HP DDR2 doesn't fit in my DDR2 slot

Shujee

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So are there really more than one types DDR2 modules? I just got a pair of DDR2 modules titled "HP 4GB FBD PC2-5300 2x2GB Kit". I already have another 2GB module labeled PC2-5300 already working in my machine, but these new modules do not fit in the slots. The cut position in the module is about 3-4 mm away from that of the slot. Any insight?

BTW, my machine is DELL Optiplex 755. CPU-Z tells me that my chipset is Intel Q35 if that is of any help.

UPDATE: Adding a pic of these new modules.

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Shujee

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Not 100% sure, but I don't believe so. The width of these new modules is precisely the same as the one that is working in my machine. Secondly, the laptop dimms I have seen are more than double the height of these PC dimms, which is not the case with these modules, though I do see a strange "protective metallic sheet" that covers both sides of these modules. This sheet is not present on the module that is working.



Yes, I have tried that, but that takes the cut even more away.