A dual inline memory module dimm consists of a number of memory components usually black that are attached to a printed circuit board usually green the gold pins on the bottom of the dimm provide a connection between the module and a socket on a larger printed circuit board the pins on the front and back of a dimm are not connected to each other 240 pin dimms are used to provide ddr2 sdram memory for desktop computers ddr2 is a leading edge generation of memory with an improved arch