Topic: Ram Upgrade, Can I Install Only 2 Chips Instead Of All Four, For A Tot (Read 115 times)

Zebes · « **on:** July 30, 2006, 12:54:00 AM »

why only 2?
ram upgrades really wont help you at all anyways if you plan on gaming
games are design for the 64 mb

deadparrot · « **Reply #1 on:** July 30, 2006, 02:52:00 AM »

No. The Xbox will only boot with 4 or 8 chips installed.

AfterTheInsanity · « **Reply #2 on:** July 30, 2006, 03:40:00 AM »

You sure? I always thought that if you only installed six, it would boot perfectly fine, but it would still only show up 64mb

xboxgamer733 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 30, 2006, 03:46:00 AM »

QUOTE(AfterTheInsanity @ Jul 30 2006, 03:47 AM)

You sure? I always thought that if you only installed six, it would boot perfectly fine, but it would still only show up 64mb

Yes, you're right.

The Xbox will not boot only if the added RAM is installed incorrectly.

deadparrot · « **Reply #4 on:** July 30, 2006, 05:08:00 AM »

I was sure that it freaked out if it didn't have either 64mb or 128mb...

Oh well, guess that's a good thing

Cappi · « **Reply #5 on:** July 30, 2006, 07:56:00 AM »

It will not boot with only 6 chips installed. I tried it on the last Ram upgrade I did and it triple boot fragged. Then I installed the other 2 and it worked perfectly.

dream_theater · « **Reply #6 on:** July 30, 2006, 08:32:00 AM »

my last ones gonna be a bitch cuz some traces ripped off, but i managed to add wiring and replaces all of em, problem is the chip wont sit properly lol, so im gonna attempt to wire each pin, wish me luck bros,

Zebes · « **Reply #7 on:** July 30, 2006, 08:45:00 AM »

that is gonna suck ass

gl

Zebes · « **Reply #8 on:** July 30, 2006, 10:02:00 PM »

lol, anytime

G0t M4xx 21 · « **Reply #9 on:** July 31, 2006, 07:23:00 AM »

I hate it when a pad lifts, can be fixed, but its a bitch.

Just finished another 128mb board last night, let it run through the tests all night, seems perfectly stable.

IPB Image

Dano2k0 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 31, 2006, 09:05:00 AM »

If some of the pads have been pulled away or are broken off you want to make sure the trace isn't connected either end of the pad or it'll never work. Ive had a few boards sent into me where a whole pad has been removed and it connects either end of the pad to form a 'bridge'

I don't know how skilled you are, but make sure your joints aren't bridged on those repairs, one small short or dry joint on certain pins and it won't boot.

Good luck

AfterTheInsanity · « **Reply #11 on:** July 31, 2006, 09:47:00 AM »

G0t M4xx 21, thats amazing! Done with an SMD rework station, right?

G0t M4xx 21 · « **Reply #12 on:** July 31, 2006, 03:02:00 PM »

I use a reflow station to remove ram chips off dead motherboards for later use, but all the resoldering is done by hand. Usually it turns out pretty well (like shown in the pics at the bottom of the first page), but sometimes if it looks really messy I'll go back and reflow it with the hot air station.

A@ron · « **Reply #13 on:** July 31, 2006, 07:33:00 PM »

I'll also use a hot air reworking station if I cannot find a bridge, that with some flux usually does it.
Of course judging by your pictures Maxx you know what flux is

G0t M4xx 21 · « **Reply #14 on:** July 31, 2006, 10:20:00 PM »

QUOTE(A@ron @ Jul 31 2006, 08:40 PM)

Of course judging by your pictures Maxx you know what flux is

Flux? What's flux? Like a flux capacitor???

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