I said break the guide posts (on the side/end of the slot), not the nub
(in the bottom of the slot). Trust me it can happen. I know from
experience. I also know from experience that I have seen many DIMM
slots that took a considerable amount of force to get the DIMM to seat
the first time. I am a rather muscular guy and some have taken all I
can muster the first time. Want to thumb wrestle <G>.

Daniel Wysocki
Twin*.*Star Computers
770-498-2582 / 800-816-0663
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From:   David Gillett[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent:   Tuesday, June 01, 1999 7:10 PM
To:     [log in to unmask]
Subject:        Re: [PCBUILD] SIMM or DIMM?

On 30 May 99, at 22:53, Twin*.*Star wrote:

> Sounds like you did not get the SDRAM DIMM seated properly. First it
> takes a pretty good force (equally on both ends) to seat them,
> especially the first time for the slot. Remove the DIMM and
re-install.
> Make sure you are inserting it correctly, i.e. there is a notch on
the
> bottom of the DIMM which is off center and a nub in the slot. As I
said
> push down from both ends until it "snaps" somewhat and bottoms out
and
> the side clips on the slot seat into the sides of the DIMM. Be
careful
> not to force sideways and have the DIMM rotate and break the guide
> posts on the slot.

  There are actually TWO notches, ecah with its corresponding nub.
 First of
all, these will not come close to lining up if you have the DIMM
backwards.
  Secondly, the precise positioning of the notches depends upon the
voltage
and technology of the DIMM in question, and similarly the nubs
correspond to
the requirements of the motherboard.
  While it can take a certain amount of force to insert a DIMM for the
first
time, this force should not be so great as to approach breaking the nub
-- if
either nub does not line up exactly with a notch, this DIMM is not of a
type
that this motherboard can use.


David G

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