Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 6 Feb 2002 11:22:19 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 6 Feb 2002 11:22:09 -0500 Received: from tmr-02.dsl.thebiz.net ([216.238.38.204]:63236 "EHLO gatekeeper.tmr.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 6 Feb 2002 11:21:59 -0500 Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 11:20:50 -0500 (EST) From: Bill Davidsen To: Cliff Albert cc: Wojtek Pilorz , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: 512 Mb DIMM not detected by the BIOS! In-Reply-To: <20020205065942.GA2141@oisec.net> Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Tue, 5 Feb 2002, Cliff Albert wrote: > On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 12:17:10PM +0100, Wojtek Pilorz wrote: > > > Since it's a chipset (ie hardware) issue, it's not possible to work > > > around this problem - you need a newer chipset. Sorry. > > Or maybe another DIMM type - at least I was able to successfully use 256MB > > DIMMs of appropriate type. > > Double Sided 256MB Dimms are required, single sided dimms rarely work on > BX-based boards. I have to agree that requiring the correct part for memory is not usually considered a "hardware issue" as most people see it. I believe the VIA chipsets have similar features, the last m/b I installed said it supported 4 DIMMs, up to 3GB. So a 1GB part will work, but if you put in four only three operate (I didn't have four to try). -- bill davidsen CTO, TMR Associates, Inc Doing interesting things with little computers since 1979. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/