Updating firmware (third-party memory)

I've just spent a joyous week resurrecting my life's work, after a hideous Norton-hard-drive-erasing incident. Thanks to maclover and others for their help with that.
I've reinstalled everything and upgraded my OS to 10.4. All fine and dandy, except that my Mac will not now go to sleep when told to do so. The screen will go to sleep, but not the computer. Also, when I leave it for an hour or so, the screen will go to sleep but can't wake it up again.
While running a check for software updates, I was given the option to download a firmware update (5.1.5f). From the blurb, I understand that this should fix the sleeping issue.
Before I install it, I just want to check one thing: the instructions say to remove any third party memory before upgrading the firmware, and re-installing the memory afterwards.
Is this really necessary? I don't want to risk buggering anything up, but I'd prefer not to go messing about with the innards of my Mac if it's not necessary.
Thanks in advance!
Mira
1.8 GHz PowerPC G5 Mac OS X (10.2.x) 1.67 GHz PowerBook G4 Mac OS x (10.4.6)

Hi MiraW-
If Apple has taken the time to include that as an instruction then it is probably a very good idea.
Make sure to discharge any static before you reach in and pull out the stick(s).
Luck-
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