Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 10:20:29 -0600 (CST) From: David Scheidt <dscheidt@enteract.com> To: Arcady Genkin <a.genkin@utoronto.ca> Cc: chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [OT] 64M recognized as 16M Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.96.991216101837.83557A-100000@shell-1.enteract.com> In-Reply-To: <87iu1yhnts.fsf@main.wgaf.net>
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On 16 Dec 1999, Arcady Genkin wrote: > Hi all, > I know it's offtopic, but I'm having a hardware problem with my > FreeBSD box, so here it goes... > > 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). > > Has anyone had this kind of problem with an older Pentium board? Is > there a tweak in the BIOS that I need ot adjust, perhaps? 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. David > > Thanks, > -- > 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 > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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