The extended bios query works like a charm in Comapq machines which 
 never had their memory recognized correctly before.

 Thanks Alan

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> > 
> > > I installed 128MB, but Linux (2.0.34) recognize only 64MB (i check via "cat
> > > /proc/meminfo").
> > 
> > This is a known limitation in 2.0.x. Use the "mem=" kernel command line
> > option. A good bet is using the amount of memory that your BIOS POST shows.
> > Mine has 128 MB, and I have "mem=128M" just fine. Some boards require you
> > to not use the upper 1M or leave 384K free. After a little testing you
> > should get where you want to. 
> 
> Or use 2.0.36 which supports the extended bios query
> 
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