This article might help to explain things: http://www.dansdata.com/askdan00015.htm
A On Mon, 09 Jul 2007 08:41, you wrote: > OK, I've got it to boot. mobo was on the latest version BIOS. Here's what > it'll do. > > With a 64 bit system, it'll boot with 3GB memory, not 4 > With a 32 bit system, it'll boot with 4GB. > > ( and with 1 x 2GB and 2 x 1GB dimms installed the OS reports 5GB! ) > I expect there's some bios problem with using memory in the > 32 bit > range. I can't try with 4 x 1GB as I haven't got any. > > Docs state the motherboard can run with up to 8GB, so I'm not too sure > what is going on... > > Steve. > > On Sat, 07 Jul 2007 10:58:42 +1200 > > Volker Kuhlmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Sat 07 Jul 2007 10:16:36 NZST +1200, Steve Holdoway wrote: > > > Weird though - grub starts up, then bang. Bust be a 32 bit > > > application. > > > > At that point the available program memory is measured in bytes, no > > space for detecting CPU capabilities. The consequence of failure are > > dire and I'd use only 80386 instructions if that was possible. > > > > Volker > > > > -- > > Volker Kuhlmann is list0570 with the domain in header > > http://volker.dnsalias.net/ Please do not CC list postings to me.
