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Is your memory not fully recognized? (Intel VX chipset Memory recognition)
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BIOS Type: Award Modular BIOS v4.51PG
BIOS ID: 11/19/97-i440LX-SMC67x-2A69JSWAC-00
BIOS Eval: P6ALXA Ver:C
Chipset: Intel 440LX

hello,
i've got a 512MB memory but , it 's only recognised as a 128mb on the board :cry:
i've seen in the manual that the max total memory is 512mb and only 128mb by slot... :?
is it possible to bypass this limitation ?
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The 512MB chip will never be fully recognized. The LX chipset, IIRC, support a max 64 Mbit memory density.
Flash your BIOS at your own risk.
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It supports 128MBit memory density
256MByte : double sided stick with 16 memory chips and 16x8 internal organisation
128MByte : single sided stick with 8 chips and 16x8 or double sided with 16 chips
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soupy wrote:The 512MB chip will never be fully recognized. The LX chipset, IIRC, support a max 64 Mbit memory density.
oky but if i can use 256mb instead of 128mb ... :wink:
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Denniss wrote:It supports 128MBit memory density
256MB : double sided stick with 16 memory chips and 16x8 internal organisation
128MB : single sided stick with 8 chips and 16x8 or double sided with 16 chips
my 512MB is double sided with many chips, but i don't know how many ... :lol:
i will count the number of chips at home :)

then no modification of the bios is possible ? :cry:
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Denniss wrote:It supports 128MBit memory density
256MB : double sided stick with 16 memory chips and 16x8 internal organisation
128MB : single sided stick with 8 chips and 16x8 or double sided with 16 chips
Damn, the website lied to me. :?
http://users.erols.com/chare/chipsets.htm

In this case, though, he may be limited to 128MB sticks. According to Intel, the 440LX supports a total of 512MB; since this board has 4 slots, he could really be limited to 128MB in each slot.
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1GB E
512MB S

what does this mean ? E and S :?
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EDO

SDRAM
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:cry:
then no way to use more the 128mb on my 512MB :?

and if i only use one or two slot ?
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No problem using 256MByte sticks on i430TX or i440 chipset series from Intel unless you use the special sticks i mentioned

The 512MB stick reading as 128MB might be a DS with 16 chips but wrong internal organisation thus capacity is quartered
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oky thanks a lot :)
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