Quoting Corey Osgood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Uwe Hermann wrote: >>>> Currently it seems I am not able to install anything bigger then >>>> 256 MB ram, >>>> would a bios upgrade change this ? >>>> >> >> Depends on where the limitation comes from. If the proprietary BIOS >> simply doesn't support more RAM, then maybe. >> >> If your northbridge/chipset doesn't support more RAM (didn't check), >> then you're out of luck -- no BIOS will help you in that case. > On the i815 chipset, the limit for ram is 512MB. I can only assume > this to be the same for the i810, since the i815 is extremely > similar. You should probably grab the i810's docs off intel.com, > they should say in the first few pages if there's as limit and what > it is. > > -Corey > Correct me if I am wrong, i810 supports 512MB PC100 with a FSB of 100Mhz, i810E supports 512MB PC133 with a FSB of 100Mhz, and i815 supports 512MB PC133 with a FSB of 133Mhz, and then we have my baby the 830M which is a mobile cross breede betwwen a i815 and i845 chipset and it supports 1024MB PC133 with a FSB of 133Mhz.
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