Sony Vaio PCG-GR215SP memory upgrade?

[Beemer]

Has anyone managed to upgrade their Sony Vaio PCG-GR215SP from 512MB max
memory (2 x 256MB) to 1 GB using:

2 x 512 MB SDRAM memory module
133 MHz SO DIMM 144-PIN

Hypertec make this memory

Beemer

 

[meerkat]

Has anyone managed to upgrade their Sony Vaio PCG-GR215SP from 512MB max
memory (2 x 256MB) to 1 GB using:

2 x 512 MB SDRAM memory module
133 MHz SO DIMM 144-PIN

According to this spec, it can only take 512 total.
Standard Memory : 256MB (Removable)
Maximum Memory : 512MB
Total Memory Slots : 2

 

[Beemer]

|
| | > Has anyone managed to upgrade their Sony Vaio PCG-GR215SP from 512MB max
| > memory (2 x 256MB) to 1 GB using:
| >
| > 2 x 512 MB SDRAM memory module
| > 133 MHz SO DIMM 144-PIN
| >
| According to this spec, it can only take 512 total.
| Standard Memory : 256MB (Removable)
| Maximum Memory : 512MB
| Total Memory Slots : 2
|
|
Yes I understand that is the Sony spec but I thought as this laptop is
perhaps 6 years old they spec would not then have mentioned larger memory.
I'm used to desktops not laptops so I thought I would see if anyone had
actually tried it and what memory did the system then report?

Beemer

 

[meerkat]

|
| | > Has anyone managed to upgrade their Sony Vaio PCG-GR215SP from 512MB
max
| > memory (2 x 256MB) to 1 GB using:
| >
| > 2 x 512 MB SDRAM memory module
| > 133 MHz SO DIMM 144-PIN
| >
| According to this spec, it can only take 512 total.
| Standard Memory : 256MB (Removable)
| Maximum Memory : 512MB
| Total Memory Slots : 2
|
|
Yes I understand that is the Sony spec but I thought as this laptop is
perhaps 6 years old they spec would not then have mentioned larger memory.
I'm used to desktops not laptops so I thought I would see if anyone had
actually tried it and what memory did the system then report?

I`ve got a sort of equivalent Toshiba, (age wise) and it only
supports 512.
I wouldn`t waste your money trying.
Plus you might knack the machine.

 

[pen]

|
| | > Has anyone managed to upgrade their Sony Vaio PCG-GR215SP from
512MB max
| > memory (2 x 256MB) to 1 GB using:
| >
| > 2 x 512 MB SDRAM memory module
| > 133 MHz SO DIMM 144-PIN
| >
| According to this spec, it can only take 512 total.
| Standard Memory : 256MB (Removable)
| Maximum Memory : 512MB
| Total Memory Slots : 2
|
|
Yes I understand that is the Sony spec but I thought as this laptop
is
perhaps 6 years old they spec would not then have mentioned larger
memory.
I'm used to desktops not laptops so I thought I would see if anyone
had
actually tried it and what memory did the system then report?

Beemer

If you can find out what chipset is used, then you could check the
makers site. The chipset is what determines max memory.

 

[Beemer]

| | >
| > | > |
| > | | > | > Has anyone managed to upgrade their Sony Vaio PCG-GR215SP from
| > 512MB max
| > | > memory (2 x 256MB) to 1 GB using:
| > | >
| > | > 2 x 512 MB SDRAM memory module
| > | > 133 MHz SO DIMM 144-PIN
| > | >
| > | According to this spec, it can only take 512 total.
| > | Standard Memory : 256MB (Removable)
| > | Maximum Memory : 512MB
| > | Total Memory Slots : 2
| > |
| > |
| > Yes I understand that is the Sony spec but I thought as this laptop
| > is
| > perhaps 6 years old they spec would not then have mentioned larger
| > memory.
| > I'm used to desktops not laptops so I thought I would see if anyone
| > had
| > actually tried it and what memory did the system then report?
| >
| > Beemer
| >
| >
|
| If you can find out what chipset is used, then you could check the
| makers site. The chipset is what determines max memory.
|
Pen,

Chipset is Intel 830.

Memory controller is Intel 82830M/MG/MP
I/O controller is Intel 82801CAM (ICH3-M)

I searched around the Intel site but could not find anything relating to
maximum memory for the above.

Beemer