topic Upgrades on laptop VAIO VGN-FW21M in PCs & Accessories

Upgrades on laptop VAIO VGN-FW21M

Kostan25 — Mon, 05 Nov 2018 01:25:28 GMT

Hello everyone!

I want to upgrade my old laptop, a SONY VAIO VGN-FW21M. I want to add an ssd, and upgrade the RAM and I was wondering what is the maximum RAM that is compatible with this laptop. I've done some research but others say 4gb and others say that 8gb ram is the maximum. Does anybody have some experience on this, or maybe tried it out yourself?

Thanks in advance!

Re: Upgrades on laptop VAIO VGN-FW21M

Pascale_F — Tue, 06 Nov 2018 19:52:07 GMT

Hi Kostan25,

Welcome to the community.

I'll see if I can find this out for you. Maybe someone else in the community can help in the meantime.

Thanks,

Pascale

Re: Upgrades on laptop VAIO VGN-FW21M

Blencogo — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 11:37:02 GMT

Hi Kostan25

Sony say that the maximum total RAM is 4GB so I would expect this to be the most accurate information. I have heard users say that they have installed 8GB (2 X 4GB) but I cannot confirm that this actually works.

One of the most reliable companies I have used in the past is CRUCIAL. They guarantee compatibility of their products. Have a look here:-

http://uk.crucial.com/gbr/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Sony/vaio-vgn-fw21-series

Re: Upgrades on laptop VAIO VGN-FW21M

Win_88 — Wed, 07 Nov 2018 11:40:24 GMT

Hi Kostan,

Have you tried contacting a Sony centre to see if they can help answer that?

Win_88