-: In this lesson, I'm going to show you
how to install memory modules into your motherboard.
Now when you're doing this,
if you're doing this at this point
where we've already put in the fans, the power supply,
the processor, and the heat sink, it may be a little hard
to get to some of those memory modules.
So, as I mentioned back
in the motherboard installation part,
it is a good idea to put your memory modules in
to the motherboard before you put
the motherboard into the case,
'cause it will make things a lot easier for you.
Now to help make it a little bit easier for me,
what I've done is I've actually pulled out
the main board power and pushed it off to the side
because I need to get right here
to where those memory modules are
underneath the cooling fan,
and underneath that heat sink on the processor.
Now what I'm going to be doing is I'm going to be using
this Vengeance LPX memory,
and I'm going to put one memory module into my motherboard.
Now if I'm using multiple like two or four,
I would want to look at my motherboard's manual.
Now depending on your motherboard,
it may support single channel, dual channel,
triple channel, or quad channel
when installing your memory.
On my particular motherboard,
it does support all of those modes.
But because I'm only going to use
one 16 gigabyte memory module right now,
it is not going to support anything higher than single channel.
If I wanted to use it in dual channel mode,
I would have to put it into two different slots.
The one closest to the edge and then skipping one,
and then the third one is where I put the other module,
and that's actually right underneath this cooling fan
which makes it really hard to get to
while that processor's intact,
which again is why I'm only going to show you
how to put in one memory module
because it's this really easy thing to do
whether you're doing one, two, three, or four,
it's all the exact same procedure.
So let's go ahead and get started.
Now the first thing we want to do
is make sure we have our ESD strap on,
and then we're going to pick up our memory.
When you find your memory, you're going to be looking
for the notch in the center,
and you're going to line that up
with your motherboard to make sure it goes in.
Because of that notching, the memory module
will only go in one direction into that motherboard.
On mine, it's going to be that the display of Vengeance
is going to be facing away from the edge of the motherboard
and towards the processor.
And that way, it will slide into my first slot.
I'm just going to go ahead in here, and I'm going to grab it.
We're going to line up the two edges of the memory module.
We're going to get them in there and then come up,
and they're now vertical and they slid into place.
But it's not seated quite yet.
Now you want to grab your fingers
on either side of the module, and push down.
And when you do that, you'll feel that click into place.
Once you've done that, there's actually a little latch
on the side closest to me,
and you're just going to pick that latch
and make sure it's locked into position
by placing it against that memory module.
And when you do that, your memory is now in place.
It's really that simple.
Now, if I wanted to put in dual channel memory
I would use two of this exact same module.
Both of them would be 16 gigabytes, both from the same brand
and both of the same speed of 3,600 megahertz,
which is what came in the package when I bought this
as a two pack.
But to get to that second slot
and use dual channel on this motherboard,
I am going to have to remove the heat sink,
the cooling fans, and everything on top of the processor
because it's currently blocking my ability
to get that module into that third slot.
So I'm going to skip that for now
and do that outside of the video on my own time.
So as you could see, it's pretty easy to install memory.
You simply need to make sure you have your ESD strap on
so that way you're properly grounded.
Grab the memory modules by the side,
line it up with the motherboard,
make sure those retaining clips are spread outward.
Once you line up your memory,
you can place it into the slot,
pushing down until it clicks,
and then locking that retainer clip into place.
And the memory won't go anywhere from that point forward.