topic Re: Can you upgrade the V1's Graphics card? in PCs & Accessories https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-you-upgrade-the-v1-s-graphics-card/m-p/88205#M29873 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The only thing you can upgrade on a V1 is the RAM<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Nov 2005 15:06:40 GMT kee-lo_ 2005-11-09T15:06:40Z Can you upgrade the V1's Graphics card? https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-you-upgrade-the-v1-s-graphics-card/m-p/88203#M29871 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>1 Year on since buying my V1 and I would really like to upgrade its graphics card. Last year this point was raised and it wasn't possible due to space and heat constraints. Have Sony moved on Yet?<BR /><BR />Noted theres now a search facility on here. its about time.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Tue, 08 Nov 2005 22:32:54 GMT https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-you-upgrade-the-v1-s-graphics-card/m-p/88203#M29871 spen 2005-11-08T22:32:54Z Re: Can you upgrade the V1's Graphics card? https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-you-upgrade-the-v1-s-graphics-card/m-p/88204#M29872 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>I think still da same .... problem ... <BR /><BR />Think of my SONY VAIO PC wan to upgrade also kinda hard... : (<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Nov 2005 00:17:24 GMT https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-you-upgrade-the-v1-s-graphics-card/m-p/88204#M29872 babysmile 2005-11-09T00:17:24Z Re: Can you upgrade the V1's Graphics card? https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-you-upgrade-the-v1-s-graphics-card/m-p/88205#M29873 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>The only thing you can upgrade on a V1 is the RAM<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Wed, 09 Nov 2005 15:06:40 GMT https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-you-upgrade-the-v1-s-graphics-card/m-p/88205#M29873 kee-lo_ 2005-11-09T15:06:40Z Re: Can you upgrade the V1's Graphics card? https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-you-upgrade-the-v1-s-graphics-card/m-p/88206#M29874 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Improving the Ram would be good any idea. How much sony will rip me off for it? I understand these machines have to go back to Sony for upgrades.<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 12 Nov 2005 00:58:03 GMT https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-you-upgrade-the-v1-s-graphics-card/m-p/88206#M29874 spen 2005-11-12T00:58:03Z Re: Can you upgrade the V1's Graphics card? https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-you-upgrade-the-v1-s-graphics-card/m-p/88207#M29875 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>For RAM look at Crucial - <A href="http://www.crucial.com/uk/" target="_blank">here.</A> <BR /><BR />Good service and well priced,:smileywink:<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 12 Nov 2005 03:26:10 GMT https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-you-upgrade-the-v1-s-graphics-card/m-p/88207#M29875 GBS 2005-11-12T03:26:10Z Re: Can you upgrade the V1's Graphics card? https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-you-upgrade-the-v1-s-graphics-card/m-p/88208#M29876 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Looked at Crucial.com I can upgrade to 2048MB of RAM as the standard V1 has 512MB in on slot and there are 2 slots in the machine.<BR /><BR />More interestingly the scan suggested that the VI canAccept Four graphics cards that they produce CTVX700AGP256MB @ 108.09 inc VAT or CTVX800PRO256MB @ £186.81 inc Vat<BR /><BR />Even cheaper was CTV9250128MB at only £27.01 which is better than the one currently installed.<BR /><BR />No one has answered whther I have to send my machine back to sony. For upgrades is this still the case?:smileyconfused:<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 12 Nov 2005 15:14:30 GMT https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-you-upgrade-the-v1-s-graphics-card/m-p/88208#M29876 spen 2005-11-12T15:14:30Z Re: Can you upgrade the V1's Graphics card? https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-you-upgrade-the-v1-s-graphics-card/m-p/88209#M29877 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>No, you do the upgrades yourself, Sony don't fit RAM for you, if they did they'd charge you a small packet<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 12 Nov 2005 16:35:58 GMT https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-you-upgrade-the-v1-s-graphics-card/m-p/88209#M29877 kee-lo_ 2005-11-12T16:35:58Z Re: Can you upgrade the V1's Graphics card? https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-you-upgrade-the-v1-s-graphics-card/m-p/88211#M29878 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>It seems that the V series is one of the few Vaio’s that Sony actually say “do not install memory modules yourself (user guide).:smileyconfused:<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sat, 12 Nov 2005 16:51:05 GMT https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-you-upgrade-the-v1-s-graphics-card/m-p/88211#M29878 rich912 2005-11-12T16:51:05Z Re: Can you upgrade the V1's Graphics card? https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-you-upgrade-the-v1-s-graphics-card/m-p/88213#M29879 <HTML><HEAD></HEAD><BODY><P>Thats because of the integral way they are made, it's all very specialised<BR /></P></BODY></HTML> Sun, 13 Nov 2005 00:04:40 GMT https://community.sony.sk/t5/pcs-accessories/can-you-upgrade-the-v1-s-graphics-card/m-p/88213#M29879 kee-lo_ 2005-11-13T00:04:40Z