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FPM Ram 72pin dont fit in regular RAM socket ?!?

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First post, by Jackhead

Posted on 2023-02-24, 10:42

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I bought for my socket 3 mainboard some RAM. I look on the manual before and it says i need FPM RAM 72pin.
Today i got the RAM but they dont fit in the ram socket. The cutout on one side is not high engough.
Anyone know why? is it for another socket?

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Reply 1 of 1, by mkarcher

Posted on 2023-02-24, 11:26

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Only one side is supposed to have a high cutout. This is used to ensure you don't insert the modules the wrong way. Did you try inserting the module 180° turned?

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