Owner`s manual

Each 256K-bit DRAM chip has eight metal pins along each
side. Each row of pins goes into a corresponding row of
holes in the socket. The pins and holes must be perfectly
aligned in order for the chip to work. If one pair of pins is
hanging over into the socket next to it, the chip may look
almost right but will not work properly.
Each chip has a notch on one end for orientation purposes
(see
Figure 6).
If you look closely at each chip socket on your RAM 3000
Deluxe, you will see a
notch on one end of the chip socket.
Be sure
the notch on the chip is on the same side as the
chip socket notch. This means the notch on the RAM chip
must face the left side of the board.
Figure 6: Installing A Chip
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