Early 2005 G5 not recognizing RAM, optical door not opening

Hi,
I recently received a Power Mac G5, Early 2005, Dual Core 2.0 GHz, 1 GB RAM, 250 GB HD, running OS 10.5.8.
I decided to invest in this machine, so I ordered a paired 1 GB RAM (for a total of 2 GB RAM) from OWC. Then when trying to install software, I found the computer's optical drive door does not open at all. I could hear the optical drive trying to open but figured it was old and defective/worn out. So I also ordered a new optical drive from OWC. I also made sure to order the correct screws that OWC recommended for the optical drive too, as my original optical drive was a Sony and I saw there are some issues with the screws or height.
I installed the 2 x 1 GB paired RAM, and the G5 is not recognizing the RAM. In System Profiler, the slots show as empty. The RAM did not really click in like other RAM I have installed on my PowerBook G4, my former G3 Beige, and my former Power PC 6100. The hinges on the sides closed but not quite all the way, so I figure OWC sent me the wrong RAM and removed them before RAM issues start. I also noticed the RAM is slightly taller in height next to the original RAM.
The new optical drive installed fine, with the proper screws. However when I try to open it using the "eject" on the keyboard, the optical drive does try to open but the exterior door on the G5 case itself is not opening. It does show up in the System Profiler. When I had the G5 open and no optical drive installed, I doublechecked the exterior optical drive door with my finger, and it would open from the inside of the case poking my finger out, but not from the outside poking in.
Also, I noticed that the Model Identifier doesn't quite match up with the specs at OWC, Crucial, or elsewhere. According to the specs I should have 7,2, not 7,3? I ran the serial number at the Dutch website and also here at Apple, and both have said Early 2005. Is this why I may have the wrong RAM?
Model Name: Power Mac G5
Model Identifier: PowerMac7,3
Processor Name: PowerPC G5 (3.1)
Processor Speed: 2 GHz
Number Of CPUs: 2
L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
Thanks in advance for your help and advice.

BDAqua wrote:
The RAM should fit then, it does snap in, but not always easily!
I couldn't get the last pair in until I laid the box on its side. For some reason, when it was upright I couldn't get the DIMMs to fully engage the socket. Zero insertion force it definitely ain't!
I see the OWC price is now about $3 lower than our local good supplier down here. I'll limp along on what I have in the machine now; it seems to work pretty well and three days after maintenance (DW, of course) and reboot, I still have zero page outs, which is a good sign, I guess.
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