I have a Vaio PCG GRZ515G, which is a few years old now. Its a P4 2.4Ghz CPU with 512MB of RAM installed. I recently noticed that the performance was slower than usual. So I checked Computer Management & saw the system was only reading 256MB of RAM. I opened the memory bay airdusted the compartment, reseated the memory modules & restarted the machine & hey presto my memory was back. Over the past couple of weeks the problem has reappeared. In response i've swapped the memory round into different sockets & even purchased new memory. All of which worked for a while, but doesn't seem to have resolved the root problem. At present I don't believe there is an issue with the memory (new modules are installed) The connections & bay are clean & dust free. Has anyone come across this fault before & do you have any suggestions to help resolve it. This machine has served me faultlessly for years & this problem pains my heart & weighs heavily on my mind. I fear it is the begining of the end. (motherboard problem) Please help!
Sadly this problem is widespread over an ever increasing range of models. It is almost certainly a problem with the soldering of the memory sockets to the motherboard. Usually one goes first often followed by the second.
The good news is, it can be repaired in the UK (See the last few posts)
Unfortunately, no idea of price, I am guessing but I get the impression it can't be excessive based on the number of recent posts over there.
I did try to get my girlfirend to consider resurrecting her dead GRX through Bruce, but since she bought her new Vaio laptop (315Z) she has no interest in spending more money on it.
BTW a lot of the lettering on her keys have worn right away so really it needs a new keyboard too.
