Spent 2 years installing RAM wrong before a coworker pointed it out

I always just shoved the stick in until the clips snapped but apparently you're supposed to push from both ends evenly. A guy at Micro Center in Austin saw me doing it and said 'bro you're gonna crack the board'. Has anyone else been doing basic stuff wrong for way too long?

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the_lucas16d ago

my roommate bent half his pins doing that exact thing

the_hugo16d ago

Jeez, yeah, I had a buddy who thought he could save a few bucks doing this at home. He used a regular screwdriver instead of a proper pry tool and ended up bending a whole row of pins. Took him like two hours with tweezers and a magnifying glass to straighten them out. Then one snapped off clean and he just had to toss the whole motherboard. Painful to watch honestly.

felixramirez13d ago

Oof, always use a plastic spudger for this stuff.