After reading a few web pages I came to this conclusion as well. The guy in
question has a good ebay rating so I'm sure that an amicable resolution can be
achieved. I would imagine that the seller bought it as a true 2100 as well :-(
On a lighter note - the SER-001 works an absolute treat!
All the best
Matthew
> Uh oh!
>
> Sounds like you have bought a 2000 MLB wrapped in a 2100
> case. :(
>
> While it is possible for part of the dram to be defective,
> it's not likely. And to have it work and show 1M same as
> a 2000 is very telling.
>
> The way to tell if it really has 4M fitted is to open
> the case, remove the ROM board and see if the chips are
> soldered close to the ROM board connector. If you can see
> a row of gold (or silver if they have been tinned) pads
> between the chips and the connector, you have been conned!
>
> Now it is possible that the guy who sold it to you was
> not aware of this and simply went by the marking on the case.
>
> You need to either send it back, talk refund or decide to upgrade.
>
> An upgrade will involve swapping a couple of chips.
>
> Good luck.
>
> Regards,
>
> David Humphreys
>
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