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From: bdale@hpcsd02.HP.COM (Bdale Garbee)
Newsgroups: comp.laser-printers
Subject: Re: HP Laserjet II ram boards
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Date: 5 Jul 88 19:53:17 GMT
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>Is it true
>that to upgrade with HP boards you must replace the whole board with
>a new one,  i.e. no chip adding/swapping or similar scheme ??

Yes.  The boards use surface-mounted RAM.  Higher reliability than sockets,
lower production costs, etc.  When I bought my series II, I didn't worry about
it since there's most likely always going to be someone who'll give you fair
return for a 1Meg board when you go 4Meg...

Bdale, N3EUA

disclaimer:  I work for HP, but not the printer folks.  I bought a laser II
for personal use at home, and base my opinion solely on my experience as
a customer...