Re: Available Memory
From: xe77 (xe77_at_yahoooooo.com)
Date: 05/28/04
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Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 15:51:24 -0700
What is the Make/Model of this Mainboard?
Which BIOS revision are you using?
Is this the first time you've attempted to exceed 256 MB?
>-----Original Message-----
>I checked my memory and I had a 256 and 128 pc133 modules
installed. I
>removed them and replaced them with the 256 in bank 0. Now
I am getting 256
>Megs from system information but still 384 from cmos. But
that is twice as
>good as before. Thanks.
>"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@mindspring.com> wrote in
message
>news:MgOtc.3018$Yd3.2891@newsread3.news.atl.earthlink.net...
>> How is your 384 configured ? is it one 256 with a single 128
>> module or 3-128 modules ?
>>
>> You should always install the largest module in the 1st
memory slot.
>> Usually, but not always closest to the CPU socket.
>>
>> While some motherboards have 3-4 slots only 2 can be
populated.
>> Check your owner's manual for the motherboard to see
what the
>> maximum memory installed value is. Also, Some types of
memory
>> sticks cannot be intermixed.
>>
>>
>> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:14a8c01c444fa$a25b6d30$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> > Thanks, but there was no /maxmem modifier in the
boot.ini file.
>> > >-----Original Message-----
>> > >Open Explorer - Navigate to C:, edit Boot.Ini.
>> > >If it has a modifier /Maxmem = xxx then your Windows
memory
>> > >is being manually capped. Remove the entire modifier
>> > starting at the /
>> > >
>> > >Be careful editing this file as it is a very critical
>> > system file. In fact
>> > >before editing you might want to create a copy of the
file.
>> > >
>> > >The 384 is a BIOS memory count, there should be no
difference
>> > >between it and what the XP System Information shows.
>> > >
>> > >"NewUser" <post@group.com> wrote in message
>> > >news:ex0S2UPREHA.1644@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
>> > >> When my computer is booting up it shows 384 Megs of
>> > memory. But when I use
>> > >> System Information it only shows 128 Megs of physical
>> > memory. I do have
>> > >384
>> > >> Megs installed on my MB so I am wondering why there is
>> > an inconsistency
>> > >and
>> > >> how to resolve it.
>> > >> Thanks for any help.
>> > >>
>> > >>
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >.
>> > >
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