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Title: trouble putting in ram expansion
Post by: bawsack on April 13, 2010, 11:12:34 AM

Hi people,

Got my RCA120 delivered today, im struggling to put in my expansion, it wont seem to slide in and its loose, and trying with some force, but it wont connect to the motherboard. what can i do?

-justin

Title: Re: trouble putting in ram expansion
Post by: ElPolloDiabl on April 13, 2010, 11:15:46 AM

Is it the right way up?

Title: Re: trouble putting in ram expansion
Post by: bawsack on April 13, 2010, 11:17:11 AM

yes it is. it goes in a little bit, but i cant fit it the whole way in.

Title: Re: trouble putting in ram expansion
Post by: gertsy on April 13, 2010, 11:35:19 AM

Quote from: bawsack;553307

yes it is. it goes in a little bit, but i cant fit it the whole way in.

Said the actress to the Bishop....... Snicker snicker snicker...

Sometimes it can be a pain trying to get these suckers in.  With my Cobra I took the case top off to get better leverage and i was so paranoid I was gonna break something because it seemed to be stuck.  It was the only way I could be happy it wasnt getting caught on something.

Gertsy

Title: Re: trouble putting in ram expansion
Post by: bawsack on April 13, 2010, 11:38:31 AM

Quote from: gertsy;553309

Said the actress to the Bishop....... Snicker snicker snicker...

Sometimes it can be a pain trying to get these suckers in.  With my Cobra I took the case top off to get better leverage and i was so paranoid I was gonna break something because it seemed to be stuck.  It was the only way I could be happy it wasnt getting caugt on something.

Gertsy

haha i was thinking it sounded dodgy after i posted it.

well its working now, managed to persevere and actually lodge it in with a screwdriver.. now ill need to file now my trapdoor inside grooves because it doesnt fit. talk about shoddy hardware :(

thanks folks

-justin