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Hello i need help. I cannot find any buttons to open the casing. I found a site which hd pictures of it.

Sony Vaio VGC-V3S Model PCV-E11M

It is a sony vaio pcv-e11m. It currently has really low ram and i am trying to add more if i can. If anyone has ay idea what type of ram it needs please tell me.

Thanks!
 
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  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
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    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
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My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
Patonb said:
Yha that'll be very helpful

Heres tghe 2m manual
Sony : VGC-V2M manuals | User manuals for VGC-V2M

It is the same though.
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Hey i managed to remove the back cover. Didnt realise there was some secret button(blended in well with the background) anyway, i managedto damage one of the screws to get to the ram and im wondering how to unscrew it now. Also, can i place this ram module: 512mb ddr 400mhz cl3
Pc3200U-30330
Hynix
With the one inside the computer Sony : Specification for VGC-V2M | VGC-V2M technical specifications
 

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Nutz on the damaged screw.. What type of screw vis it, the + shaped type?

To get it out, you'd ideally want to get an "easy-out" It's designed to dig into the screw top... but not sure how damaged the screw is, so its hard to help.

That ram will technically work, but unmatached modules sometimes don't like each other.
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
Patonb said:
Nutz on the damaged screw.. What type of screw vis it, the + shaped type?

To get it out, you'd ideally want to get an "easy-out" It's designed to dig into the screw top... but not sure how damaged the screw is, so its hard to help.

That ram will technically work, but unmatached modules sometimes don't like each other.
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Lets jut say i went overboard. It's quite badly damaged. I managed to not damage the other 1. Found a screw that worked perfectly but was too late. I heard that i could cut a straight line across for a minus shape. I dont have a saw though so got any ideas on what i can use.

What do you mean by unmatched modules? Would it damage my motherboard or kill the ram?
Also the ram came from an old computer that is also a sony vaio.
 

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Unmatched meaning both identical i.e. same make and model.

It won't blow up your computer, or anything, but it might crash alot. But it won't really damage it.

Yha you can slot it.. use a file... A metal finger nail file might work, or a hack saw blade.

G/l
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
Patonb said:
Unmatched meaning both identical i.e. same make and model.

It won't blow up your computer, or anything, but it might crash alot. But it won't really damage it.

Yha you can slot it.. use a file... A metal finger nail file might work, or a hack saw blade.

G/l
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Butterknife? I think that is all i have
 

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You can try it... doubt it'll work though... I'd pop down to a local shop and check if they have anything, cause its gonna be a major pain..
 

My Computer

System One

  • CPU
    Dual L5639 // i7 950 @ 4.0Ghz
    Motherboard
    Evga SR-2 // Gigabyte x58a-ud3r
    Memory
    12Gig Corsair XMS3 // 6Gig OCZ Gold
    Graphics card(s)
    gtx 560 ti // gtx 260-216
    Monitor(s) Displays
    Dual 22" // Headless
    Hard Drives
    OCZ aGILITY 3, 120Gig + Seagate 500Gig x 2
    PSU
    Silverstone da700 // Corsair 520hx
    Case
    Rosewill BlackHawk Ultra // Antec 900v1
    Cooling
    Twin CM Hyper 212+ // Noctua NH-u12
    Other Info
    Acer 8930 laptop with x9100...
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