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    VGN-AR130G maximum memory amout

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by folkjoe, Nov 10, 2007.

  1. folkjoe

    folkjoe Newbie

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    Hi guys,
    I'm confused with the maximum memory amount of VGN-AR130G.

    According to Sony's manual, the maximum amount is 2GB DDR2 533Mhz.
    http://www.docs.sony.com/release/specs/VGNAR130G_mksp.pdf .

    However, Intel says 945PM supports up to 4GB DDR2 667Mhz.
    http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/945pm/index.htm

    I contacted Sony and they said the notebook is designed to hold 2GB memory. They can't tell the compatibility of 4GB memory.

    I want to upgrade the laptop's memory. Can anyone here help me on this problem? Thanks.
     
    folkjoe, Nov 10, 2007
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  2. bananapudding

    bananapudding Notebook Consultant

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    The chipset may support a lot of things but the BIOS has to support it as well. It may be that the BIOS can configure only 2GB of RAM.
     
    bananapudding, Nov 10, 2007
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