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tried flashing the bios?

"Barry Ward" <baz@powerup.com.au> wrote in message news:3b270180@grissom...
> I have an old P233MMX which uses an Intel TX chipset on an Oktek
motherboard
> and has been running 2x32 meg of 66 meghz SDRAM
>
> The motherboard manual specifically states that it will allow RAM sizes up
> to 128 meg , single or double side can be used in either of the 2 DIMM
> slots - up to a max of 256 megs.
>
> I have removed the 66 meg RAM and replaced them with 1 stick of 128 meg
P133
> RAM -- the BIOS and Windows will only recognise 32 meg.  If I place one of
> the old 32 meg sticks back in as well as the 128 , it then recognises a
> total of 64 meg.  This occurs with all combinations using the 2 DIMM
slots.
>
> Looking at the "chipset details" setup page in the BIOS reveals all kinds
of
> setting relating to RAM timing -- most of which I don't understand . These
> include such things as DRAM Read and Write burst timing, RAS to CAS delay,
> DRAM PAGE Idle timer, etc, etc.
>
> I'm pretty sure that these timings are affecting the bios inability to
> recognise the full 128 meg -- but not sure..
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks
>
> Barry in Brisbane Australia
>