topic Re: vgn-s4m/s RAM in PCs & Accessories

vgn-s4m/s RAM

ciccione — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 10:06:04 GMT

i HAVE ORDER 512 nenory ram original sony, so i have some qestion:
1-can i put ram by myself?
2-how can i do?
3-garanty it still validate if i put up Ram alone?
4-how can i check after that all memory Ram it s running good?

thank a lot
Max

Re: vgn-s4m/s RAM

rich912 — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 11:18:22 GMT

Max,

First thing to consider is that your model comes with 512 Mb memory as standard, but this does not necessarily mean that you have one 512 module, it could be two 256 Mb chips, in which case you need two new 512 Mb modules to upgrade to 1024 Mb.
Unless you know your present configuration, I suggest that you go to Crucial and use the Memory Advisor Tool to check.

There is a guide to installing and checking new memory in your on-line User Guide.

Installing additional Sony memory will not affect your warranty but it will put a big dent in your pocket ¿ check out the price of memory at Crucial when you are there.

Re: vgn-s4m/s RAM

ciccione — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 12:14:20 GMT

in the crucial there is not a model that i have VGN-S4M/S, so i can not use tool Memory Advisor Tool.

ABout 256x2 or 512, Sony told me that it must be a slot free, but u right at the web side it s write that are 2x256

Memory
Memory Type 512 MB DDR2 SDRAM (PC2-3200 - DDR2-400)(2 x 256MB) (some shared with Video Memory)
Max. Memory (MB)1024
Memory Size (MB) 512

i need to check if there is one free slot or not!!
thank for he istuction!.

Re: vgn-s4m/s RAM

rich912 — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 12:22:05 GMT

Down load and run Everest Home Edition.
Expand Motherboard and have a look at Chipset. This will show you the modules in each slot.

Re: vgn-s4m/s RAM

ant1uk — Tue, 16 Aug 2005 17:37:05 GMT

my s3 have one 512mb ram and one slot free at bottom

Re: vgn-s4m/s RAM

ciccione — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 14:11:27 GMT

my have 2 x 256....i hate this!!
for move to 1 gb memory i need also 'open' my notebook because the fisr slot of ram is under the keyboard!!!

it possible to have one slot 256 and other slot 512?

Re: vgn-s4m/s RAM

kee-lo_ — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 18:58:59 GMT

I wouldn't mix the RAM, it causes slowdown

Re: vgn-s4m/s RAM

rich912 — Wed, 17 Aug 2005 20:13:00 GMT

it possible to have one slot 256 and other slot 512?

If both models have the same timing this should not cause any problems.