Toshiba SATELLITE A500 - Manual (Page 56)

56 Getting Started
Adding memory (optional)
12 Firmly press the memory module into the memory slot’s socket
at approximately a 30-degree angle (to the horizontal surface
of the computer).
(Sample Illustration) Inserting the memory module into the socket
13 Once the module’s connector is fully inserted into the socket,
press downward on the top edge of the module to seat the
module into the latches at the sides of the socket. These latches
should “snap” into place securely with the corresponding
cutouts in the side of the module. If the latches and cutouts do
not line up correctly, repeat steps
12 - 13 .
(Sample Illustration) Pressing down on the memory module
Do not force the memory module into position. The memory
module should be completely inserted into the socket and level
when secured in place.
(Sample Illustration) Inserting the memory module into the slot
latch
latch
Slot B
Slot A
Front of computer