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    Vaio VGN-FW180D can I upgrade past 4GB of ram?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by michaelsonline, Dec 19, 2010.

  1. michaelsonline

    michaelsonline Guest

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    I have a VGN-FW180D with 4GB of ram.
    Is it possible for me to upgrade from the 2X2GB sticks to say 8GB, 2X4GB of ram.

    I was at a local store and the sales person told me that the bios may not support increasing the ram.


    Thanks
    Michael
     
    michaelsonline, Dec 19, 2010
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  2. J&SinKTO

    J&SinKTO Notebook Deity

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    Check your manual - if remember correctly the 100 series would take a max of 4 GB. The 200 series and later could take 8GB.
     
    J&SinKTO, Dec 19, 2010
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    I could not find the manual, lost in a move.
    Thats horrible, why do they limit ram installation in the bios.....?

    Michael
     
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    J&SinKTO Notebook Deity

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    Sony site looked like had a manual but was not in English.
    Is your 32 bit or 64 bit (think that was the other item with the 100 series - 32 bit OS)
     
    J&SinKTO, Dec 20, 2010
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    I am currently using Windows 7 64bit.

    So do you think the limit they had stated was more to do with the 32bit OS limitations rather than bios/chipset?

    Thanks
    Michael.
     
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    avmaxfan Notebook Evangelist

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    Yup max 4gb. Checked the RAM specifications on a few sites and maximum memory is stated as 4gb. (Maximum not Standard) There are a few others models too that don't support more than 4GB ram.
     
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    Well thanks for the info.
    It's horrible I cannot upgrade past 4GB, but I will just have to live with it.
    Next time I will read more before purchasing a laptop.

    Michael
     
    michaelsonline, Dec 20, 2010
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