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Oh crap! I didn't know I just ordered OEM ram!

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OEM stands for original equipment manufacturer. What this basically means is it was made by the original inventors of the product. Due to the fact that technology sucked in those days, it is inferior to retail which means re-tail, or in other words repackaged tail. This means it was made at the TAIL end of the product cycle, which would be more recent and newer technology. It' basically like this: do you want RAM made by Thomas Edison or Crucial?

Return the RAM and buy a dell. Dude, you're gettin a dell.
 
Blizzard, just touch a metal faucet handle in your kicthen sink and you will have discharged any static charge. Tile or wood floor is best to do it on. Carpet is bad as it can generate static. If you have carpet in your kitchen and/or are really really paranoid about static charge go into the basement on the bare cement floor and touch a cold water pipe to ground yourself, then do the memory install there. Dont force anything or clean anything, just line it up (pay attention to the notch) and clip it in like nutdotcom posted above.

Make sure the notebook is actually off, not in standby mode. Pull the battery and power cord out if youre not sure.

Youll be fine.
 
Originally posted by: BlizzardWolf
Originally posted by: gac009
Blizzard, if you dont know enough about computers to know which of these post are for real and which are jokes then just call the geek squad, seriously they will install your crappy OEM ram and you wont have anything to worry about.
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how much do i have to pay them? I think i'm capable of installing it if people here were serious in helping me...
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Are you retarded? 7 pages before you got a clue about your dumb RAM?

I think this guy is just a troll trying to get a rise out of people. Why would ANYONE go through 7 pages of the same question? And its not like this guy cant understand, it seems like he is able to command the English language pretty well.
 
don't forget to lube up the memory slot with a bit of tap water before you start....helps it slide in easier!!

Or you could even use KY jelly if you have some lying around...good stuff......can also be used instead of arctic silver on your processor if you want a smoking fast one!!

Good luck
 
Originally posted by: BlizzardWolf
Nobody has answered my question yet. How do i avoid static shock? Do i stand on wood floor? Do i have to touch a piece of wood before i touch the ram?
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Wearing socks, rub your feet on your carpet before touching anything computer related.

I feel like punching myself in the face after reading this whole thread.
 
Originally posted by: MBentz
Originally posted by: BlizzardWolf
Nobody has answered my question yet. How do i avoid static shock? Do i stand on wood floor? Do i have to touch a piece of wood before i touch the ram?
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Wearing socks, rub your feet on your carpet before touching anything computer related.
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Might as well tell him about the anti-magnetic genital wrap.
I always wear some when installing new computer parts,
don't know about you...

 
there was a very good post in this forum about gluing in your ram for stabililty so it wouldnt inadvertantly pop out. you may want to read it
 
Originally posted by: fuzzynavel
don't forget to lube up the memory slot with a bit of tap water before you start....helps it slide in easier!!

Or you could even use KY jelly if you have some lying around...good stuff......can also be used instead of arctic silver on your processor if you want a smoking fast one!!

Good luck
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I was going to post something similar. As this guy is about to find out, RAM can be hard to put into it's slot because the slots are usually too narrow. Instead of forcing it in and risking possible damage to the mobo, I like to use a circular saw to cut into the RAM slot and widen it a bit, for easy insertion.
 
blackrain said:

Looks like the OP is finally satisfied. I have never been so amused.

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I can't believe no-one told him about the need to install the RAM with the label facing the right way! :|

BlizzardWolf, you need to make sure you can see the label once the RAM is in the slot. If the notch doesn't line up with the groove in the memory slot, then the RAM will still work, but you will have to modify it for your non-standard laptop.

Clamp the RAM in a vice (best use some towels to pad it, don't want to break it!), and using a Dremel or a small hacksaw, make a new notch about 0.5cm away. You can now fit this to your laptop (after remembering to rinse it in distilled water to remove any electronics dust), and you should be good to go.

Honestly, the average age in here must be 5 :roll:
 
Originally posted by: Phil
I can't believe no-one told him about the need to install the RAM with the label facing the right way! :|

BlizzardWolf, you need to make sure you can see the label once the RAM is in the slot. If the notch doesn't line up with the groove in the memory slot, then the RAM will still work, but you will have to modify it for your non-standard laptop.

Clamp the RAM in a vice (best use some towels to pad it, don't want to break it!), and using a Dremel or a small hacksaw, make a new notch about 0.5cm away. You can now fit this to your laptop (after remembering to rinse it in distilled water to remove any electronics dust), and you should be good to go.

Honestly, the average age in here must be 5 :roll:
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I don't understand what you're saying... I have to clamp the RAM in a vice? Why do i have to use a small hacksaw?!?!
 
Originally posted by: BlizzardWolf
Originally posted by: Phil
I can't believe no-one told him about the need to install the RAM with the label facing the right way! :|

BlizzardWolf, you need to make sure you can see the label once the RAM is in the slot. If the notch doesn't line up with the groove in the memory slot, then the RAM will still work, but you will have to modify it for your non-standard laptop.

Clamp the RAM in a vice (best use some towels to pad it, don't want to break it!), and using a Dremel or a small hacksaw, make a new notch about 0.5cm away. You can now fit this to your laptop (after remembering to rinse it in distilled water to remove any electronics dust), and you should be good to go.

Honestly, the average age in here must be 5 :roll:
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I don't understand what you're saying... I have to clamp the RAM in a vice? Why do i have to use a small hacksaw?!?!
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Well, you see, RAM is made to a standard; the notch is cut into the RAM at the factory at a certain position.
Some rare laptops have the notch backwards in the slot :roll:, and thus you have to alter the RAM to make it fit.

Don't worry, it's really simple to do.
 
Dude shutup. This guy obviously dont know much about comps to begin with. The mods really should lock this thing. Blizzard. Just be quiet. You ram is frickin fine. Nothing is gonna be wrong with it. It should install normal.
 
Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
Dude shutup. This guy obviously dont know much about comps to begin with. The mods really should lock this thing. Blizzard. Just be quiet. You ram is frickin fine. Nothing is gonna be wrong with it. It should install normal.
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You dumbass.

You can't see through his act? :roll:
 
do you know I never worried about static shock that much..just touch a piece of metal..if you have floor not covered by carpet great..if not do not worry

I placed ram in notebooks, numerous computer builds and I have done it sitting on carpet , on tile, wood floors with never an issue

the ram will be fine....stop worrying so much..surprised you have not had a stroke
 
this ram looks fine

crucial is great ram and although, i take reviews with a 'grain o' salt', newegg reviews are usually right on.
 
Originally posted by: tooltime
this ram looks fine

crucial is great ram and although, i take reviews with a 'grain o' salt', newegg reviews are usually right on.
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Why do you say "great ram?" Generic ram could be considered great ram. I wanted ram that was excellent and apprarenlty crucial doesn't sound like excellent ram
 
Originally posted by: CrispyFried
Blizzard, havent you installed it yet? If it works, its excellent. If it doesnt, its merely great.
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It arrives tomorrow! 🙂 but i won't be able to install it tomorrow since it's my sister's laptop and she's in college so when she comes back next week, I'll install it for her...

I will post pics of the ram when it arrives!!!
 
Why would you post pictures of some stupid ram? Everyone knows what ram looks like.

You better put down that crack pipe before you install the ram. It's clearly making you stupid.
 
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