TechRAM Memory Upgrades

The TechRAM memory upgrade is a small circuit board with either 4MB, 8MB, 32MB, 64MB or 96MB of memory. On almost all HP 200LX 2 MB palmtops, the second megabyte is sitting on a daughterboard, so the 4MB upgrade can be installed quite easily by opening the palmtop, removing the daughterboard and installing the TechRAM 4MB board, which results in a total of 5MB internal RAM (the C: drive has 4.3 MB then).

The HP 200LX 1M does not have the daughterboard, and most of them do not even have the connector to install the board, so installing the TechRAM upgrade requires a SMD socket to be soldered on the circuit board. The total RAM of an upgraded machine will be 5 MB.

Some newer HP 200LX 2MB have all memory on the mainboard and therefore do not have a daughterboard nor the connector. Installing the TechRAM upgrade requires a SMD socket to be soldered on the circuit board. The total RAM of such a machine will be 6 Mbyte.

The HP 200LX 4MB has 2MB of memory on the mainboard plus 2MB on a daughterboard, so the 4MB upgrade is installed by removing the 2MB board and replacing it with the TechRAM 4MB board, resulting in a total memory of 6MB.

The TechRAM 4MB upgrade is available as “do-it-yourself” kit which includes the 4MB memory board, detailed instructions, an EMM driver and a Torx T6 screwdriver for opening the palmtop case. Optionally we offer installation service to install the upgrade in your palmtop.

In addition to the above, installation of the TechRAM 8MB, 32MB, 64MB and 96MB upgrades is much more difficult and, depending on the layout of your mainboard, requires removal of the original memory chips from the mainboard and soldering additional wires to CPU pins. Therefore, the 8MB, 32MB, 64MB and 96MB upgrades are only available together with installation by us. The total memory of the upgraded palmtop will be:

Please note that the TechRAM memory upgrades do not work in the HP 100LX palmtops.

Bundle price: TechSpeed is only DM 50,00 if ordered together with TechRAM, and the TechSpeed installation fee is not charged if TechSpeed is installed at the same time as TechRAM.