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Jake Page Icon Posted 2016-06-28 7:44 PM
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My 728 has a lower left crack in the screen frame and I can't seem to fix it.

I'm contemplating swapping its ROM/RAM chip to my 720. I've watched the very instructive HPC:Factor take-apart of the 720 and the fine video is clear enough for even someone like me.

My question is: after removing the keyboard and pulling out the ROM/RAM chip housed on the machine's left side, is there anything else I need to do? Other than safely button up everything after inserting the 728 chip?

I'm hesitant about this, having recently bricked a Sony Vaio P.

Any advice/pointers would be much appreciated,
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Rich Hawley Page Icon Posted 2016-06-28 10:46 PM
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It is the easiest rom swap I ever did...nothing to worry about...remove keyboard, swap rom, replace keyboard, perform reset...you're done!

Only 3 T6 screws hold keyboard in place...just be careful with keyboard ribbon cable...
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Jake Page Icon Posted 2016-06-29 2:04 AM
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Much thanks, Rich. Glad to hear that the transition is within my means. Will post back with success or failure.

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Jake Page Icon Posted 2016-06-30 11:26 PM
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Looks like it was moron-friendly: I was able to switch them out. Thank you, thank you Rich and C:Amie's wondrous video.

Glad for the RAM and even more glad to get rid of that hideous blue chassis. Why did developers ever go with that color?

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CE Geek Page Icon Posted 2016-07-01 1:41 AM
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Cuz some folks (like me) like it.
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Jake Page Icon Posted 2016-07-01 3:16 AM
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Oh, CE Geek, how can you turn your back on the simple elegance of the black J720?

Subjective aesthetics aside, I was wondering why my 720 backup froze the machine with a 728 ROM. I had a backup for the 728, which was fine after reset. Was it a registry thing, or something hardware-wise?

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