Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 14:11:49 +0000 From: Scott Mitchell <scott.mitchell@mail.com> To: Trevor Osatchuk <fybar@powersurfr.com> Cc: freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: thinkpad memory upgrade Message-ID: <20011215141149.A5071@localhost> In-Reply-To: <FAEJLLJJGCFMCKIJPEEIGELHCEAA.fybar@powersurfr.com>; from fybar@powersurfr.com on Fri, Dec 14, 2001 at 04:59:49PM -0700 References: <FAEJLLJJGCFMCKIJPEEIGELHCEAA.fybar@powersurfr.com>
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On Fri, Dec 14, 2001 at 04:59:49PM -0700, Trevor Osatchuk wrote: > This was also posted in ibm.ibmpc.thinkpad and alt.comp.hardware. > > I just got a 64m memory upgrade and I installed it into my 380d > Thinkpad. When it boots the message that comes in white is: > > 016000 KB OK > > This is the same whether I have my 64m chip in, the old chip in(which > I currently have no idea on the size) or no chip in. I try to get > into the bios with ctrl-f1 and/or ctrl-esc and I come up in the error > screen. How do I get directly to the bios? Hold down F1 while powering the machine on. You need to let go of the key once the initial splash screen (IBM logo, memory size, etc) comes up. > I check the memory and it says that I have 16384 KB installed and > 16000 KB usable. This is with no memory chip in. It actually has 12m > inside.(unchangeable) This is also what the OS tells me.(FreeBSD 4.4 > RELEASE of course) However, this is also what I get when I have either > of the other chips in. Are you sure about that? My 380D came with 16MB onboard and has another 16MB in the upgrade slot. The whole 32MB is recognised just fine by Windows and FreeBSD. > How do I get the computer to see the new memory? I have been to IBM's > web site to look for an installation guide but got discouraged after > umpteen dead links. According to my bios systemboard info, the bios > version is 1.35, or I1ET49WW, which according to the IBM web page is > the most current. Going into the BIOS and selecting Config->Initialise might help, but it sounds like you might have a more serious hardware problem here. > p.s. Do both pcmcia slots work yet? They always have. Scott -- =========================================================================== Scott Mitchell | PGP Key ID | "Eagles may soar, but weasels Cambridge, England | 0x54B171B9 | don't get sucked into jet engines" scott.mitchell@mail.com | 0xAA775B8B | -- Anon To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-mobile" in the body of the message
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