Re: 3.5GB memory limit?

2002-09-25 Thread Danny Braniss
> It's chipset, not CPU specific. Your question is like asking if, > because your Yugo (car) can't go faster than 100 KPH on one brand > of gasoline, if it's a gasoline problem. > I get the point, though the example of the Yugo is missleading, some 'brands' tend to mix the gasoline, (diesel + k

Re: 3.5GB memory limit?

2002-09-24 Thread Terry Lambert
Danny Braniss wrote: > the Addendum says: > * AMD chipset architecture requieres memory above 3.5GB to be reserved > for PCI devices. We have a winner. > Q1: is this AMD specific, or also true for P3/P4? It's chipset, not CPU specific. Your question is like as

3.5GB memory limit?

2002-09-24 Thread Danny Braniss
hi all, im confused: bios says 4096 MB FreeBSD says: real memory = 3824680960 (3735040K bytes) btw, windows 2k also. the S2466 Tiger MPX manual says: * The AMD-760 MPX requieres a portion of memory to be reserved for PCI devices ...