VGN SZ1XP/C not accepting 2 gig of Ram

[maitai123]

Hi, today I decided to install an extra 1Gig of Ram to complement the 1Gig sim chip I have been using.

I inserted the 2nd 1Gig chip into the second memory slot on my VGN-SZ1XP and tried to boot the laptop. It would power up and then shutdown after 10 seconds.

I am positive it is not the memory chip. I swapped out the chip and installed another 1 Gig chip, exactly the same specifications as the original 1Gig chip. No luck.

The computer will only boot, if the first memory bay is used, but the minute I put a second memory chip in the 2nd expansion slop, it does not boot.

I have no idea why, and cannot seem to find an answer on the sony site. Hopefully someone will be able to help me with this very strange problem. I dont want to be stuck with only 1Gig if I can upgrade my machine to 2 Gig, especially as I have now brought the extra memory.

Any ideas?

Thank you

[itbroker]

Welcome to ClubVaio MaiTai 123,

I did a small research in our website and I did not found any issue related to expand the RAM.

Sony is very specific to use the Memory Type : DDR2-533 SDRAM (PC2-3200)

Can you check if your hardware is Ok ?

Using VAIO Hardware Diagnostics to detect a hardware faults

1. Make sure the VAIO is shut down completely.
2. Start the VAIO and immediately press the F10 button several times.
3. The VAIO Recovery Center will open.
4. Select VAIO Hardware Diagnostics, and press Start.

ALL the instructions are here