Increasing the RAM on the BeagleBoard Black to 1GB

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Hi,

I just got my BBB and I was wondering if anyone has tried replacing the RAM on the board with a higher density part? After doing a bit of research it looks like Micron makes a chip that would be a drop in replacement:
http://www.micron.com/parts/dram/ddr3-sdram/mt41k512m16tna-125?pc={338582DE-C8D6-4594-91B4-B3E86A5D5374}

It’s also in stock at a few places (and costs almost as much as a BBB!)
http://octopart.com/partsearch#!?q=MT41K512M16&start=0&limit=10

I’m planning on running android and wondering if there would need to be any software changes.

Any thoughts or suggestions are welcome.

Thanks,
Nabil

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We have not tried this. It may or may not work, but you can give it a try. These parts are very expensive so it has not been worth the effort to try it. And then there is the increase in current as well, but i have no idea if there is enough current available to support it.

Gerald