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Date:      Wed, 22 Aug 2001 12:51:53 -0500
From:      Tony Wells <tony@camel.kdsi.net>
To:        Chris Boyd <CBoyd@apogeetelecom.com>
Cc:        "'freebsd-questions@freebsd.org'" <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Proliant 2500 missing memory?
Message-ID:  <3B83F139.8A837499@camel.kdsi.net>
References:  <5A1E91591378D243B6B6C5425F2B2B3E07C0F2@apexch.apogeetelecom.com>

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Yes, 

You can supply a hint to the kernel in the config to tell it how much
memory you have installed if it can't detect it properly from the BIOS.

Add this line to your kernel config, and re-compile the kernel:

options         MAXMEM="(1024*1024)"

This should get the kernel to recognize the memory.  

Chris Boyd wrote:
> 
> I have a Compaq Proliant 2500 with 1GB RAM and 4.3-RELEASE installed.
> FreeBSD (and Linux & M$-DOS for that matter) all report the box as having
> 16MB.  I've looked at the memory config with the Compaq diagnostic program,
> and everything looks OK there.  Just seems like the BIOS call reports only
> 16MB.  This is with the latest E24 flash.  Any hints?
> 
> --
> Chris Boyd
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