How to change the firmware of SUNPLUS SPA536A HB111

chuck22 · #21 (**permalink**) 6th Jan 2007, 10:38 am

lattesurf, chuck22 again.
i paid cod, and now i cant get in touch with them at all. by phone or e-mail . can i add memory to these mp4 players some how? or upgrade them? do you know where i can get real mp4 players either 4gb or 2gb?
These mp4 players were x-mas gifts for my children and realitives, if you have any suggestions or more help i would appreciate it. thank you for all the help. chuck22 charlesmay22@yahoo.com

chuck22 · #22 (**permalink**) 6th Jan 2007, 10:44 am

lattesurf, chuck22 again.
i paid cod, and now i cant get in touch with them at all. by phone or e-mail . can i add memory to these mp4 players some how? or upgrade them? do you know where i can get real mp4 players either 4gb or 2gb?
These mp4 players were x-mas gifts for my children and realitives, if you have any suggestions or more help i would appreciate it. thank you for all the help. chuck22 charlesmay22@yahoo.com

lattesurf · #23 (**permalink**) 6th Jan 2007, 11:06 am

chuck22 , the problem with cod is you can't get a refund unless the seller is willing to do so.

However, if you want to change the memory chip, it is also possible. There is a guide from s1mp3.org here http://wiki.s1mp3.org/index.php/How_..._a_memory_chip

However, you will need to do alot of pre-purchase work by verifying the actual chip and getting the datasheet for it. You need to ensure that the new chip being bought has the same pinouts/specifications as the current chip installed.
You need to verify each player individually as the manufacturer might have used different chips in each player.

Currently there are no verified 4GB and above nano-clone players in the market. But you can get legit 2GB players from Uxcell.com, although there were some complains recently regarding the hacked memory issues too.

Also, try houseofdap.com, they offer Teclast & Meizu 1GB, 2GB and 4GB players. These players are slightly of the high-end side and costs abit more. But very well worth the money and usually lesser problems.

chuck22 · #24 (**permalink**) 6th Jan 2007, 12:27 pm

lattesurf, chuck22 thanks,
about the changeing of the memory chips, will that site help me find , purcase,and help explain to me how to put them in? if not where would i go to get them and get them put in?now with finding the right chip will i use the info on the mp4 players them selfs. the lisong LSD_801_06
2006/08/21 SDK3.5.37? use that to get the right chips or what excactly? or can i put the memory chips in my self once i get the right ones. plus do you know if i can get 4gbmemory chips, or what size will be available? plus i was looking at ather sites for more mp4 players and i say one that said it was 30gb is there such a thing or is it a come on? thanks again chuck22. charlesmay22@yahoo.com

lattesurf · #25 (**permalink**) 7th Jan 2007, 2:18 am

chuck22 , read the link i posted previously, it contains the steps needed to remove and fit the new memory chip.

Regarding the chip info, it is not the version info. You need to open the player and get the physical serial number. For example, mine is Samsung 622 K9WAG08U1-A.

There is no point buying 4GB and above chips, as the processor can only support a maximum of 2GB.

I'm not sure of 30GB, if it was, it'll be a mini-hard-disk. To install a player with 30GB worth of flash memory would be very expensive.

chuck22 · #26 (**permalink**) 8th Jan 2007, 8:06 am

lattesurf, chuck22,
i opened one of the none working mp4 players. there is two main chips, both are towards the top of the mp4 player. the chip at the very top is a rectangular shape and has very visable letters and number on it. "hynix" "kor" "HY27UF082G2A" "TPCB" "644A" that is what is on the rectangle chip at the very top. the square chip has something writen on it but is hard to make it out. do tou know witch one it should be? talking about the memory chip? plus the site you gave to me already has sites to go and get chips, but do you know other trust worthy sites i can buy these memory 2gb chips from? thanks for all the help chuck22. charlesmay22@yahoo.com

chuck22 · #27 (**permalink**) 8th Jan 2007, 8:52 am

lattesurf, chuck22,
i found out that the hynix and the samung or close sisterchips i guess. but i found out definitly that the chip i have in this mp4 player is a 2gb chip. i found the hynix web site. typed in the chips number and it shows it is 2gb. why when we run the firm upgrade and stuff did it change too 233mb? if you can help i wuld once again appreciate it chuck22. charlesmay22@yahoo.com

chuck22 · #28 (**permalink**) 8th Jan 2007, 8:55 am

lattesurf, chuck22,
i found out that the hynix and the samung or close sisterchips i guess. but i found out definitly that the chip i have in this mp4 player is a 2gb chip. i found the hynix web site. typed in the chips number and it shows it is 2gb. why when we run the firm upgrade and stuff did it change too 233mb? if you can help i wuld once again appreciate it chuck22. charlesmay22@yahoo.com

lattesurf · #29 (**permalink**) 8th Jan 2007, 9:18 am

chuck22 , the memory chip would either be Samsung or Hynix branded. What you have found, HY27UF082G2A would be the memory chip.
Regarding the capacity, it is a 2Gigabit or 256MegaByte (1Byte = 8bits) chip.

I'm not sure of the links on the s1mp3.org wiki site, as i've not personally bought from them, nor have heard of anyone buying from them.

Probably those should be alright, since they linked them up. You might also want to consider purchase from other distributors like farnell.com or rs-components.com as they are the 2 largest electronics manufacturers/distributors in the world.

chuck22 · #30 (**permalink**) 8th Jan 2007, 11:12 am

lattesurf, thanks chuck22,
the chip is a hynix and i found there web site www.hynix.com and i put in the chip number and it says it is a 2GB chip. do you have any ideas why after i ran the upgrades and firmware it shows that i only have 233mb? if you have any answers or suggestion once again i would appreciate it chuck22. charlesmay22@yahoo.com