Opening The Air Box

There's a warning label stuck to the pouch opening. Basically, it is just a reminder that the memory modules within are sensitive to electrostatic damage. You have been warned! :)

Removing it revealed the pouch opening. The pressure of the air within the Air Box is evident in this picture. There's no way you can push your finger into the Air Box to retrieve the memory modules. The Air Box has to be deflated to gain access to the memory modules.

Now, while it is evident that I need to pull out that black "stopper" to release the Air Box's air, it wasn't as easy as it looked. The stopper was so well jammed in that it took me several tries to get it loose!

In the end, jaw power won out and I managed to deflate the Air Box! Phew! :)

Here are the fruits of my efforts - the two Mushkin PC3500 Black DDR SDRAM modules!