Expanding laptop memory past manufacturer supported level?

[kishpop]

I have a slight problem.

I have a Sony Vaio PCG GRT 815M laptop - rather old. Thus I was looking towards upgrading the memory.

However, I checked the Crucial website for this model:

http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/list...RT800%20Series

And it says that I cannot expand memory past 1 GB (2x512MB) with the statement "*Not to exceed manufacturer supported memory." attached to it.

Has anyone had any experience expanding their laptop memory past what it was designed to support? I.e. would it be possible to put in 2GB Ram?

THx
Kish

 

[Brainonska511]

I doubt it. If the chipset is that old, it most likely won't support more than 1GB. The 815M is the Pentium 3, right? If that's the case, I wouldn't expect it to support more. Also, fix your link.

 

[Brainonska511]

You can't delete the extra posts on your own. Send a private message to "Anandtech Moderator" so that someone can remove the excess posts.

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Or I can find it on my own.

Mod

 

[kishpop]

no no - not the 815m chipset. The laptop model number is GRT-815M. The chipset is a Sis 648 chipset I think.

Thx
Kish