Where's the RAM located in the 60?

So I've opened up my 60II to try and solve my noise problem and I think it has something to do with the cradling of the ram upgrade, but I don't even know where it's located. If anybody could perhaps draw an arrow on a picture or just give me a general idea that would be great. Also, if I wanted to take out the ram upgrade and use the stock amount of ram to see if that's the problem, how would I do this?

thanks in advance!!

when you open it, it should be on the left hand side, right under where the pads are, with the case closed. small board connected by white socket. you cant miss it. i think somebody posted pics in the faq thread

thanks

Is this what you're talking about? If so how wpuld I go about taking out the upgrade and reconnecting looks jinda complicated...

MC Denzel Washington wrote:Is this what you're talking about? If so how wpuld I go about taking out the upgrade and reconnecting looks jinda complicated...

Your machine has the "Brazilian Hack" or the "Retro Synth Hack".

"Brazillian Hack" after the first hack of this type I saw that had "Made in Brazil" RAM chips fitted. This post http://www.mpc-forums.com/viewtopic.php ... =brazilian --- for more info.

"Retro Synth Hack" based on the same concept but wiring into the RAM expansion socket rather than directly onto any address control chips.

http://blog.retrosynth.net/archives/200 ... rself.html

Removal and refit of a genuine memory board would be a bit tricky for non-tech type people.

Rohan.

what about just removal? How hard would that be?

Any Advice?

shouldnt be hard if you know what youre doing.

Just finished work on an mpc 60 mk2 that had received a messy Ram stacking. The hack itself had been done in the Brazilian style and it had been done quite badly, so bad, in fact that it still registered at stock ram.

I removed everything and replaced with sockets.

I know cost is an issue but this hack is not a good solution

Beatdiggerjazzcat wrote:Just finished work on an mpc 60 mk2 that had received a messy Ram stacking. The hack itself had been done in the Brazilian style and it had been done quite badly, so bad, in fact that it still registered at stock ram.

I removed everything and replaced with sockets.

I know cost is an issue but this hack is not a good solution

Yeah i just saw that on yer page man. This one is the same. If i hadnt seen that posted by you i wouldn't have known it looks like this

To be direct, it looks like shit this hack

The good news is it can be corrected and you can use the normal ram board

I wish I had taken a before shot of the stacked chips and wires.

Yeah real sh** :/

Luckily it was reversible

soundtech wrote:

Beatdiggerjazzcat wrote:Just finished work on an mpc 60 mk2 that had received a messy Ram stacking. The hack itself had been done in the Brazilian style and it had been done quite badly, so bad, in fact that it still registered at stock ram.

I removed everything and replaced with sockets.

I know cost is an issue but this hack is not a good solution

Yeah i just saw that on yer page man. This one is the same. If i hadnt seen that posted by you i wouldn't have known it looks like this

To be direct, it looks like **** this hack

The good news is it can be corrected and you can use the normal ram board

Send me a picture on my page of yours man