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Subject: Re: solution Re: lost memory on a 4GB amd64
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On Wed, 27 Oct 2004, Andreas Klein wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> On Wed, 27 Oct 2004, Sergei Haller wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 27 Oct 2004, Andreas Klein (AK) wrote:
>>
>> Are you sure this is the same problem, that I have? You discovered
>> Problems with memtest86:
>>
>>> Memtest sees 0-2GB mem usable and 4-6GB unusable (complains
>>> about each memory address).
>>
>> I didn't:
>>
>>> memtest86 is happy with the memory.
>
> Memtest is happy with my memory too, if all 4 modules are installed in the
> slots belonging to CPU1. If I install 2 modules for each CPU, memtest86 is
> not happy anymore.
>

Could you please explain how memory is connected to only one
CPU? I don't think this is possible.

Is this board for some new multiple-CPU specification? It can't
work for SMP (symmetrical multiprocessor specification) unless
both CPUs can access the same RAM.

[SNIPPED...]


Cheers,
Dick Johnson
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