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> From: Don R. James, Jr. <drj@flash.net>
> To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com
> Subject: Re: NT 4.0 doesn't see upgraded RAM
> Date: Thursday, March 27, 1997 4:31 PM
>
>
> > >Does anyone have any idea why an Intel-based NT 4.0 SP2 (with the
> various
> > >hot-fixes) won't see the RAM I just added to the machine? This dual
> > >Pentium-100 started with 64 MB and I upgraded it to 128, but NT still
> only
> > >sees 64 megs. The BIOS sees the 128 megs just fine, but NT doesn't.
By
> > >the way, the kernel hot-fix was installed for dual-processor mode...
> > >
> > >Any ideas why this might be happening?
> >
> > I answered this before. It is a bug in the motherboard/BIOS you're
> using.
> > The POST test is using ONE method to determine the amount of RAM, and
> then
> > NT is calling another interrupt during the blue-screen count. That
OTHER
> > one that NT uses is BUGGY in your BIOS. The only way out is a new
> > motherboard.
>
> The only way out is may not have to be a new motherboard. Chances are you
> can upgrade the flash ROM in the system with a later BIOS that correctly
> implements the call that WinNT is trying to make. Check with the system
> board vendor or BIOS vendor (if you know it) and see if there is an
update
> available.
>
> Don James
> drj@flash.net
>
>
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