On Monday 28 August 2006 06:28, Ken Jennings wrote:
Q: When system get full DIMM memory, why did the POST screen show the incorrect information?
A: Due to standard PC architecture, a certain amount of memory is reserved for system usage and therefore the actual memory size is less than the stated amount. For example, 4GB of memory size will instead be shown as 3.xxGB memory during system startup. THE MEMORY SIZE WILL BE VARIED according to different chipsets, different VGA card used, DIFFERENT ONBOARD CONTROLLERS like audio and LAN etc, different add on cards used.
Is the BIOS perhaps giving this memory to the video chipset? Some machines allow you to use system RAM as video RAM. -- ----- stephan@s11n.net http://s11n.net "...pleasure is a grace and is not obedient to the commands of the will." -- Alan W. Watts