topic RAM Upgrade old Sony laptop in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/ram-upgrade-old-sony-laptop/m-p/694639#M10292 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>Ok, I have a third old Sony laptop VGN-A397XP originally shipped with 512MB of RAM and since the purchase I had already upgraded the RAM to 1.5GB by adding a module of 1GB under the laptop.</P><P>Since the mainboard, according to Sony, supports dual-channel mode I already ordered another 1 GB of RAM which I will receive next week.</P><P>My problem is that the second module of 512MB, which I intend to replace with 1 GB, is located underneath the keyboard. (This laptop supports a max of 2GB or DDR2 RAM).</P><P>My questions: </P><P>1) According to the manual&nbsp; all is needed is a slight pressure to lift the keyboard, but it doesn't mention if I should press the keystrokes in 3 locations in front of the keyboard so it can be unclipped or if I should press or elevate the 3 clips in order to release the keyboard? Please advice...</P><P> 2) Do I need to enter the BIOS and activate dual channel mode or this will happen automatically?</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; How should I check for this?</P><P></P><P>Any help will be greatly appreciated.</P><P>Thanks.</P><HR class="clear" /><UL><LI><A class="pdf-link" href="ftp://ftp.vaio-link.com/pub/manuals/Notebooks/A3_K4/A3_K4_H_EN.pdf" target="_blank"><STRONG>Instruction/Operation Manual</STRONG></A> - VGN-A397XP (PDF)</LI></UL><HR class="clear" /><P></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P><A href="http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/product/VGN-A397XP/manuals" id="link-to-manuals">View manuals for VGN-A397XP in all available languages </A></P><P></P><P>Message was edited by: Fender67</P><P></P><P>Message was edited by: Fender67</P><P></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 31 Mar 2013 16:12:37 GMT Fender67 2013-03-31T16:12:37Z RAM Upgrade old Sony laptop https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/ram-upgrade-old-sony-laptop/m-p/694639#M10292 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hello,</P><P></P><P>Ok, I have a third old Sony laptop VGN-A397XP originally shipped with 512MB of RAM and since the purchase I had already upgraded the RAM to 1.5GB by adding a module of 1GB under the laptop.</P><P>Since the mainboard, according to Sony, supports dual-channel mode I already ordered another 1 GB of RAM which I will receive next week.</P><P>My problem is that the second module of 512MB, which I intend to replace with 1 GB, is located underneath the keyboard. (This laptop supports a max of 2GB or DDR2 RAM).</P><P>My questions: </P><P>1) According to the manual&nbsp; all is needed is a slight pressure to lift the keyboard, but it doesn't mention if I should press the keystrokes in 3 locations in front of the keyboard so it can be unclipped or if I should press or elevate the 3 clips in order to release the keyboard? Please advice...</P><P> 2) Do I need to enter the BIOS and activate dual channel mode or this will happen automatically?</P><P>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; How should I check for this?</P><P></P><P>Any help will be greatly appreciated.</P><P>Thanks.</P><HR class="clear" /><UL><LI><A class="pdf-link" href="ftp://ftp.vaio-link.com/pub/manuals/Notebooks/A3_K4/A3_K4_H_EN.pdf" target="_blank"><STRONG>Instruction/Operation Manual</STRONG></A> - VGN-A397XP (PDF)</LI></UL><HR class="clear" /><P></P><P></P><P></P><P></P><P><A href="http://www.sony.co.uk/support/en/product/VGN-A397XP/manuals" id="link-to-manuals">View manuals for VGN-A397XP in all available languages </A></P><P></P><P>Message was edited by: Fender67</P><P></P><P>Message was edited by: Fender67</P><P></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 31 Mar 2013 16:12:37 GMT https://community.sony.it/t5/pcs-accessories/ram-upgrade-old-sony-laptop/m-p/694639#M10292 Fender67 2013-03-31T16:12:37Z