Date: Mon, 27 Oct 1997 13:36:27 -0800 From: Dean <dean@thegrid.net> To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: new RAM question Message-ID: <3.0.1.32.19971027133627.006cb438@mail.thegrid.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.95.971026194547.29878I-100000@current1.whistle. com> References: <3.0.3.16.19971026194225.14e70ccc@mail.thegrid.net>
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But the BIOS detects all of the memory. And the Dos partition flys compared to what it was. Would the cache still be a problem? And what is a PAL upgrade? Thanks, Dean At 07:47 PM 10/26/97 -0800, Julian Elischer wrote: >try backing down to 16 > >maybe your board only caches 16MB? (if it's old?) >remember a single cache miss is bad.. I've had this on a 486 motherboard.. >the manufacturer had a PAL upgrade for the cache controller. > > >On Sun, 26 Oct 1997, Dean wrote: > >> BSDibes, >> I've got a 486 DX-33 with a 486 (I think) motherboard. Friday, I went >> from 8 Megs to 20 Megs of RAM - from eight 1 Meg sims to four 4 Meg and >> four 1 Meg sims. I've got eight 30 pin slots. Well, the problem is that >> my system now crawls - like it is only recognizine the four 1 Meg sims. I >> just installed FreeBSD, so I assume I've got the latest version. I didn't >> think that there was anything I had to do in addition to ploping in the >> sims. Any ideas? Thanks, >> Dean >> > > >
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