RAM Install - The Mechanics of It

When purchasing my iMac G5 (iSight), I bought an additional 512MB of RAM from Apple. Am pretty sure it's the right thing: PC2-4200, DDR2, 533. My iMac does not recognize it, and I'm not 100% sure I got it seated right, even after three tries. It goes in enough to pull the extraction loops some, and the door can be screwed in place afterward. But I never heard or felt a solid click and it sticks out close to the door (not touching, but close). I've even tried wiggling it a little, but hesitate to push too hard.
Any advice? Thanks.
Larry

I don't recall hearing a "click" when I installed my 2 GB chip. I do remember it not going in as easily as Apple makes it seem. Got it on the 3rd try.
As the other posters suggested apply pressure to both sides and firmly (no excessive force) push it in. Here's the instructions from Apple.
edit - Just realized the initial date of the post was 1/11/06. Well, the information is still useful for the masses.
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