Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ncar!midway!quads.uchicago.edu!nwc1 From: nwc1@quads.uchicago.edu (einsturzende neubaten) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware Subject: Re: Dilemma: Should I do it myself? Message-ID: <1991Jan14.030225.2574@midway.uchicago.edu> Date: 14 Jan 91 03:02:25 GMT References: <41382@nigel.ee.udel.edu> <42473@ut-emx.uucp> Sender: news@midway.uchicago.edu (News Administrator) Organization: University of Chicago Lines: 26 >|>taking it for repair. I didn't realize that they have no way to figure >|>out if I opened the computer (if I don't break something, obviously). . . . . >|>gb > >It is my understanding that you have to cut a resistor on the mother >board when you do a memory upgrade, so that the Mac knows how much >memory you have. Therefore, when you remove the memory that you >installed, you will have to solder the resistor back for the machine to >be operational with the smaller amount of memory again. I'm afraid that >this would be to obvious to get past the service people. > >Sorry...nice try, though. > >============================================================================= >Stan Twiefel Major: Computer Science >The University of Texas at Austin Internet: stanman@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu >============================================================================= Well, nice try you too. Having done the abovementioned procedure myself, I must say that the SE/30 at least does not require cutting or anything. Perhaps you have some other computer in mind. 'later! (nice try, but "it is my understanding that" isn't the same as "I've done this and . . ." or "I looked this up and. . .")