How stiff should DIMM slots be?
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I normally push the bottom of the RAM in first and then slowly push down on the top until it clicks in, make sure the little catch is properly opened.
It does take a little bit of force, I got caught trying to put DDR3 in DDR2 today at work 
Make sure you've released the two (or one in some cases) clips and align the notch and push on the very top at the two ends, it should go in.
Make sure you've released the two (or one in some cases) clips and align the notch and push on the very top at the two ends, it should go in.
make sure the cut out bits in the ram line up , put them in place hold them straight and push down until you hear the click and the retention brackets grip the sides of the ram.
you may have to push with such force that the motherboard might feel like it's starting to bend
I wouldn't wiggle as you could break the ram slots, you can can probably push one side down at a time but it's likely better to just put a finger on each side and push it in with one go
Thanks guys, I just needed a little reassurance- was being a pansy
at least you skipped the hard stuff
CPU's used to be like this and easy to crush ^_^
Thanks guys, I just needed a little reassurance- was being a pansy
Ive had some slots in the past which were just short of needing a hammer to get the dimms in.
Just make sure your pushing firmly down into the slot with no lateral force, and they'll go in.
at least you skipped the hard stuff
CPU's used to be like this and easy to crush ^_^
Yikes, remember the day I got my first prommie and crushed a core by slipping with the screwdriver, the tension spring popped out one side and bam, dead barton 3200
I got caught trying to put DDR3 in DDR2 today at work
Caught someone trying to put DDR1 in DDR2 slots at work on Tuesday. For some reason he thought the board had DDR1 and DDR2 slots just because the slots were different colours lol.
I've seen people trying to put the RAM in upside down before too...
is he old?
I remember when some motherboards had pc133 or whatever slots they were called and the older dimms aswell (or whatever they were called)
Nah, it was a bit of a senior moment, it's just I went to the RAM draw and grabbed some that looked like the same stuff and it ended up not being xD
Only around 30, I explained about pc133 and ddr1 both being on some boards to see if that was why. It wasn't though, he just assumed different colour meant different type. He said he'd be upgrading the RAM in his home PC now that he knows that lol (Q6600 system).
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I hate boards that make those worrying cracking or creaking sounds when pushing memory into the slots... I usually find Asrock boards to be a bit creaky!
Same, some boards are silky smooth others require you to careful press your entire body weight onto a stick of RAM
