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RAM DIMM sticks are fairly standard and well-designed: they can only be inserted one way on both desktops and laptops, desktop and laptop RAM isn’t interchangeable, and different generations of RAM won’t fit in the wrong socket (so a motherboard that only supports DDR4 RAM can’t physically fit DDR3). Step Two: Check Your Motherboard’s Compatibility

Even a properly-inserted DIMM might not be seated properly be sure to put as much pressure on the stick as you can without risking damage to the circuit board itself. Assuming your laptop allows access to a RAM DIMM slot at all (many newer, smaller designs don’t), the DIMM is generally inserted at an angle, then pushed down towards the laptop frame until it clicks into place. Laptop designs, due to their lower tolerances for space and volume, are a little trickier. If the DIMM isn’t exactly perpendicular to the slot and the motherboard, or the clips can’t be completely snapped, it’s not fully inserted. The pressure from your insertion should force both clips to snap back into a locked position with an audible “click,” but sometimes it does require you to snap them back down on the DIMM manually. On a desktop, installing RAM is simple: fold back both the clips on the RAM slot, then insert the stick firmly straight down.