ty11
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Upgrading to 64 M SDRAM
My computer could not read upto 64 M Ram. It reads upto only 16 M . For more information,my mother board supports only pentium 1.
I have tested it in other board and it reads fully.
I have tested it in other board and it reads fully.
That is not an answer, that is called false info, please reject it to open the question back up and you will get some help.
Also please give us some of your system specs:
CPU speed
Computer make, and model
Motherboard make if known
Type and speed of memory (new and old)
OS
Also please give us some of your system specs:
CPU speed
Computer make, and model
Motherboard make if known
Type and speed of memory (new and old)
OS
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What size of memory are you inserting into this machine? Early Pentiums would probably only support a maximum of 16 Mb modules, so if you had 2 slots you could only have a max of 32 Mb in machine.
If you have a 64 Mb module then the machine would NOT recognise it as it was designed for 16 Mb maximum size module.
You also need to have the correct type of memory for the machine. There are two main types, Fast Page and EDO and various flavours of these two. You need the correct type for your machine.
Also read rayt333's comments and please respond to his questions so he can give more help.
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What size of memory are you inserting into this machine? Early Pentiums would probably only support a maximum of 16 Mb modules, so if you had 2 slots you could only have a max of 32 Mb in machine.
If you have a 64 Mb module then the machine would NOT recognise it as it was designed for 16 Mb maximum size module.
You also need to have the correct type of memory for the machine. There are two main types, Fast Page and EDO and various flavours of these two. You need the correct type for your machine.
Also read rayt333's comments and please respond to his questions so he can give more help.
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well, there are 4 simms and 2 dimms on the M.Board. I suppose somehow it is designed to support at least 64 M or 256 M. So installing more than one memory board in the above slots should not have effect on the support of Memory Reading. I tried with 32 M SDRAM PC-100 which works fine in one dimms. That CPU is P-133 MGHz.
You likely have an Intel 430VX motherboard/chipset.
This "early" Intel 430VX is "infamous" for detecting only 1/4 of the RAM when you insert a "modern" DIMM into this board.
You have to special-order (expensive!) DIMMs which are compatible with the VX chipset, or change the motherboard, or not use DIMMs -- four 16MB SIMMs work fine.
This "early" Intel 430VX is "infamous" for detecting only 1/4 of the RAM when you insert a "modern" DIMM into this board.
You have to special-order (expensive!) DIMMs which are compatible with the VX chipset, or change the motherboard, or not use DIMMs -- four 16MB SIMMs work fine.
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I would consider your reasoning although it still wonders me why it sucessfully read all the 32 M in one of the DIMMs.
I also wonder if it has anything to do with the old BIOS of 1996. The Bios is from AWARD with VX series of 1996.
I would consider your reasoning although it still wonders me why it sucessfully read all the 32 M in one of the DIMMs.
I also wonder if it has anything to do with the old BIOS of 1996. The Bios is from AWARD with VX series of 1996.
Most MB will not handle the SIMM and the DIMM at the same time, although there are a few that will, you still have to follow certain guidelines when installing both. What is the make and model of your MB?? This will help us give you accurate info.
buy a new maotherboard that supports all the hardware that you want as well as a bit more, because maybe in the future you will want to upgrade further
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Because some old cpu board will only work with 2 memory`s board.
So if you have only one board , it will never work.
You have to look carefully in the cpu board book to see what you need.
Hope this will help