Mike
James M. Cook penned:
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->http://www.microsoft.com/kb/articles/q117/3/73.htm Will bring you there,
->thanks for the info. I've got an Aptiva A90 with this problem and I've
->seen Packard Bell mentioned in a earlier message. Does anyone know of any
->other brands/BIOS types to avoid?
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->> From: Josh Hillman <admin-maillist@talstar.com>
->> To: ntisp@emerald.iea.com
->> Subject: Re: NT 4.0 doesn't see upgraded RAM
->> Date: Friday, March 28, 1997 12:25 PM
->>
->> A few minutes after sending the original message, a co-worker found an
->> article in the MS Knowledge Base (ID# Q117373) that answered this
->problem.
->>
->> There seem to be a few annoying limitations with the motherboard in
->> question here, so I'll probably just end up replacing it. After
->attempting
->> numerous times to update the BIOS, it would never install the new one,
->the
->> RAM worked as far as the BIOS is concerned, though as stated below, NT
->> didn't recognize anything over 64M. Also, this motherboard can only
->handle
->> 90 or 100 MHz Pentium processors (it's a dual 100 right now). It's a
->> little annoying when you put in two new 133's and it still runs at 100.
->Oh
->> well...
->>
->> Josh Hillman
->> hillman@talstar.com
->>
->>
->> > > >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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