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Conflicting Advice re: memory upgrades for VGC-V2M..help!!

Topic started on May 27, 2012 5:35 PM , last reply on May 31, 2012 7:03 PM

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mibrads71
mibrads71
4 posts since
May 27, 2012

Hi

 

I have a sony viao VGC-V2M.

 

It has 512mb of RAM (DDR400)

 

Intel R 4 CPU 2.99 GHz

 

I wish to upgrade memory but get conflicting advice from websites.

 

Can I:

 

1. Go to 2 GB as per stated by Crucial.com (using DDR 3200)

 

or

 

2. Do I have to stick with 1GB as stated by Offtek?

 

Finally I go the 1GB route do I have to buy a 'matched pair' of 512mb modules? This seems to be a requirement because of something called 'dual mode' which I do not have a clue means!

 

Thank you

 

Mike


  • Thalamus.
    Thalamus.
    Written on May 27, 2012 6:48 PM

    Hi Mike,

    welcome to Questions & Answers..

     

    According to the Sony Specifications for VGC-V2M your vaio supports a maximum of 1GB of RAM..

     

    I wouldn't recommend exceeding the maximum supported RAM but if you decide to take the risk, Crucial do offer a money back guarantee & looking through the reviews on the Crucial site it seems others have succesfully installed 2GB however the choice to install more than the recommended 1GB would have to be yours..


  • mibrads71
    mibrads71
    4 posts since
    May 27, 2012
    Written on May 31, 2012 6:14 PM

    Hi

     

    Thank you for the prompt answer.

     

    I will probably not exceed the spec. due to probability of trashing the machine.

     

    Regards

    Mike


  • Thalamus.
    Thalamus.
    Written on May 31, 2012 7:03 PM

    You're welcome Mike..


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