Re: NTLK MP 2000 Upgrade question

From: J. van de Griek (Joost_van_de_Griek@nl.yachtgroup.com)
Date: Tue Sep 05 2000 - 12:53:30 CDT


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
Applications Developer
Yacht ICT
http://www.yachtgroup.com/

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