I was just thinking today that the firmware that runs a 1 gig and 2 gig T10 is the same, and perhaps the same firmware that runs the T30 and T60---so that leads to wondering, ....if one were to de-solder the 2 gig flash memory chip on the black body T10, and replace it with a 4 or 8 gig flash memory chip....(if that were physically possible ((number of pins on each chip must match for placement back onto the T10 motherboard)) would the T10 v1.77 firmware be able to address 4 or 8 gigs of memory?
I think that I will attempt to source out a flash memory chip at the 4 and 8 gig level, and see if it can physically be accepted by the T10 black body motherboard. This will take a little time as I don't think iRiver will make readily available, service schematics of the motherboard specifications and chip placements.
If anybody has already taken apart their T10 2 GB unit and has noticed if there is a manufacturer's name or stamp on the 2 GB flash memory---and could publish that name on this thread, that would be most helpful. If there is--- and it just might be Hitachi--I/you could start there with matching the same manufacturer, but with a higher capacity chip.
I can't see why you would not be able to update/modify the capacity of the T10 IF...you could find a suitable FLASH MEMORY CHIP for the task. A tech shop could then de-solder the current one and solder back in the higher capacity no problem. I wouldn't attempt that myself.
Just a thought to throw out there. How cool would it be to have a 4 or 8 gig T10!
