topic memory upgrade in PCs & Accessories

memory upgrade

neevil — Fri, 19 Mar 2004 00:56:45 GMT

HI i have the vaio pcg-fr415s i want to upgrade my ram to 1gb im not sure how to install the memory or how much i will have to buy (eg two 512mb ) i have read that with pentium processors u have to buy pairs of ram this is my first post on any board EVER so please be gentle :smileyblush:

ps. im a real noob with laptops so please go slooooooooooooow

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tellingd — Fri, 19 Mar 2004 12:30:56 GMT

The FR415S is listed as being able to support up to 1Gb Ram but ships with 512Mb. You will need to check the laptop physically to see if you have 1 x 512Mb or 2 x 256Mb installed. If the latter you will have to buy 2 x 512Mb sticks but can possibly sell the 256Mb sticks (on EBay?).

The memory is usually easily accessible. Turn the laptop over and you should see a screw holding down a cover. Undo this and you should see the ram(s).

HTH

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robpaxton — Fri, 19 Mar 2004 15:36:51 GMT

And check out www.crucial.com/uk for your memory - their prices are very reasonable and their customer support is excellent.

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neevil — Sat, 20 Mar 2004 02:16:51 GMT

ty all this info has been really helpful

any1 know if u always have to pair memory ie my desktop needs ram upgrade also but has 3 slotts 2 are filled should i b able to just whack a 512mb in it will i have to match memory to my existing memory ???????

and cheap graphics cards any sugestions i want to play an online game called wwiionline but at the mo the fps are realllllllly bad

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robpaxton — Sat, 20 Mar 2004 20:27:49 GMT

You should make sure that the memory you are installing is the same spec as the existing memory and that your motherboard can support the total amount installed.

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lex524 — Sun, 21 Mar 2004 21:24:30 GMT

just following on.. the crucial site has a link to a utility that can check to see what memory config you have (e.g. 2x256 etc). Having said that, they still don't have my grt715 on the list of laptops!