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Posted by: EmmyOcelot on 2020-12-20 16:17:37
Hi everyone!
I got my hands on a PowerBook 520c a little while back and was wondering with the ram card kind of expensive and hard to find on eBay, could I get 2 8mb ones (identical cards of course) and combine them on one board to make a 16mb card? If so, would it be practical? Any answers would be appreciated!
Emmy
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Posted by: maceffects on 2020-12-20 19:05:54
If they are like the Mac Portable, I cannot recall right now, and have extra unused solder areas for more chips, then you should be able to. SMD soldering/de-soldering isn't easy though and the gain of only 8mb doesn't seem worth it. Do you have a photo of the memory cards?
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Posted by: EmmyOcelot on 2020-12-20 19:24:18
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Macintosh-Powerbook-500-Series-BCGM44-Bottom-Half-With-8GB-Memory-and-66-33-MGZ/313124900139
picture 4/10 gives a good picture and yes, they are blank pads.
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Posted by: maceffects on 2020-12-20 19:43:35
It’s my personal opinion that as long as the chips are right it should work. Be prepared to have some patience during the procedure.
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Posted by: EmmyOcelot on 2020-12-20 19:51:00
Thanks. Always good to have an extra brain to spitball an idea with. Thankfully with the holidays, I have nothing but time right now so I may pull the trigger if I can’t get ahold of a 16 mb card.
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