Raspberry Pi locks down RAM upgrades in Firmware

Name: Raspberry Pi locks down RAM upgrades in Firmware
Uploaded: 2026-09-21T16:37:13Z
Duration: 3 min 26 s

It's not just because of the RAM pricing situation. Links mentioned in this video: - Raspberry Pi EEPROM issue from Oct 2025: https://github.com/raspberrypi/rpi-eeprom/issues/761 - Raspberry Pi Forum Post: https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=399212 - Hacker News discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49786689 - Geekworm guide for determining Factory RAM size: https://geekworm.com/blogs/news/prevent-ram-swapped-raspberry-pi-5-how-to-verify-factory-ram-size And spec