Hi Elaine...Just make sure you're not putting it in backwards?? There is a right and wrong way to insert RAM...You probably know that, just making sure...oh, and an easy check..if you can't pull the ram out once you 'think' it's in, you probably have it seated properly. HTH Bruce beddy1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ICQ 3209671 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine Gairy" <Gairy@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <computertalkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 20, 2001 8:31 AM Subject: [CTS] Re: RAM > > Just an up date . . . I pushed down harder on the strip and thought it felt > fairly secure so I put everything back together and turned my computer on > and it came up in standby mode. After I wiped away the panic from my face > and with my heart pounding, I shut my computer down and took out the memory. > The computer is working but I haven't had enough courage to try it again. > It's just so hard to see what I'm doing because the memory has to be placed > way back in a corner that I can't see. I'm going to take a deep breath and > try it again soon . . .. Elaine > > ___________________________-- > Subject: [CTS] Re: RAM > > > | Good Luck..and keep on "pushin"..LOL..let us know if it works! :) > | Jackie > | > | In a message dated 6/16/01 10:00:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > | Gairy@xxxxxxxxxx writes: > | > | > | > Jackie, > | > > | > Thanks for the advice. I too was afraid to push so hard for fear of > | > breaking something. Also, you have to be a contortionist to get your > hand > | > in there to even try to see what you are doing. lol You gave me > enough > | > confidence to try it again. Thank, Elaine > | > > | > | > | > | > | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > | ----- > | Computer Talk Shop > | To un-subscribe, http://questforcertification.com/cts/unsubscribe.htm > | > | List HowTo: http://questforcertification.com/cts/faq > | > | To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: > | http://questforcertification.com/cts/other_cts_lists.htm > | -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > - > | ------ > | > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > ----- > Computer Talk Shop > To un-subscribe, http://questforcertification.com/cts/unsubscribe.htm > > List HowTo: http://questforcertification.com/cts/faq > > To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: > http://questforcertification.com/cts/other_cts_lists.htm > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > ------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Computer Talk Shop To un-subscribe, http://questforcertification.com/cts/unsubscribe.htm List HowTo: http://questforcertification.com/cts/faq To join Computer Talk Shop's off topic list, please goto: http://questforcertification.com/cts/other_cts_lists.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------