C306Z hardware upgrade?

[copier tech]

Re: C306Z hardware upgrade?

I have a Ricoh c306z, which seems to work but trying to upgrade firmware lately with the Ricoh Upgrade Tool it locks up and I have to power cycle it.

This remind me of PCs acting up when memory modules are damaged and I wonder if there's a memory test function to confirm the memory modules is healthy.

Also, I wonder if changing the module for a bigger one and swapping the hard drive for an SSD would make it any snappier. Any experience in that regard?, are memory and disk upgrades any good?

The best & safest way to update the firmware is VIA the SD card method. The tool is very unreliable on many models & some users have ended up needing to replace the controller board after using the update tool after it fails half way through the process.

[lurker1652]

I have a Ricoh c306z, which seems to work but trying to upgrade firmware lately with the Ricoh Upgrade Tool it locks up and I have to power cycle it.

This reminds me of PCs acting up when memory modules are damaged and I wonder if there's a memory test function to confirm the memory module is healthy.

Also, I wonder if changing the module for a bigger one and swapping the hard drive for an SSD would make it any snappier. Any experience in that regard?, are memory and disk upgrades any good?