How to Add RAM to a Desktop Computer

Adding RAM to your desktop computer can speed up your internet browsing, and allow you use multiple programs at once without slowing you down. Once you realize how easy it is to add RAM to a desktop computer you will wonder why you waited so long to do it. How do you add RAM (Random Access Memory) to a desktop Computer?

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• RAM
• Desktop Computer
• Screwdriver

1. 
   Unplug your PC

   Unplug your desktop computer before adding any hardware.

2. 
   Open the cabinet

   Open the cabinet, case, or shell of your desktop computer, this may require a screwdriver to open.

3. Open the package with your new RAM carefully, so that you do not damage it.

4. 
   Pull the tabs apart

   Pull the tabs slightly apart to expose the slot where you insert the RAM. Push the new RAM down into the slot.

5. 
   Push tabs into place

   Push the tabs back into place secureing the new RAM.

6. 
   Close and reboot

   Close your computer case, plug in your PC, and restart it. Your PC should automatically recognize the new RAM if installed correctly.

Tips & Warnings

• Open your computer to verify the type and model numbers from your RAM before ordering to ensure you purchase the correct ones.
• Check the available slots in your computer for RAM so that you know how many you can add.
• Never work on a PC while it is conntected to an electrical outlet.

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[heatherinks]

on 9/10/2009 Adding RAM is a great way to update an older computer. 5* God bless.

[FrazzledNanny]

on 6/18/2009 Thanks for the easy to follow steps and great pictures. Very helpful information on adding RAM to a desktop computer. 5*

[mikespaceman]

on 5/17/2009 adding RAM has always been a pain for me, I'm afraid to push too hard for fear of breaking the chip, so I never goes in fully from the first try.Thanks for the great tips.

[Elizabethknows]

on 5/17/2009 I might have to use this later to add RAM to mine, thanks and get step by step pictures! 5*

[sonni57]

on 5/16/2009 You make adding ram to a computer sound easy thanks for the helpful information.