please advise on this upgrade

[ingear]

laptop HDs come in

12mm
9.5mm
and
7mm

thickness?

i want to revive my vaio-vpcsa290x http://www.laptopmag.com/review/laptops/sony-vaio-s-vpcsa290x.aspx

do you think this SDSSDHII240GG25 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820173011

will work in it?

based in this

http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Sony/vaio-vpcsa290x

looks like they are selling them all with a "9.5 mm adapter"

hmm

(I am traveling in Vietnam and am able to get my hands on only SDSSDHII240GG25 )

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RAM

when I will try to buy RAM how can I know that I can safely put it in?

based on http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Sony/vaio-vpcsa290x

I see it needs like

DDR3 PC3-12800 • CL=11 • Unbuffered • NON-ECC • DDR3-1600 • 1.35V •

please advise..

thank you ..

 

[Ranulf]

Tech manual shows one ram slot, so only need to buy one stick like Crucial says.

https://docs.sony.com/release//VPCSA2_VPCSB2_series.pdf

You want DDR3 in SO-DIMM format (short length). Preferably ddr3-1600, 1 stick up to 8GB in size (according to manual).

On the SSD, odds are the 7mm drive is what you want and if needed, they come with the adapter. The manual on your laptop isn't specific on hd/ssd replacement that I can see.

 

[ingear]

thank you

I am worried if we put in a RAM stick that fits into the slot ... but it is wrong .. can it fry the motherboard?

how to test 100% for sure?

thank you ..

 

[Elixer]

Why would that fry the motherboard? Worst case, it won't fit, or the laptop don't like the RAM and it will produce errors.
Laptop RAM is pretty standard, you just got to know what type, since Ranulf found the manual and he told you what you need.
I mean, in theory, you can kill the motherboard with static electricity.

 

[denis280]

Why would that fry the motherboard? Worst case, it won't fit, or the laptop don't like the RAM and it will produce errors.
Laptop RAM is pretty standard, you just got to know what type, since Ranulf found the manual and he told you what you need.
I mean, in theory, you can kill the motherboard with static electricity.

There you go +1