64MB RAM is shown as 16MB

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by **malefactor** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:13 pm

Hi every one....
I have small doubt.I have an very old intel motherboard 166Mhz with MMX tech.I am currently using 16MB SD RAM, running win 98SE and thats working fine.I am trying to use 64MB SD ram.But whenever I plug the 64MB SD ram and boot the computer it says 16MB SD RAM but works fine.
My bios is Award Modular BIOS V4.15PG 01/21/98-VT82C580VP-2A5LA008C-00
I suspect it cld be a BIOS update issue.Any help on this.

Thanks in Advance...

by **ajzchips** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 11:34 pm

It's a VIA motherboard, not Intel. Anyway, how many chips does your 64MB memory stick have? I suspect it has 8, and your board perhaps only recognizes a maximum of 32MB DIMMs with 16 chips.

by **Denniss** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 2:20 pm

VIA VP1 chipset -same limitation as i430VX regarding SDRAM. Motherboard appears to be a FIC Pa 2005 or a similar board.

Best way is to buy 2x or 4x 32MB EDO

by **KURIAKI** » Mon Apr 04, 2005 5:31 pm

malefactor wrote:My bios is Award Modular BIOS V4.15PG 01/21/98-VT82C580VP-2A5LA008C-00

Can you post your complete BIOS ID information please?
Run BIOS Agent:
http://www.unicore.com/biosagent/index.cfm

by **malefactor** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 10:40 pm

hey Aj,
what you Said is right 64MB ram has only 8 chips,but the 16MB ram also has 8chips.As U said Let ME check for DIMM, still is there any other options possible.

Thanks in advace,,,

by **ajzchips** » Wed Apr 06, 2005 11:47 pm

What if your 16MB RAM module is really a 64MB module?

by **malefactor** » Fri Apr 08, 2005 1:44 am

thats nice joke Aj,,
Let me check that and let U abt this.But i am sure that it shd be 16 MB, still let me check it .