topic VPCCW1S1E: Corsair 8GB RAM Problems in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/vpccw1s1e-corsair-8gb-ram-problems/m-p/227224#M42418 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi!</P><P></P><P>Wanted to boost performance of my VAIO VPCCW1S1E/R so I bought some new memory:</P><P>Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 SO-DIMM PC3-8500 1066MHz CL7, CM3X8GSDKIT1066</P><P></P><P>According to the specs it should fit perfactly but when I install it the VAIO won't boot. I cant even access the BIOS. The screen just stays black and no VAIO logo is showing. When I install the stock 2 x 2GB memory modules again, it boots without any problems.</P><P></P><P>Can anyone help me solve this problem?</P><P>Can it be a combatibility problem with Corsair and the chipset?</P><P>Should I buy Kingston memory instead?</P><P></P><P><A href="http://www.corsair.com/memory/standard-dimms-and-sodimms/sodimm/cm3x8gsdkit1066.html">http://www.corsair.com/memory/standard-dimms-and-sodimms/sodimm/cm3x8gsdkit1066.html</A></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:58:53 GMT TTias77 2011-06-22T07:58:53Z VPCCW1S1E: Corsair 8GB RAM Problems https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/vpccw1s1e-corsair-8gb-ram-problems/m-p/227224#M42418 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Hi!</P><P></P><P>Wanted to boost performance of my VAIO VPCCW1S1E/R so I bought some new memory:</P><P>Corsair 8GB (2x4GB) DDR3 SO-DIMM PC3-8500 1066MHz CL7, CM3X8GSDKIT1066</P><P></P><P>According to the specs it should fit perfactly but when I install it the VAIO won't boot. I cant even access the BIOS. The screen just stays black and no VAIO logo is showing. When I install the stock 2 x 2GB memory modules again, it boots without any problems.</P><P></P><P>Can anyone help me solve this problem?</P><P>Can it be a combatibility problem with Corsair and the chipset?</P><P>Should I buy Kingston memory instead?</P><P></P><P><A href="http://www.corsair.com/memory/standard-dimms-and-sodimms/sodimm/cm3x8gsdkit1066.html">http://www.corsair.com/memory/standard-dimms-and-sodimms/sodimm/cm3x8gsdkit1066.html</A></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:58:53 GMT https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/vpccw1s1e-corsair-8gb-ram-problems/m-p/227224#M42418 TTias77 2011-06-22T07:58:53Z VPCCW1S1E: Corsair 8GB RAM Problems https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/vpccw1s1e-corsair-8gb-ram-problems/m-p/227225#M42419 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">We don't see memory incompatibility problems often - but when we do it is always with Corsair memory.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN style="font-size: 12pt;">Most of us here use CRUCIAL memory because they guarantee compatibility: -</SPAN></P><P><A class="jive-link-external-small" href="http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/listparts.aspx?model=VAIO%20VPCCW1S1E&amp;Cat=RAM">http://www.crucial.com/uk/store/listparts.aspx?model=VAIO%20VPCCW1S1E&amp;Cat=RAM</A></P><P></P><P><img class="lia-deferred-image lia-image-emoji" src="https://community.sony.se/html/@0248C33DDCF34AA61B8F8F33F5AFA5BE/images/smilies/013.png" alt=":wink:" title=":wink:" /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 22 Jun 2011 09:01:30 GMT https://community.sony.se/t5/pcs-accessories/vpccw1s1e-corsair-8gb-ram-problems/m-p/227225#M42419 Blencogo 2011-06-22T09:01:30Z