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Just take it back and exchange it for another one. It sounds like it's mislabelled.
"I have lost my way
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
Sony VAIO PCG-FRV25
The memory chip is manufactured by Ultra, 1024MB PC2100 DDR, 266MHz, SODIMM.
The memory chip is manufactured by Ultra, 1024MB PC2100 DDR, 266MHz, SODIMM.
Jophiel wrote:
I managed to be both retarded and entertaining.
Iamadam the Shady wrote:
Just take it back and exchange it for another one. It sounds like it's mislabelled.
You used to sell PCs. HOw many times have you seen the problem be that the RAM was mislabeled rather than it being user error?
Some lap tops take actual physical memoryu and allocate it to video ram. You need to get into the bios to determine what the allocation is. If that number + the dxdiag number match, then that's where your ram is going. If not, it's probably going to the fubar and is doa. Based on your figures, I'd say that the problem is either the above or it is no longer recognising the old 256m stick.
Looks like the max per slot on that model is 512MB.
You could exchange your 1GB stick for two 512MB sticks and get 1GB max memory. That's as high as you can go with that model.
I had the same configuration with my laptop and made the same mistake.
Edited, Tue Apr 11 21:49:12 2006 by Frakkor
You could exchange your 1GB stick for two 512MB sticks and get 1GB max memory. That's as high as you can go with that model.
I had the same configuration with my laptop and made the same mistake.
Edited, Tue Apr 11 21:49:12 2006 by Frakkor
How do I access/update my BIOS? I've honestly say that I've never done that before.
Jophiel wrote:
I managed to be both retarded and entertaining.
The One and Only Frakkor wrote:
Looks like the max per slot on that model is 512MB.
You could exchange your 1GB stick for two 512MB sticks and get 1GB max memory. That's as high as you can go with that model.
I had the same configuration with my laptop and made the same mistake.
Edited, Tue Apr 11 21:49:12 2006 by Frakkor
You could exchange your 1GB stick for two 512MB sticks and get 1GB max memory. That's as high as you can go with that model.
I had the same configuration with my laptop and made the same mistake.
Edited, Tue Apr 11 21:49:12 2006 by Frakkor
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The One and Only Frakkor wrote:
Looks like the max per slot on that model is 512MB.
You could exchange your 1GB stick for two 512MB sticks and get 1GB max memory. That's as high as you can go with that model.
I had the same configuration with my laptop and made the same mistake.
You could exchange your 1GB stick for two 512MB sticks and get 1GB max memory. That's as high as you can go with that model.
I had the same configuration with my laptop and made the same mistake.
****. Thanks.
Jophiel wrote:
I managed to be both retarded and entertaining.
Find out what button is required to "enter setup" when you first turn your laptop on, commonly it's DEL, F10, F2, or F12. From there the procedure varies greatly by model/manufacturer.
Your problem does not sound like it's video allocation to me, since that model laptop only allocates 64MB (max) of the memory for use by the video card
Your problem does not sound like it's video allocation to me, since that model laptop only allocates 64MB (max) of the memory for use by the video card
Kelvyquayo wrote:
Iamadam the Shady wrote:
Just take it back and exchange it for another one. It sounds like it's mislabelled.
You used to sell PCs. HOw many times have you seen the problem be that the RAM was mislabeled rather than it being user error?
When a single RAM stick is defective it either works or it doesn't. There is no 'Half Working' status.
I've seen RAM mislabelled a number of times. Often it's the manufacturer but sometimes retailers will change the labelling to ***** the customer.
It sucks having to tell a customer that the 1gb that they got at a 'great deal' from the hock shop down the street is really a 512mb stick.
"I have lost my way
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
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1gb that they got at a 'great deal' from the hock shop
serves them right
Just get drunk and forget all about it, Twizzy.
Weeeeee!
Weeeeee!
What's bred in the bone will not out of the flesh.
The One and Only Frakkor wrote:
Looks like the max per slot on that model is 512MB.
You could exchange your 1GB stick for two 512MB sticks and get 1GB max memory. That's as high as you can go with that model.
I had the same configuration with my laptop and made the same mistake.
You could exchange your 1GB stick for two 512MB sticks and get 1GB max memory. That's as high as you can go with that model.
I had the same configuration with my laptop and made the same mistake.
Stupid Sony...
"I have lost my way
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
But I hear a tale
About a heaven in Alberta
Where they've got all hell for a basement"
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I've seen RAM mislabelled a number of times. Often it's the manufacturer but sometimes retailers will change the labelling to ***** the customer.
It sucks having to tell a customer that the 1gb that they got at a 'great deal' from the hock shop down the street is really a 512mb stick.
I've bought well over a thousand sticks of RAM for the various companies I work for. Some online, some at different shops..etc.
I've never seen a problem with RAM be due to mislabeled memory. It's always been either, bad RAM (common), or wierd configuration sh[Aqua][/Aqua]it like Twiz is dealing with.
The One and Only Frakkor wrote:
Find out what button is required to "enter setup" when you first turn your laptop on, commonly it's DEL, F10, F2, or F12. From there the procedure varies greatly by model/manufacturer.
Your problem does not sound like it's video allocation to me, since that model laptop only allocates 64MB (max) of the memory for use by the video card
Your problem does not sound like it's video allocation to me, since that model laptop only allocates 64MB (max) of the memory for use by the video card
You take all the fun out of it.
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Stupid Sony, Toshiba, Dell, Compaq...etc...
fiks-ed
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***** goes and looks up the model specs. icon
You take all the fun out of it.
You take all the fun out of it.
I don't beat around the bush. I go straight at the pink.
Get in and get it done!
'sides I'm stuck at work and bored off my ***.
Edited, Tue Apr 11 22:03:09 2006 by Frakkor
The One and Only Frakkor wrote:
I've never seen a problem with RAM be due to mislabeled memory. It's always been either, bad RAM (common), or wierd configuration sh[/Aqua]it like Twiz is dealing with.
I hate hardware. Especially old hardware.
Tare wrote:
Just get drunk and forget all about it, Twizzy.
Weeeeee!
Weeeeee!
You buyin'?
Jophiel wrote:
I managed to be both retarded and entertaining.
Demea wrote:
Tare wrote:
Just get drunk and forget all about it, Twizzy.
Weeeeee!
Weeeeee!
You buyin'?
Drive down, I will!
The One and Only Frakkor wrote:
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Stupid Sony, Toshiba, Dell, Compaq...etc...
fiks-ed
I beg to differ. I like my laptop. I would never purchase a manufactured tower, though. Clones all the way!
This would have never happened on a desktop. Laptops are da debil!
Yeah STFU I already know...
Yeah STFU I already know...
Sir Exodus wrote:
I beg to differ. I like my laptop. I would never purchase a manufactured tower, though. Home-built all the way!
Ahem.
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E_odus --
Don't get me wrong, I love my Toshiba laptop, as well as every Dell I've ever owned.
Many of them do have crappy configuration quriks like this one that Baron Von Twizzlemeister has just recently experienced.
I'm only using a laptop now, as the baby stole my office
It's not so bad though...it runs WoW well enough!
Don't get me wrong, I love my Toshiba laptop, as well as every Dell I've ever owned.
Many of them do have crappy configuration quriks like this one that Baron Von Twizzlemeister has just recently experienced.
I'm only using a laptop now, as the baby stole my office
It's not so bad though...it runs WoW well enough!
Traded the 1GB chip in for two 512's. I have yet to test WoW performance, but at least my dxdiag recognizes all of it!
Jophiel wrote:
I managed to be both retarded and entertaining.
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