How do you do that cheapo upgrade? Frans
Martin Wilson wrote: > On Sun 02 Apr, Dave Laundon wrote: > > Frans van Egmond wrote: > > > > > I noticed two chips (both with a number 256 on them) assuming these are > > the > > > RAM chips, I couldn't find other chips resembling RAM chips in my SAM, > > this > > > would make 512K, right? > > > However when switched on the SAM reports 256k... > > > Is it faulty? > > > > > > Frans > > > > Each chip is 256K x 4-bits making 256KB in total. In 512K machines there > > are four chips, the other two being accessible without having to take SAM > > appart, behind the small plastic cover in the middle of the base. > > > > Dave. > > > > My Sam has nothing behind the ram expansion cover and yet has 512k RAM. > Spooky eh? Well actually I did the cheapo ram expansion with just bare chips > and a bit of wire. Works fine so no regrets. > > ************************************************************ > ***This has been emailed to you by a Acorn Risc PC 233MHZ*** > ************************************************************
