Htc Universal Memory Upgrade.
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Actually the company and contact are as follows. The guy will be only to happy to help and I believe they will be able to put you in contact with someone who can solder the chips as well.
Dom Webb
Xel Electronics
Tel - 01730 711122
E-mail - dom@xel.co.uk
They are UK based and I believe they charge about $20 per chip for small quantities. The 128MB RAM upgrade is great and I believe that as more people begin to get this done there will be much more by way of speed increase.
Sorry if I didn't make it clear, it should be 40 dollars all inclusive. The pair of chips is worth about 20 and the guy basically charges 20 for soldering and postage(domestic express shipping). And AFAIK, the guy has successfully performed hundreds of memory upgrade for PDAs. So any doubt over chip quality etc is unsubstantiated.
Sorry it's XEL Electronics...
I've just received my chips today... So both my Universals will be off to Retronix next week!
Just for your info WizP originally put us on to Dominic Webb at XEL Electronics Ltd. I've just spoken to Joe Tumilty at Retronix and he and Dom are getting together sometime this week with an eye to putting a service together here in the UK to upgrade our Universals.
Have a nice weekend guys, fingers crossed we may have someone who can supply and solder the BGA chips here in the UK soon - should cut the cost down too!
If you do decide to upgrade your RAM just flash the device with either Mamaich or Ivan's ROM's first so that the person/company upgrading the device can see if the upgrade has worked correctly. I suspect if you don't you'll have them tearing their hair out trying to figure out why the extra RAM isn't showing! Well if they aren't members of this forum at least anyways...
I've just received my chips today... So both my Universals will be off to Retronix next week!
Just for your info WizP originally put us on to Dominic Webb at XEL Electronics Ltd. I've just spoken to Joe Tumilty at Retronix and he and Dom are getting together sometime this week with an eye to putting a service together here in the UK to upgrade our Universals.
Have a nice weekend guys, fingers crossed we may have someone who can supply and solder the BGA chips here in the UK soon - should cut the cost down too!
If you do decide to upgrade your RAM just flash the device with either Mamaich or Ivan's ROM's first so that the person/company upgrading the device can see if the upgrade has worked correctly. I suspect if you don't you'll have them tearing their hair out trying to figure out why the extra RAM isn't showing!
Well if they aren't members of this forum at least anyways...
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Nope you must buy new chips...
The chips in your dead universal will be 32meg chips and you actually need 64meg chips. So just replacing the chips with the one in the dead universal will give you same RAM you have now and be a lot of work for nothing!
Mamaich said it somewhere else in this thread if you want confirmation.
The chips in your dead universal will be 32meg chips and you actually need 64meg chips.
So just replacing the chips with the one in the dead universal will give you same RAM you have now and be a lot of work for nothing! Mamaich said it somewhere else in this thread if you want confirmation.
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't this thread began as (adding two more chips to the empty places on the MB)????? Now you are talking for replacement of the original chips with two new ones with double capacity! I'm getting confused here! What is wrong with the first method??
BTW I'm with G4 XDA Exec!
BTW I'm with G4 XDA Exec!
Where r u from? How can I trust u???
198$, it's too expensive. Hmm, 198$, we can buy a 2hand Uni. Anyone has a cheaper solution???uBGA soldering in Spain?
Hi.
I'm from Spain, and I have a Qtek 9000 that desperatelly needs 128Mb. Someone in Spain is able to do the procedure?
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Hola.
Vivo en España, y tengo una Qtek9000 que necesita desesperadamente 128Mb. ¿Alguien en España es capaz de hacer el procedimiento?
Hi.
I'm from Spain, and I have a Qtek 9000 that desperatelly needs 128Mb. Someone in Spain is able to do the procedure?
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Hola.
Vivo en España, y tengo una Qtek9000 que necesita desesperadamente 128Mb. ¿Alguien en España es capaz de hacer el procedimiento?
In Poland we can do it with 1 month warranty for service and parts throw Polish PDA Club ( price eq 100 USD ) .
www.pdaclub.pl
So also Mamaich ROM with PP increased from 0 to 7 MB,
http://rapidshare.com/files/74114604/Mamaich_2.15.00__128MB_PP7MB.rar
our forum with info and big number of screens you can find under ( only in Polish but screens show more that 1000 words :
pdaclub
www.pdaclub.pl
So also Mamaich ROM with PP increased from 0 to 7 MB,
http://rapidshare.com/files/74114604/Mamaich_2.15.00__128MB_PP7MB.rar
our forum with info and big number of screens you can find under ( only in Polish but screens show more that 1000 words :
pdaclub
Guys, has anyone tried this company, I am in UK,London and am really interested in doing the upgrade.
Any info would be appreciated...
Regards.
what's the usage of page pool
i had upgraded my universal to 128 mb ram. Thanks for everybody here and especially mamaich.
I have another question:
mamaich's rom doesn't use page pool, and some say page pool would not take any effect and might make the universal slower, but some say page pool would increase the speed of universal..
I don't know whose saying is correct???
could somebody tell me?
thanks
i had upgraded my universal to 128 mb ram. Thanks for everybody here and especially mamaich.
I have another question:
mamaich's rom doesn't use page pool, and some say page pool would not take any effect and might make the universal slower, but some say page pool would increase the speed of universal..
I don't know whose saying is correct???
could somebody tell me?
thanks
First unit it was few days - becuase of X-Ray inspection . Price is equal 100USD = 250 PLN for PDAClub user throw Polish auction site ( allegro) - for safety reason.
Poland / Bydgoszcz - all contact by mail to : wirek_80(on)o2.pl
Poland / Bydgoszcz - all contact by mail to : wirek_80(on)o2.pl
G3 or G4?
Is your Universal G3 or G4? Anyone with experience with 128MB Ram G4 yet?
Is your Universal G3 or G4? Anyone with experience with 128MB Ram G4 yet?
WIKI
Dear Everyone!
Would somebody mind cleaning the WIKI section up a bit? The exact memory upgrade steps can be found in the fora, but if a wiki page exists, then please somebody (especially one who already succeeded with the upgrade to 128megs) tell me and the others around, for example:
Which chip to use? Infineon HYB25L512160AC-7.5 ? It's already in the Uni, they are the 32MB modules, so why replace it with that? And how could one use a bricked Uni? It too has the factory memories, so 2x32MB...
At first I thought an additional 2 modules have to be soldered in, but there are no more pads to do so!
So AFAIK the two 32MB module have to be replaced with two 64MB ones, product code unknown, but can be found easily.
Somebody please confirm my statements and edit the wiki to make it correct.
PS: And how to short-connect the 2 pins? Just a solder-bridge? OK, the professionals must know this, I ask the people at my university about BGA-solder
Dear Everyone!
Would somebody mind cleaning the WIKI section up a bit? The exact memory upgrade steps can be found in the fora, but if a wiki page exists, then please somebody (especially one who already succeeded with the upgrade to 128megs) tell me and the others around, for example:
Which chip to use? Infineon HYB25L512160AC-7.5 ? It's already in the Uni, they are the 32MB modules, so why replace it with that? And how could one use a bricked Uni? It too has the factory memories, so 2x32MB...
At first I thought an additional 2 modules have to be soldered in, but there are no more pads to do so!
So AFAIK the two 32MB module have to be replaced with two 64MB ones, product code unknown, but can be found easily.
Somebody please confirm my statements and edit the wiki to make it correct.
PS: And how to short-connect the 2 pins? Just a solder-bridge? OK, the professionals must know this, I ask the people at my university about BGA-solder
