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Old 08-15-10, 05:51 AM   #11
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Ahh, OK. Well, that's a big departure from building the system from scratch by yourself. Anyway, here is a typical picture of what RAM sticks look like. Like I said in my PM, you see the manufacturer's sticker denoting the type of RAM. In this particular (older RAM) picture, you're looking at 2 sticks of 128MB of PC100/PC133 RAM. This is to give you an idea of how to find out what type of RAM you already have installed. The type of RAM you purchase should read exactly as it does on the sticker of the RAM you already have:



This next pic is an example of a typical MoBo. The RAM slots in this pic are called "Memory Slots: Dual Channel DDR3" and "DDR2". This is where you would snap-in the new RAM sticks. Notice the white tabs at either end of the slots. These tabs have to be opened before installing the RAM. When installed correctly, these tabs will snap shut on their own:


This, is to give you an example of what a Graphics Card looks like:


I sure hope this helps.
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