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Re: BioStar Motherboard eaten my RAM ???!!
Hari Hari Mau wrote in
news:6d7b57ee-290d-43b5-a5e4-91f124521cdb@n38g2000prl.googlegroups.com:
> On Aug 13, 4:08 pm, Conor <conor_tur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> In article <c9b44d15-81e3-4940-837e-8a91e6d92800
>> @v26g2000prm.googlegroups.com>, Hari Hari Mau says...
>>
>> > Hello all !
>>
>> > Just recently I upgraded my PC to 4GB of DDR2 RAM --- 2 X 2GB DDR2 RAM
>> > Modules.
>>
>> > But when I plugged in the memory modules and powered up my PC, I got
>> > an unpleasant surprise !!
>>
>> > Somehow the 4GB of RAM only shows up as 3587072K of Memory !! That's a
>> > whooping 600MB of memory ****missing**** !!!
>>
>> > The motherboard for my PC is Biostar's P4M890-M7-SE and so far it
>> > hasn't given me any problem.
>>
>> > The motherboard has a built-in vga, which I use. I allocate 16MB of
>> > RAM as "shared memory" for VGA, and the "AGP-Aperture" I give it 32MB,
>> > all min figure.
>>
>> > When I first built the PC, I used a 1GB DDR2 memory module. The mobo
>> > showed me the correct mem figures, ie., 1GB (1024MB) MINUS the 16MB
>> > (of shared memory) and a 1MB of "T-Seg memory".
>>
>> > When I purchased a second 1GB DDR2 memory and plugged it in, again the
>> > mobo didn't give me any problem. It correctly gave me the 2GB (2048MB)
>> > MINUS the 17MB of shared and T-Seg memories.
>>
>> > However, when I plugged in the recently purchased 2 X 2GB DDR2 mem
>> > modules, the problem occurred !!
>>
>> > Instead of giving me 4GB (4096MB) MINUS 17MB, all I got is 3587072K
>> > (around 3.42GB) of memory, plus the 17 shared and "T-Seg" memories.
>>
>> > What's going on???
>>
>> > What can I do to get back the 600MB of my RAM that is
>> > ****MISSING**** ????
>>
>> Go into the BIOS, probably in the Advanced section and see if there's a
>> "Memory Remap" or "Memory Hole 15M-16M" option and enable it.
>
>
> Did that, but my 600MB of RAM still missing !!
>
> And I did some experiments ... if I increase the "shared memory" for
> the integrated video function from the current (minimum) 16MB to 256MB
> (max), only 2.8GB of the 4GB RAM memory is there !!
>
> No kidding !!
>
> On one hand, the increase from 16MB to 256MB is a 240MB of memory
> allocated to video, instead of the 240MB deducted from the main
> memory, the mobo somehow decides to deduct 600MB instead !!
>
> Holy cow !!!
**** me dead. Ignore the coonertard. You need a 64-bit OS to see all 4GB.
--
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"We are arrant knaves all, believe none of us."
Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1 [129]
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Hari Hari Mau wrote in
news:6d7b57ee-290d-43b5-a5e4-91f124521cdb@n38g2000prl.googlegroups.com:
> On Aug 13, 4:08 pm, Conor <conor_tur...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>> In article <c9b44d15-81e3-4940-837e-8a91e6d92800
>> @v26g2000prm.googlegroups.com>, Hari Hari Mau says...
>>
>> > Hello all !
>>
>> > Just recently I upgraded my PC to 4GB of DDR2 RAM --- 2 X 2GB DDR2 RAM
>> > Modules.
>>
>> > But when I plugged in the memory modules and powered up my PC, I got
>> > an unpleasant surprise !!
>>
>> > Somehow the 4GB of RAM only shows up as 3587072K of Memory !! That's a
>> > whooping 600MB of memory ****missing**** !!!
>>
>> > The motherboard for my PC is Biostar's P4M890-M7-SE and so far it
>> > hasn't given me any problem.
>>
>> > The motherboard has a built-in vga, which I use. I allocate 16MB of
>> > RAM as "shared memory" for VGA, and the "AGP-Aperture" I give it 32MB,
>> > all min figure.
>>
>> > When I first built the PC, I used a 1GB DDR2 memory module. The mobo
>> > showed me the correct mem figures, ie., 1GB (1024MB) MINUS the 16MB
>> > (of shared memory) and a 1MB of "T-Seg memory".
>>
>> > When I purchased a second 1GB DDR2 memory and plugged it in, again the
>> > mobo didn't give me any problem. It correctly gave me the 2GB (2048MB)
>> > MINUS the 17MB of shared and T-Seg memories.
>>
>> > However, when I plugged in the recently purchased 2 X 2GB DDR2 mem
>> > modules, the problem occurred !!
>>
>> > Instead of giving me 4GB (4096MB) MINUS 17MB, all I got is 3587072K
>> > (around 3.42GB) of memory, plus the 17 shared and "T-Seg" memories.
>>
>> > What's going on???
>>
>> > What can I do to get back the 600MB of my RAM that is
>> > ****MISSING**** ????
>>
>> Go into the BIOS, probably in the Advanced section and see if there's a
>> "Memory Remap" or "Memory Hole 15M-16M" option and enable it.
>
>
> Did that, but my 600MB of RAM still missing !!
>
> And I did some experiments ... if I increase the "shared memory" for
> the integrated video function from the current (minimum) 16MB to 256MB
> (max), only 2.8GB of the 4GB RAM memory is there !!
>
> No kidding !!
>
> On one hand, the increase from 16MB to 256MB is a 240MB of memory
> allocated to video, instead of the 240MB deducted from the main
> memory, the mobo somehow decides to deduct 600MB instead !!
>
> Holy cow !!!
**** me dead. Ignore the coonertard. You need a 64-bit OS to see all 4GB.
--
Cod Almighty
alt.usenet.kooks
"We are arrant knaves all, believe none of us."
Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1 [129]
Hammer of Thor: February 2007. Pierre Salinger Memorial Hook,
Line & Sinker: September 2005, April 2006, January 2007.
Official Member: Cabal Obsidian Order COOSN-124-07-06660
Official Overseer of Kooks & Trolls in 24hoursupport.helpdesk
