[NTLUG:Discuss] motherboard and memory question

[bryn konti]

I  can't think of good reason why the memory amount is
reported incorrectly either.  What I would do is stick
one or more of the new DIMMs in a spare system to see
if they seem to work OK.  If the new DIMMs seem to act
the same way on the spare system, then you would know
the mem vendor shipped you the wrong DIMMs. On the
other hand,  if the DIMMs do show up with the right
amount on the spare system that may indicate the ECS
motherboard is incorrectly configured or
malfunctioning. Another test you could try is
replacing the new DIMMs on the ECS motherboard with
known good DIMMs to see if you get the correct amount
of memory reported...you get the idea.  Hope that
helps.

Cheers,
Bryn
--- Fred James <fredjame at concentric.net> wrote:
> Motherboard: ECS (Elitegroup Computer Systems)
> P6BX-A+ (circa 1998)
> BIOS: Award, Upgraded to 6.0
> This motherboard has 3 168-pin 3.3v DIMM sockets,
> and (according to the 
> manual) can support only "Dual In-line Memory
> Modules (DIMMs) which are 
> installed with SDRAM (Synchronous Dynamic Random
> Access Memory).  This 
> motherboard can support 100MHz SDRAM and also 66MHz
> SDRAM.  We recommend 
> that you use 100MHz SDRAM with PC/100
> Compatibility..."
> The manual further states:  "The DIMMs can hold
> memory capacities from 8 
> MB through 128 MM.  You can install one, two, or
> three DIMMs in any 
> combination, up to 384 MB of standard SDRAM."
> 
> The vendor says they have sold me the correct
> PC/100, 128 MB DIMMs (3 of 
> them), but my BIOS reports that I have 192 MB memory
> (3 x 64).
> 
> Question:
> Is there some setting I am missing?  I haven't found
> one yet.
> Is the vendor full of hooey?  Do I have the wrong
> memory?
> Is it possible I have a defective motherboard?
> 
> Any advice or insight would be appreciated.
> 
> -- 
> small is beautiful
> 
> 
> 
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