Re: Computer freezes with more RAM added

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From: Doug Kanter (ancientangler_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 10/27/04 

Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 22:26:27 GMT

Sony had no clue, and buying a new machine is not an option at the moment.

"tjones" <tjones@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:OAb3qLHvEHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> maybe its time to talk to sony? or get a decent laptop like an ibm
thinkpad
> ;O)
>
> "Doug Kanter" <ancientangler@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:ksUfd.869$FK2.26@news02.roc.ny...
> > This is a saga! I have a Sony Vaio PCG-FX215 notebook computer that came
> > with 128mb of RAM. The machine came with Windows ME, but a year ago, I
> > reformatted the HD and installed XP Pro. A month ago, I ordered another
> > 128mb module from Kingston Technology. (By the way, Sony recommends
them,
> > and Crucial Technology to customers who want to buy more RAM). The
> > computer
> > has two slots, and a limit of 256mb.
> >
> > Anyway....with the 2nd module added, the computer runs for random
periods
> > of
> > time, sometimes 10 minutes, sometimes a couple of hours, and then
freezes
> > in
> > the middle of whatever I'm doing. No blue screen, no error messages. It
> > just
> > stops responding completely. Not funny.
> >
> > Kingston apparently saw this as a challenge - they were terrific in
terms
> > of
> > trying various different modules, and finally sending me a single 256mb
> > module to try. That didn't work, either. Other things we tried:
> >
> > - All Sony drivers (including BIOS) were updated to the ones specified
as
> > compatible with WinXP. (Machine froze)
> > - Old & new modules were swapped between the two slots, in case position
> > was
> > important. (Machine froze)
> > - Two identical Kingston 128mb modules were tried, in case there was a
> > mismatch with the original Sony module. (Machine froze)
> > - Ran one Kingston 128mb module at a time. Machine did NOT freeze.
> > - Ran one Kingston 256mb module with other slot empty. (Machine froze)
> >
> > Finally, Kingston gave up. I just received a 256mb chip from Crucial
> > Technology. Same problem. The machine doesn't seem to like running with
> > 256mb of RAM. Is there anything I can tweak in WinXP to deal with this,
or
> > does it seem more like a hardware issue?
> >
> >
>
>

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