Question on upgrading RAM...

kenshin88 · 10th September 2004, 12:23 PM

I'm new to notebook pc, recently i bought a sony Vaio PCG-K74 notebook, i'm thinking of getting another 256mb ram in it. Just wonder if its okay if I just buy generic DDR ram in put it in? 'coz i dunno if it will have any compatible issue to put another brand of ram in it.....

thanks in advance

Thomas887 · 10th September 2004, 4:43 PM

find out what the laptop currently uses

open it up and have a look, it may only have one dimm slot which means you'll need to buy a 512 stick

probably wont, but i'd have a look inside first

kenshin88 · 10th September 2004, 6:11 PM

its a samsung pc2700 ram cl2.5 well do u think it will work with other brand of ram??

Zardoz · 16th September 2004, 11:30 PM

Yes, it should.

PC2700 or PC3200 should be sufficient. Make sure it's also CL2.5.

ksama · 17th September 2004, 8:53 PM

laptops are known to have ram compatibility issues. However, newer ones seem to handle most rams ok.

but why dont you simply take your laptop to the shop, ask them to install it for you, if it works, pay the money and get out. If not, then try another brand. Sounds simple to me.

DiZZ_19 · 18th September 2004, 1:05 PM

I'll add my question here instead of starting a new thread.

I have a Dell 600m, if I upgraded, do I need to match the size of the current stick thats in there (256MB) or can I go larger... say 256 + 512?

kenshin88 · 18th September 2004, 11:18 PM

well i put the geil ram in it, so far the comp runs fine....so i assume it should be okay

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16th September 2004, 11:30 PM	#4
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17th September 2004, 8:53 PM	#5
ksama Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sydney Posts: 195	laptops are known to have ram compatibility issues. However, newer ones seem to handle most rams ok. but why dont you simply take your laptop to the shop, ask them to install it for you, if it works, pay the money and get out. If not, then try another brand. Sounds simple to me.