Print these instructions out so you can refer to them while doing this procedure. Caution Take precautions against damage from static electricity: • • Gather all the parts you need so you can complete the installation in one sitting. • • Don’t remove the memory-expansion board from its packaging until you’ve removed the slot cover from the OmniBook. • • When you remove the board from its packaging, hold it only by its edges. Don’t touch the electronic components or gold traces. Also, close all applications, exit Windows, shut down the computer, unplug the ac adapter, and remove the battery. Otherwise, the OmniBook or memory-expansion board may be damaged. 1.
Exit Windows; otherwise, your current session and any unsaved data will not be preserved. 2. Important: Turn off the unit, unplug the ac adapter, and remove the battery. If necessary, see “To replace the battery”. 3. Turn the OmniBook over. Press your thumbs against the ridges on the memory-slot cover and push the cover off of the memory-expansion slot. Memory-expansion board Cover Memory-Expansion Slot (Bottom View) 4. If a memory-expansion board is already present, pull out the original board by its plastic edge. 5. Drop the new memory-expansion board in at an angle to fit under the edge of the opening.
Align the four little posts on the white plastic ridge with the four small holes in the front edge of the expansion slot. Press the board by its ridge until it is completely seated. 6. Reinstall the slot cover, insert the battery, and reset the computer. 41