How to upgrade your PC memory?

I would highly recommend visiting crucial.com to check for compatible memory, appropriate for your computer. At crucial.com you will have to run scan to find the best suited memory this scan should take no more then five minutes. Once you have discovered which memory is compatible you can then either visit your local electronic store such as Radio Shack or purchase it directly online from Tiger Direct. Be sure to shop around for the best pricing because we are trying to save money, some optional brands are Kingston or Buffalo depending on the type of memory. Once you have gotten your brand new memory there are a few things that we need to do before we start going tech happy:

1. Make sure that you fully turn off your computer and completely disconnect all of the cords from the back of your computer tower.
2. Be sure to place your computer tower off any rug, carpet, or any materials which could conduct an electrical spark which could result in some extra spending, on top of the money you have already spent on the memory i.e. a new motherboard.
3. You should find your computer’s owner manual just so that you have some type of an idea on how to open your computer’s casing, but if you can’t find the owner’s manual I will give you a tip that might be of some help. If your computer has a fan opening on the side of the casing then that is the side you want to open, not the front or the back. The side casing panel should be held by two or more screws. Once the screws are removed slide the side casing off making sure not to scratch the tower.
4. Once you have the casing open you are going to lay the tower on its side so that the opening is on the top, so that you can install the new memory please do this with caution your computer might be a little on the heavy side depending on the type of brand you have as well as components installed.
5. Please note that if your computer memory is at full capacity and you are upgrading the memory you will have to first uninstall that memory then install the new one. But before you touch anything you should touch some type of an object to remove any electricity you might have conducted during the first few steps.
6. You can remove the old memory by placing your thumb or index finger on top of the clips show below this will allow the PC memory to come out for removal, notice the direction of the arrows. Once this is finished you can then put in the new memory by doing the exact opposite. Place the memory in the slot then push the memory down applying even pressure on both sides, you will know when the memory is properly in place when the two clips lock in to place.
7. Close up the casing and reconnect the corresponding wires to the back of your tower and start back up your machine. Once your computer has booted up right click your my computer on your desktop and select properties you will then note your new memory standings.

I hope this tech tip was helpful to those of you that never installed a PC memory before until next time happy teching.