Installing a 2GB RAM Card

Hi, I have a Mac book Pro 2 Duo and I had it come with two 1 GB RAM cards. I now have in my hands a 2GB card but have not yet tried to open the Mac. I have two questions...
1) I know there are 2 slots, does it matter which one I put the 2GB card in?
2) is there anything else I should know before doing this process?
Thanks.
Mac OS X (10.4.8) MacBook Pro

1) I know there are 2 slots, does it matter which one
I put the 2GB card in?
No.
2) is there anything else I should know before doing
this process?
To protect from static electricity damage, touch a metal part of the chassis to ground yourself before handling the module and installing it.
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