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    Does FZ 4000 *BIOS* support 4GB RAM?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by hendra, Mar 3, 2008.

  1. hendra

    hendra Notebook Virtuoso

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    1. Does FZ 4000 series notebook's BIOS fully support 4GB RAM? I am aware that Windows XP and Vista 32 bit only support 3 to 3.5 GB RAM but I want to know if the BIOS supports full 4GB and hence can use all of it if I install Vista 64 bit version. This is the newest version of FZ series so the BIOS should fully support 4GB RAM, isn't it?
    2. According to Crucial, http://www.crucial.com/store/listparts.aspx?model=VAIO VGN-FZ4000 CTO , you can install 800MHz RAM with this notebook. Does it mean that the notebook fully supports 800MHz RAM or will it be downclocked to 667MHz?
     
    hendra, Mar 3, 2008
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    Paticle Notebook Enthusiast

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    All I know is that I have an FZ with 4GB RAM and my BIOS says 4. I hope that helps.... and it's an FZ290
     
    Paticle, Mar 4, 2008
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