Re: NTLK MP 2000 Upgrade question

From: RAV (robert@varnam.com)
Date: Tue Sep 05 2000 - 13:10:29 CDT


Has built in ram without the chip, I may have to do some exploratory surgery on mine again.

"J. van de Griek" wrote:

> RAV wrote:
>
> > then your saying the rom chips come out? It was a chip set of 3 or 4 that
> side in and out, I figured it was the ram because it worked without it.
> >
> > Victor Rehorst wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, 5 Sep 2000, RAV wrote:
> > >
> > > > The reason they are sent off is that no Dr. Newton would not sell you
> > > > the ram by itself , trust me I HAVE DONE THIS WITH NO PROBELMS, its
> the
> > > > same as the emate, just pop it in.
> > >
> > > The 2x00 RAM and flash chips are soldered onto the motherboard. To
> replace
> > > them would involve either very fine SMD(sp?) soldering skills or
> replacing
> > > the mainboard. The daughtercard in the 2x00 holds the system ROM:
> NewtonOS
> > > 2.1.
>
> I doubt an MP will work with either RAM or ROM missing...
>
> But Victor is right; the RAM chips in an MP2k are soldered in; the ROM is on
> an SO-DIMM (much like in the eMate).
>
> ,xtG
> .tsooJ
> --
> Joost van de Griek
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