RAM Requirements

[bandman444]

I have been searching around trying to find the requirements needed for the RAM in a 1.4. I can learn by searching that it needs to be DDR3 or DDR3L, they are SO-DIMM sized, and that any combination of 8GB and 16GB sticks work (1x8GB, 2x8, 1x8 + 1x16, 2x16), but some users will need to update the firmware to support the odd 24GB (8+16) configuration.

Does it matter if it is 1,333MHz, 1,600MHz, or 3,200MHz? Is there a minimum speed? CL11 or CL22 matter at all? ECC or non-ECC?

While I'm asking, has anyone heard of a 64GB (2x32GB) setup for ultra long record times? I shoot rocket launches primarily, and the action times (when things aren't failing) nominally run longer than the 16sec I would be able to get with a 32GB setup. I've seen some 32GB sticks specifically for servers online, but doubt they would work in this application, plus, I've never heard of anyone doing it.

The cost to go from 8GB to 16GB is under $20 (And Amazon even dropped the sticks off in under 10 hours!), but it looks like the upgrade from 16GB to 32GB is going to cost $200-$300, does that sound about right?

Perhaps the answers to these questions are buried in threads or elsewhere on the internet, I couldn't find them.

[CavOkay]

Hello there !

please have a look here in this thread : Procedure for RAM upgrade  https://forum.krontech.ca/index.php?topic=806.0

I have done a RAM upgrade myself, but on Chronos 2.1 (see my post in this thread)
Other Chronos addicts have done it on Chronos 1.4, hope you find your info.

but looking at specs, I think I have read somewhere that the supported RAM max out at 32 GB, AFAIK.
or does anyone had success with more ?

Thank you and good luck with your SoDIMM upgrade.

see my post with comments, this is a bit tricky, most tricky is to plug back fullly the flat cables. I had to start over because it was not fully in the first time.

there is a video shared about how to Dismantle / Teardown the Chronos :

CHRONOS TEARDOWN  VIDEO : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4iBiVZlzns&t=350s   (start at 350 seconds,feel free to rewind to view the full video)

and this one for 1.4 :  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_TFiA05tcc

   

[bandman444]

Thanks. Very familiar with that thread. It is what used when I upgraded my camera from 8GB to 16GB (2x8GB). But I'm hungry for more storage. None of my questions seem to be answered in that thread. For $20 I can try a couple different RAM sticks if they didn't meet the requirements...but ~$250 is a bit tougher to swing in order to try. So since I am going on the adventure to try to save as much money on the 16GB sticks, I want to make sure my search criteria is right so that I can do it only once. (For instance, if I head to my electronics recycler looking for a deal, what exactly do I need.

I too suspect that a 64GB upgrade is a pipe dream, but it is free to ask the question and get a definitive answer.