
“Preparing your computer” on page 4.
2Remove the two screws that secure the access panel to the back of the 
computer case.
Screws
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3With your hands positioned on each side of the case, swing the access panel 
up and away from the case and set the access panel aside.
4Find the memory module banks, sometimes called add-in slots, on your 
system board.
Memory modules
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5If you are removing a memory module from the memory module bank, 
gently pull the plastic tabs away from the sides of the memory module 
and remove it.
- OR -
If you are adding a memory module to an empty memory module bank, 
gently pull the plastic tabs away from the sides of the memory module 
bank.
6Align the notch on the new memory module with the notch on the 
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8Align the access panel tabs into the case notches.
9Swing the access panel down into place and secure it with the two screws 
removed in Step 2.
10Reconnect the external cables and power cord.
11Turn on your computer. Windows starts and the Windows desktop appears.
12In Windows XP, click Start, Control Panel, then click Performance and 
Maintenance
 (if in Category View). Click/Double-click System. The amount 
of memory in your computer is shown at...