XPS400 2.8Gig 820 D Dual Core -VIIV
O/S WinXP Media Center Edition 2005
3 G.B. DDR2 RAM PC5300 - 2-1G.B. 2-512M.B.
Samsung Hard Drive 250G.B. 7200RPM
Seagate externial 320G.B. H.D.7200RPM USB
ATI 128M.B.HYPER Mem PCI-E X16 X300SE.DIM
ATI TV Wonder Elite PCI
19" FP
Sigma-Tel Intergrated Audio 7.1 channel
Logitech G15 Keyboard
DVD-/+RW & DVD-ROM
Pertelian X2040 ForeSight Systems LCD information Display
Dell 944 AIO Printer
Sytem Blower Slot Fan
EASYWATCH LCD System Monitor /Fan Controller

      I recieved an order from Crucial for a 2G.B. RAM kit containing 2 RAM sticks 1G.B. each DDR2 PC5300 !  I installed the RAM to Dimm 1 and Dimm 2 leaving slots 3&4 with 512M.B. sticks in each slot also PC5300.  My system booted up fine gave me a prompt that new memory has been installed and a option to press either F1 or F2 to continue !   I pressd F1 and it booted to WinXP .  MY ? is did I install these new 1 G.B. sticks to the proper slots ,I thought I had read somewhere you are suppose to put the new upgrade in slot 1 and 3 ,however the reason I went with the two slots  I actually thought they where one and three they both had black connectors at the end of the slot and the other two slots had white ends ,I actualy thought I was installing to 1 an 3 because the way it was setup on the System Board  they alternated first slot was back the one next to it was white ,then a black slot ,with white on the last one (these are the color of the tabs that lock the stick in place) .  Since my system has properly reconized the RAM ,Iam assuming I installed it correctly and untill Iam told otherwise I will leave them as is ! Anyone who has anything to add ,your suggestions or comments are welcomed .

               Thank You ,Gumba Nick