urquidez wrote: > Hello all. Just upgraded from 8mb to 20mb. New ram shows up in "about > this mac..." but now the system is using a whopping 15mb! With all > extensions off it's still using around 12mb. Sense not this makes. > Anyone have any idea? > SE/30 > 7.5.5 freshly installed before the new RAM arrived > All 7.5.5 extensions on or off. > > Tia, ju
This is the classic 24 vs. 32 bit issue. Go to Apple -> Control Panels -> Memory and switch it to 32 bit addressing. Should clear it right up. Note that on the off chance you're using something that requires 24 bit addressing, you'll have to switch it back and lose the extra RAM. Scott --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
