You are installing a stick of DRAM into a PC and are having

You are installing a stick of DRAM into a PC and are having trouble getting the memory module to seat correctly. You have opened the latches on either end of the slot and have tried to shove the stick of DRAM straight down into the slot without success. What could be the problem?

A. You could have the stick oriented incorrectly. Make sure the notch on the bottom of the memory stick is correctly lined up with the memory slot on the motherboard.

B. You could have the stick turned upside down. Check the memory stick and make sure the pins are pointed down toward the memory slot on the motherboard.

C. You probably need to angle the memory stick so that one side of the unit goes into the slot first and then press the other side down into the slot until it seats firmly and completely.

D. You probably need to open the latches on the other memory slots as well, so all of the DRAM sticks are “loose,” insert the new stick until it is firmly in place, and then close the latches on all the memory slots.

Solution

The correct answer is B.

You could have the stick turned upside down. Check the memory stick and make sure the pins are pointed down toward the memory slot on the motherboard.

Since the length of the DRAM will be same as that of the RAM slot. There is less chances of having orientation issues. Thus, A will not be the case.

Memory stick sits into the slot comfortably without any deviations in angle. It is always prefered to make the RAM sit and get locked at both ends at once. Thus, C cannot be the case.

The latches locks the memory stick only in that slot. Latches of neighbouring slots will not grip our DRAM. So, Less chances for D.

There is every possibility that the user wont observe the direction of pins embrosed on the DRAM stick. Thus, B can be a reason for the issue.