#A3000 RAM upgrade easy?
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What's involved in installing an extra 4M of RAM in an A3000? I know
what chips to buy (1M x 4, 80 ns, static-column, ZIP-format RAM) and I know
that when I install them I'll have to transfer the existing 1M of Fast RAM
over to the Chip side.
However, do I void my warranty by ding this myself? Is there anything
I have to do to make the machine recognize the memory properly? Is there
any soldering/desoldering involved, do I have to move jumpers, in a
nutshell: can I do it myself?
The reason I'm asking is that the best price I can get is $790 CDN.
— and that's when I buy an A3000 at the same time. Compare that with $475
US and doing it myself starts to look mighty attractive…
Blaq!
Blaq,
You'll have to ask the dealer if it will void the warranty or not,
my *guess* is that it won't…but no idea what the Canadian policies are.
Don
Charles,
If you use the 1M x 4 chips, you will have to move one jumper. It tells
the DRAM controller that you're using the larger chips. The existing 1M of
fast RAM is 256K x 4 chips. If the ZIPS are installed properly, the system
will automagically figure out how much RAM you've installed.
-Jim