1. aj4u's Avatar
    Hello All,

    Any one tried to hw hack the playbook? Any schematics available ..... jtag to read the rom chip on board with the boot loader?


    Thanks Arjun
    11-23-12 09:01 AM
  2. godsend85's Avatar
    http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/Black...eardown/5265/1

    this helps?

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    11-25-12 10:28 AM
  3. aj4u's Avatar
    thank you for your time godsend85, i've had a look and spoken to xsacha and seems the bootloader is in a ROM on the OMAP processor itself.
    12-05-12 06:23 AM
  4. project_x's Avatar
    Does anyone know if it would be possible to swap out the memory chip on a 16gb from a non-booting/5 blink 32gb, provided the right tools and skills were available or is there something on the OMAP that has the size "hard-wired"?
    12-05-12 06:42 AM
  5. peter9477's Avatar
    Does anyone know if it would be possible to swap out the memory chip on a 16gb from a non-booting/5 blink 32gb, provided the right tools and skills were available or is there something on the OMAP that has the size "hard-wired"?
    As I recall, the memory is tightly bonded to the underside of the CPU, or vice versa. If that's true, you don't have the right tools or skills. Nobody here does. ;-)
    12-05-12 08:05 AM
  6. DAnklaud's Avatar
    As I recall, the memory is tightly bonded to the underside of the CPU, or vice versa. If that's true, you don't have the right tools or skills. Nobody here does. ;-)
    vice versa, but its ram top bonded to a 4430, the mem is down board a little , but today's electronics are Ball Grid Aray bonded (solder balls, generally 200 to 1500+ balls)
    12-05-12 05:41 PM

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