It should snap into place using the little lever on the side of the slot in
the mb.

Nothing is necessary to do - the mb should recognize it and tell you the new
number as soon as you boot the computer.  If you have the quick boot set in
the bios, you might want to turn it off so the the memory check can be
performed once or twice.  If it is not recognized, then the memory is likely
not in the slot correctly.  It is easy to have it look like it is all the
way in without being all the way in - especially in a dark computer case.

Memory is sometimes put in pairs that are not necessarily contiguous.  Check
your mb manual to make sure where to put it, if you have not done so
already.

HTH

Dean Kukral

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Lanspa" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, June 05, 2004 8:08 AM
Subject: [PCBUILD] Adding memory


I want to add memory to my CPU (HP Pavilion 8490, WIN98) and I was wondering
if anyone could help me with a couple of points.  Never having done anything
like this before, I was wondering if anyone could sort of educate me on what
to expect.  I know the module should fit right next to the one that's
already in there, and to be careful to not force it, but I was wondering,
after installing and powering up the CPU, is there any sort of DOS or other
instructions that will pop up and need to be answered during boot-up.  What
can I expect???

Michael Lanspa

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