Adding 4 gigs RAM to my PC was a SNAP

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Well, I first got a shock when I received my brand new DIMM module. Why was I a bit shocked? Not electrical shock mind you, but shocked because the new chip was half the height of the original one. It has the same 240 pins and slot configuration. I figured, maybe this is not the right chip. OMG. I went into temporary panic mode, but I went ahead and placed it in the blue slot to match the other 4 GIG chip and at first the top clicked in place but the bottom one did not quite want to click so I loosened it at the top a little then pushed in at the bottom one then the top one and finally both were clicked in place. I blew the dust out with canned air and wiped the area with a cotton cloth. I ran a Windows memory diagnostic which required a restart and a two phase test before restarting and the final results were that I had no memory issues. I checked my PC stats and discovered I now have a full 10.0 Gigabytes of Random Access memory in the system and all is in working order. The thing that bugs me most, I found A DEAD ROACH laying on it's BACK at the bottom of the inside of the TOWER. I was certain the chip was the right one as I ran my system model number through Kingston at first and was given the option to either order it through them or order it though Amazon so I got it today, actually a week earlier than expected from Amazon via United States Postal Service delivery truck. I had been wondering for over half a year if I had the basic ability to upgrade my RAM myself and not have to pay a GEEK SQUAD dude to do it for 100 cups of coffee money.