PCG-K215M Hard Reset

[JohnGL4]

Hi after suffering total loss of laptop ie no power laptop sent back to Sony under warranty I was told all it needed was a HARD RESET how do i do this in future where is the the button to reset also told it was because i installed extra memory taking it over 512 limit something about a power surge due to extra memory i read on VAIO site PCG-K215M can handle 1012 meg I used specific for the model 512 meg and original 256 would this have caused the problem?

Thank you
John

[rich912]

Infinion RAM! That is interesting

Infinion RAM in the GR series also!

[kee-lo_]

Infinion RAM in the GR series also!

Mine is Samsung

[seb21__]

I think the reason is that you can't buy laptop RAM from Samsung which has a higher speed as 266MHz.

I have the feeling that you pay for Sony RAM which you aren't get. As I wrote a message to the e-support, because my RAM is very slow for DDR266, and have sad that the RAM is from Samsung, the e-support has ask me after this "Is this the original RAM?".

ROFLMFAO
(Sorry that I'm totally out of topic)

[kee-lo_]

ROFLMFAO Seb, it's funny how you challenge VL, I love it......

[JohnGL4]

Cannot find 2mm hole or any other hole apart from screw holes round edge have even taken stickers off laptop only 6 months old would they have changed recently memory in machine and running nicely
Infineon 256meg PC2100
Micron Tech 512meg PC2700

FieldValue
Memory Module Properties
Module NameMicron Tech. 8VDDT6464HDG-335C1
Serial Number770CACF6h
Manufacture DateWeek 23 / 2004
Module Size512 MB (2 rows, 4 banks)
Module TypeUnbuffered
Memory TypeDDR SDRAM
Memory SpeedPC2700 (166 MHz)
Module Width64 bit
Module VoltageSSTL 2.5
Error Detection MethodNone
Refresh RateReduced (7.8 us), Self-Refresh

[kee-lo_]

I would never mix the type of RAM modules

[seb21__]

The hole on the botton of my VAIO is lateral the sticker, where you can read the Model and Seriel number.

 I would never mix the type of RAM modules

I have to agree with Kee-Lo. The manufacturer is not so important. But the type must be the same (my opinion)

[rich912]

Infineon 256meg PC2100
Micron Tech 512meg PC2700

 I would never mix the type of RAM modules

As Kee-Lo suggests, this is probably the cause. I theory it should be ok, but in practice it can cause problems.

[JohnGL4]

I agree
I told supplier laptop make and model and that is what they supplied need to get anther 512meg but it runs nice and never a problem until it wouldn't work after normal shutdown. But it does seem i will have to look deeper for reset button if it happens again, because there is no hole just wondering if it is only accessible from inside the machine

[seb21__]

But it does seem i will have to look deeper for reset button if it happens again, because there is no hole just wondering if it is only accessible from inside the machine

That would be my first laptop without any reset button. There must be a hole.