This is a solution I looked for but my bios does not have the option. I have known it to be an option that reads something like; Allow OS2 to see memory above 16mb. At any rate the poor bios supplied with this Dell pc does not have the option. I am about to update the bios to see if that will correct the problem. Thank You, Aaron -----Original Message----- From: Jaguar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Sunday, May 28, 2000 5:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Re: [newbie] Memory isnt being used/found] Also check your CMOS and see if you have enabled "MEMORY HOLE 15 - 16 MB" (not even sure why this is available as I have never found a use for it) if it is enabled..disable it. HTH Jaguar Bill Gerber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Linux will normally see 64M of ram; as yours sees only 16M I suspect > that you have mismatched dimms, either brand or speed or both. Try > changing the order of the dimms in the sockets maybe with the biggest > capacity dimm in slot 1 and see if linux sees more. In any case to use > more than 64M do the following... > > Either go through drakconf on the desktop and then to linuxconf or type > linuxconf as superuser in a terminal, then click on boot mode, LILO > defaults, extra options, and at 'boot options' put 'mem=192M' without > the quotes. Click on 'accept', 'yes' to activate, and 'quit' till you > get out. If there are any errors and you are asked if you want to see > the log files, say no. You will have to reboot to activate the change. > > If your built in video card uses shared ram, you will have to reduce the > 192M by the shared amount. > > Bill. > > Aaron wrote: > > > > Ok, I have 192 mb of memory and my Mandrake install only sees/uses 16mb. I > > searched the archives and found a couple of the same emails. Can someone > > explain how to fix this problem in a little more detail than the links I > > have provided here? I am a Linux moron and all help is appreciated. > > Thanks, > > Aaron > > > > http://www.mail-archive.com/newbie@linux-mandrake.com/msg08875.html > > http://www.mail-archive.com/newbie@linux-mandrake.com/msg08909.html The Dogma chased the Stigma, and was hit by the Karma. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.