Why is it so DAMN hard to install DIMMS?

Man why the hell do they make it so hard to insert a DIMM I think I cracked my new Board while installing the damn things I've seen a couple of boards where it was almoast imposible to install DIMMS, my board (cracked i think) is A7v-133-c AHHHH... damn dimms I liked SIMMS...

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-<font color=red><b>R.K.</b></font color=red>

R U sure their the right dimms? the different types have notches at slightly different offests. Makes you think its going in, but its way off.


<font color=red><i>Tomorrow I will live, the fool does say
today itself's too late; the wise lived yesterday

I usually tell folks to put the ram in before the mobo goes in the case. This allows a nice flat surface to push against. After you install a mobo it is sitting up on a few small points of contact making it much more likely to break. Also having the mobo out allows a much better view of the slot in case it might have some of those bumps that need to align with slots on the ram.

Of course if the mobo is already in you will need to decide for yourself if it is worth taking it out just to install ram. In your case I'd say it is better to take out a mobo then crack one.

I hated simms. They were not bad to put in if the clips worked correctly but taking them out was a pain. You needed to get two hands where there was only room for one most of the time. Dimms are much better.

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by lakedude on 07/31/01 06:41 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

hehe... my friend has a P3 1ghz/100fsb with 128mb of EDO... ROFL... i tell atleast some PC100

Nice Intel and AMD users get a Cookie.... Yummy

Say is it a good thing that I heard a "CRACK" sound while installing the DIMMS
Brand new mobo it took me 4 years to buy a new PC and now the mobo is DEAD, I like those little chips that you could install on the XT.

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