Date: 16 Dec 1999 11:34:35 -0500 From: Arcady Genkin <a.genkin@utoronto.ca> To: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [OT] 64M recognized as 16M Message-ID: <87emcmhmjo.fsf@main.wgaf.net> In-Reply-To: David Scheidt's message of "Thu, 16 Dec 1999 10:20:29 -0600 (CST)" References: <Pine.NEB.3.96.991216101837.83557A-100000@shell-1.enteract.com>
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David Scheidt <dscheidt@enteract.com> writes: > > I tried upgrading RAM on a P233 computer by adding a 64M 168-pin > > module (the system already has 32M), but the module is recognized as > > 16M only. My mobo (an ASUS P/I-P55TVP4) is supposed to handle SDRAM > > modules upto 64M (according to manual). > > Add > options MAXMEM="(96*1024)" > > to your kernel config, assuming it is 96 MB of RAM you have in the box. > This is a common problem on older boxes with lots of memory. I must have been unclear in my original post. It's the BIOS that doesn't recognize the RAM in the first place. The memory count on power-up only goes to 16M. FWIW, the mobo has an Intel 430VX chipset. Any ideas? -- Arcady Genkin http://wgaf.dyndns.org "'What good is my pity? Is not the pity the cross upon which he who loves man is nailed?..'" (Zarathustra - F. Nietzsche) To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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