RAM Question

**Big Dan** · Jun 15th, 2008, 12:12 am

RAM is supposed to fill the whole slot right?

Friend of mine bought an older Dell computer and ordered RAM for it, he got a 128MB module, which isn't even worth it IMHO but what do I know. lol.. Anyway I popped open the case this evening and there's only one available slot, when I tried to pop in the module it only took up 1/2 of the slot. I've never seen RAM installed like that before so I pulled it back out.

I think he just gave the wrong model number and got the wrong module but I wanted to double check my line of thinking.. It has to clip in on both sides to stay securely in place right?

Thanks,
Dan

**Autumn** · Jun 15th, 2008, 2:02 am

Originally Posted by Big Dan

It has to clip in on both sides to stay securely in place right?

With all my computers that is correct

**GameOver** · Jun 15th, 2008, 3:36 am

Yeah, it is probably the wrong type of ram

**JB91** · Jun 15th, 2008, 4:39 am

Yep it should fill the whole slot and click at both ends. And yes your correct, 128MB isn't worth it

lol

**Zap** · Jun 15th, 2008, 7:38 am

Absolutely right Dan.

And also right that 128MB isn't even worth popping the case open for.
RAM is dirt cheap these days. Tell him to go big or go home. :P

**NowakFilip** · Jun 15th, 2008, 7:48 am

Yes, it should fit correctly in the slots.

As you said he probably gave the wrong model number and got a wrong item.

**WikicyloN** · Jun 16th, 2008, 12:07 pm

are you sure it was a computer you were putting it into? I know toasters have slots too and it could be easy to confuse the two.

**Zap** · Jun 17th, 2008, 7:59 pm

Looking back at this thread, I'll bet he ordered RAM for a notebook.

**grim** · Jun 17th, 2008, 8:33 pm

Originally Posted by Zap

Looking back at this thread, I'll bet he ordered RAM for a notebook.

I had thought the same thing.
What else is 1/2 as long

**Zap** · Jun 18th, 2008, 2:59 am

Originally Posted by GRIM

I had thought the same thing.
What else is 1/2 as long

Timmy's _______.

mg:

**WikicyloN** · Jun 18th, 2008, 9:32 am

Originally Posted by Zap

Timmy's _______.

mg:

grim said half as long, not half inch long.

**Firegirl** · Jun 18th, 2008, 12:52 pm

Dell computers are tricky. One model of computer can have 20+ different configurations that all take different kinds of RAM. And as others stated above, it sounds like they sent him notebook memory. There are a few Dell computers I have come across (I work in IT for a living) that have the exact same model # for both the notebook and desktop computers....