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    Ram upgrade (help required )

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by scouserman, Oct 1, 2006.

  1. scouserman

    scouserman Newbie

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    Sorry if this has been asked before

    I am trying to upgrade the Ram on my Sony Vaio PCG K415B to 1 Gb single stick,
    I have fitted DDR 333Mhz SODIMM pc2700 and cant get it to read any more than 448 Mb .
    Machine specifications state 1 Gb Max
    My question .. is there anything I can do to rectify this ?

    Thanks Paul.
     
    scouserman, Oct 1, 2006
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  2. SebHoll

    SebHoll Notebook Enthusiast

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    Usually, when manufacturer's specify a maximum RAM spec of 1GB, they mean that each slot can take a maximum of 512MB sticks. (2×512=1GB).

    Can I just ask why don't you use 2 sticks of 512MB instead of 1 stick of 1GB as they both result in the same effect. There have been a lot of problems in the past of the 2nd SODIMM slot in Sony laptops being faulty, and it doesn't pick up the RAM inside it.

    I found a way to get around it by wedging the RAM stick down into the socket using a piece of folded paper behind the cover. Pressing the RAM stick down seemed to make it work... - hardly ideal but atleast it works and you could get your 1GB.
     
    SebHoll, Oct 1, 2006
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  3. drumfu

    drumfu super modfu

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    like sebholl said, if your machine is 1 GB max, that means 2x512 with two memory slots.

    it's reading <512 because you have an integrated video card and its leeching some memory
     
    drumfu, Oct 1, 2006
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  4. scouserman

    scouserman Newbie

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    Thanks Guys that explains it all ,I had already purchased the 1 gig stick thinking I was doing good ,will stick to mechanics in future !.
    Thanks again Paul.
     
    scouserman, Oct 1, 2006
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  5. matt.modica

    matt.modica Notebook Consultant

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    2 sticks will also get you dual channel, so you will get slightly better performance that one stick.
     
    matt.modica, Oct 1, 2006
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