[ale] amd processors and memory

[Geoffrey]

Joseph A Knapka wrote:
> Geoffrey wrote:
> 
>> Good news is, I've got everything on this k7s5a mb working now.  The
>> sound pretty well sucks though, so I'll be getting a decent sound card
>> in the future.
>>
>> This mb has both ddr and pc100/133 memory slots, one of the main reasons
>>   I chose it.  Anyway, nothing in the manual or on the website about
>> memory configuration.  I know I can't mix ddr and pc133, but what I'm
>> trying to do (and it's not working) is put a 256mb and 128mb stick in
>> together.  Do they have to be the same size?
>>
>> When I put them both in, the bios reports 512, an obvious problem.
> 
> 
> What happens during the power-up memory test?

The bios shows 512mb of memory, so the bios is not correct.

> 
> Anyway, you might get away with telling LILO to
> append="mem=384M".

I might give that a try later, although I'd be concerned with how it 
addresses the memory.

Are there others who have athlon boards with memory of different sizes 
working?

> 
> Cheers,
> 
> -- Joe
> 
> 
> 
> 

-- 
Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric at 3times25.net

I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen
to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)?


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