A600 1mb Ram Expansion

Hi all,

I'm in need of a 1mb chip ram expansion for my trusty A600. If anyone is willing to sell one for a reasonable price then pease let me know! Cheers, Dan :thumbsup:

Vesalia have some of these in stock at the moment, if you'd like a new one:

http://www.vesalia.de/e_a603.htm

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Originally Posted by AndyLandy

Vesalia have some of these in stock at the moment, if you'd like a new one:

http://www.vesalia.de/e_a603.htm

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That would be around £35 and then the shipping cost from Germany... i was looking to spend around £25 for a used fully working expansion :) Cheers for link though, i could use Vesalia or Amigakit as a last resort but i don't really want to spend more than my A600 is worth :thumbsup:

You know you can expand the memory of A600 to full 2Mb yourself, if you want. Right?:ninja:

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Originally Posted by rkauer

You know you can expand the memory of A600 to full 2Mb yourself, if you want. Right?:ninja:

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Yep :) but i will still need to buy 2 x 512k chips to do the mod... I prefer to go the easy root and use a trapdoor expansion :D

My A600 currently has a Marpet M604A expansion card with 4 simms installed but the slightest knock or bit of movement causes it to stop functioning! I've tested it in 3 different A600's and it's the same. It does not fit very securely and i'm wondering if it's a problem that exists with all Marpet A600 expansions?

Yes, that's a very well known problem with this heavy expansion.

Gravity claims its price over it.

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Originally Posted by Powerpie5000

....the slightest knock or bit of movement causes it to stop functioning! I've tested it in 3 different A600's and it's the same. It does not fit very securely and i'm wondering if it's a problem that exists with all Marpet A600 expansions?

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maybe you can fix it with some hot glue gun...

Chris

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....the slightest knock or bit of movement causes it to stop functioning! I've tested it in 3 different A600's and it's the same. It does not fit very securely and i'm wondering if it's a problem that exists with all Marpet A600 expansions?

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maybe you can fix it with some hot glue gun...

Chris

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Maybe but it's the cleanest, whitest and best condition A600 I've seen since new! I dont want to mess about with it too much and just opening the case to install a hard drive was scary enough (did not want to snap any case clips :D).

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Originally Posted by Powerpie5000

....the slightest knock or bit of movement causes it to stop functioning! I've tested it in 3 different A600's and it's the same. It does not fit very securely and i'm wondering if it's a problem that exists with all Marpet A600 expansions?

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maybe you can fix it with some hot glue gun...

Chris

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Maybe but it's the cleanest, whitest and best condition A600 I've seen since new! I dont want to mess about with it too much and just opening the case to install a hard drive was scary enough (did not want to snap any case clips :D).

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In that case, you'll probably want to steer clear of the A603 too. That'll require modding/removal of the top RF shield, and can't be installed through the trapdoor slot, you have to dismantle the machine to get it in.

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Originally Posted by AndyLandy

In that case, you'll probably want to steer clear of the A603 too. That'll require modding/removal of the top RF shield, and can't be installed through the trapdoor slot, you have to dismantle the machine to get it in.

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Quite a few A600's were actually shipped without the top RF shield when sold new... I've only ever come across 1 A600 with both the top and bottom RF shields :)
Is it actually impossible to install it through the trapdoor or just very difficult?