How much ram can the pentium 4 2.80 ghz processor handle?

[doneyu]

I have this old 2004 Vaio at which my father and I have done major upgrades to it. The last upgrade was in 2007. I have the system updated software wise and have decided to use it as a back up computer just in case my main computer has a problem. I was wondering if the Pentium 4 2.80 GHz processor could allow me or even handle being upgraded from 1 gig of ram to 8 gigs of ram. Thanks,
Ryan

 

[senseijtitus]

Max 4 GB. But then again depends on model. Some support upto 4 Gigs but other only upto 1 Gig.

 

[senseijtitus]

Pentium 4, 2.8 ghz cpu may support 4 sticks of 526mb.

But I would suggest to check out with Intels official website as well.

http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/product-briefs/pentium-4-brief.pdf

 

[Martell1977]

Run this scanner from Crucial Memory:
http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/systemscanner
It will tell you everything you need to know about max memory, speed and size of modules.

 

[doneyu]

Alright..."Max 4 GB. But then again depends on model. Some support upto 4 Gigs but other only upto 1 Gig."
What do you mean, model?

 

[senseijtitus]

Models of the chipset like 875P, 865G ect...

 

[doneyu]

how do I check for what chipset I have with windows xp?

 

[senseijtitus]

how do I check for what chipset I have with windows xp?

CPU-Z (freeware) can give you this information. You can download it free from the net.
But The easiest way is just to open "Start button" ->Right click on "Computer" -> Select "System Properties"