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    Sony Vaio FW Upgrade

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by chris_5252, Jul 8, 2009.

  1. chris_5252

    chris_5252 Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey,

    im looking to upgrade a few things in my Sony Vaio FW11S and I am not sure what the maximum I can put in it.

    Maximum RAM and Processor?

    Thanks,

    Chris
     
    chris_5252, Jul 8, 2009
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  2. davidkneiber

    davidkneiber Notebook Consultant

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    sorry to bust your bubble but there is no processor upgrade...
    i found that i can easily access my processor by screws but thats cause i have a lenovo laptop...
    try maxing out the ram (go to crucial.com and run the memory scanner) it will help you with your ram needs...
    try upgrading to a SSD!!!
    man with my SSD my laptop boots from a cold start into windows in <20 seconds!!!
     
    davidkneiber, Jul 14, 2009
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    ssarti Notebook Enthusiast

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    i believe the above poster is mistaken; i recently purchased a sony vaio fw 41 and i felt rather bad since i am told that the core i7 equivalent for laptops will release soon. therefore i opened it up and after a little tinkering it is indeed possible to take out the processor!!! i ruined the thermal compound in the way so i have ordered some but i am quite sure that any processor for the pm45 chipset [such as q9000] will work
     
    ssarti, Aug 8, 2009
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