3 Sep
2008
3 Sep
'08
5:30 a.m.
--- On Tue, 9/2/08, Andrew Burton <aliensrcooluk at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
Thanks to everyone for all the tips and info. One
last
question which I forgot to include earlier:
There are 2 stickers on both sides of the card covering all
4 RAM chips. Should these be removed before installing?
I'm thinking yes, as its a potential fire hazard, but
the stickers contain the manufacturers logo (someone I have
never heard of) and other info which will probably be
damaged on removal.
You mean the stickers on the memory modules, or the stickers on the logic board underneath
the memory sockets? Either way, those stickers are supposed to be there. The ones on the
memory are to identify the module. Also, on many laptops, there are thick plastic stickers
on the logic board under the memory sockets. These protect the board from accidental
damage when careless users fit more memory.
Leave any stickers alone - they're there for a purpose, if only to identify the part.
These things don't get that hot anyway. Far from igniting paper or melting adhesive.
Think "lukewarm coffee".
-Ian