There are some BIOSes that I have encountered that will fail to
properly recognize the DRAM if the larger SIMMs are not in the
lower-numbered banks. If I recall correctly, older Phoenix BIOSes
were especially prone to this.
Typical symptom of this is that either the memory fails to be
recognized, the system won't boot, or the memory is recognized
as being only as large as the SIMM in the first bank.
Anthony J. Albert
On 7 Mar 00, at 21:15, Bernie wrote:
> Pippi wrote:
> >Also, the first bank should have the higher amount of RAM
>
> Why is that? (By luck that's always the way I've had it when I've used more
> than one bank).
> Perhaps I should try and install the memmory in the 486SX2-66 instead of
> the 48DX2-80 (I don't think I set the RAMs in the "correct" order on it).
> Is a SX2-66 with 32MB RAM faster than a DX2-80 with 20 (running as a Linux
> server (IP masquerade))?
> //Bernie
> http://bernie.arachne.cz/ DOS programs, Star Wars ...
>
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