ASUS P2L97 Motherboard Ram Issues.

Is your memory not fully recognized? (Intel VX chipset Memory recognition)
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Riks
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I know older motherboards struggle with newer RAM. Does updating of BIOS fix this issue sometimes? I have BIOS version 1009 and have found one newer, BIOS version 1010_04. Would there be an improvement with the newer BIOS? By the way, I have one stick of 512MB and only 256MB is recognised.
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Thanks KURIAKI,
It does state that each slot can support 128MB RAM, however I have one 512MB RAM module in one slot, and it shows as 256MB in my system. I assumed that was because of the updated version 1009 BIOS. Any other explanations? What improvements would the version 1010_04 BIOS bring?
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i440LX should support 256MB memory sticks. The newer Bios adds native support for HDD up to 128GB, maybe some minor fixes not documented.
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The LX chipset does support double-sided 256MB sticks. I have 3 LX boards with such sticks working just fine.
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It's the same limitation the i440BX has - double-sided, 16-chip, 16x8-organisation sticks of any speed grade will work.
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Thank you guys. I have not checked, but I'd say my 512MB stick is single sided. Anyway, no need to chage BIOS to version 1010_04 then.

Danke Schoen & muchos gracias.
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