MORE than 1Gb of ram on my VGN-S1XP

[nutman]

I own a VGN-S1XP and have already installed a Hitachi 7.2k RPM 8MB 60GB hdd and the "maximum suggested" ammount of ram (1 GB) but since I work mainly in the field of 3D Animation and SFX Photoshop etc. I need as much ram as possible. I have found over the internet a 1GB module (DDR 333 SO-DIMM 300$) and I am thinking of buyng two but I am affraid it won't work. Any of you have tried that with your VAIOs?
By the way, if you are willing to sew a bit off your vaio casing you can fit in there a Lacie DVD-+RW Dual Layer (talking about the external slim version) It works for me 🙂
Oh, and why is it that when I right-click My Computer and select Properties I get something around 600Mhz instead of 1.7Ghz? My settings are set to Performance... Go figure.
Thank you all, any assistance is welcome.

[effi]

if your cheepset is the 845mp can't see more than 1G RAM
thats for sure.
thats the limit of the address bus address

[kee-lo_]

Try Crucial

[William]

Ref CPU speed if you have an intel processor try the intel CPU identifier, downloadable from Intel, I find it is more accurate.

For instance if I booted up my GRX on battery it would show 1200 instead of max 2200 (on mains) due to power saving on battery (Even with max performance) but even after plugging in the mains adapter it did not change in "my computer" and still shows the bootup speed.

However, using the Intel Proceesor Identifier the true speed is shown.

Perhaps this is your problem - running on battery.

William

[kee-lo_]

I think most VAIOs do that on battery

[nutman]

if your cheepset is the 845mp can't see more than 1G RAM
thats for sure. 
thats the limit of the address bus address

My Chipset is 855, does that mean I can handle more than 1 gig?
Intel site mentions nothing of that...
Some of your wisdom please!
Thanx.

[kee-lo_]

If Intel say it can't then it can't

[magrpe]

Whats the easiest (and cheapest) way to get the regular upgrade to 1Gb?

Thanks,
Pete

[kee-lo_]

Crucial have good prices.

[magrpe]

Crucial dont allow me to select the correct laptop series (I have a VGN-S1HP) from their webpage. So not sure what to look for, in terms of the correct upgrade pack on that site.

I have found a 512MB Memory upgrade for Vaio S Series
£196.98 inc VAT (£167.65 ex VAT) on dabs.com, does this sound like a good deal to anyone?
http://www.dabs.com/uk/channels/components/memoryandaccessories/productView.htm?quicklinx=37MS

Secondly, and please excuse my ignorance where does the extra memory go? Do I / Should I fit it myself or is it a specialist job?

Thanks,
Pete