That's the Smell of Cooking Memory

Memories are fickle. I found this out twice when I thought I'd just easily increase my computer's RAM by adding two new 1 Gig sticks. Easy enough, right? Just unscrew the case and pop out the lighter ones, then put in the new ones and feel the surge of power. NOT! Last week I put in one of the new sticks, and then fired up the machine. A burning smell was quickly present, with wisps of smoke. Egad! I opened it back up to see that one of the slots had scorched the new memory. So I sent it back and replaced the lighter one.

This week in my mail came the replacement for the cooked memory stick. I did the same thing, then smelled that teen spirit and again, zap, I had cooked my computer. Egrggghhh!!

So now Joe has my new computer, purloined from my fleet of five cafe units, and we'll just have to limp by with four, and I will start all over again with a 'new' computer. Funny, I had thought it would be so easy, and it's turned into a huge headache instead. Makes me think, maybe I should be happy with all the speed I already had!