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RAM UPGRADE FOR YOUR OLD POWERBOOK
Posted by: somorastik on 2012-08-02 23:36:43
Hi folks,

Lately I was thinking about upgrading my Powerbook's RAM.

Since the RAM in old 68k and PPC powerbooks is proprietary, and finding a "chiped up" RAM module is hard, it got me thinking.

I study electrotechnics in University and I got good soldering equipment which could get the job done, that is soldering extra chips in the empty spaces on the RAM module.

I have a Powerbook 5300cs, but its really hard to find these RAM modules here in easter europe.

So my offer stands like this:

Send me at least two RAM modules from your old Powerbook and I will put extra chips from one board to the other which will be maxed out (of course depending on the chips capacity)

Who would be interessted?

I will do this for free, for anyone interested, just to see if it is possible. And then try to do some for myself, when I will find some extra module for the 5300cs.
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