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Need help for DRAM memory upgrade, Please!!!

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From: Dennis Akos
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1992 12:34
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     I'm looking for a bit of help as I'm trying to increase the memory
of a 386SX16 up to 4 MB. It has slots for a total of 24 DRAM; 16 are longer
and of these 16, 8 are filled with chips marked KM44c256Bf-8; and of the
remaining eight (which are shorter) 4 are filled with chips marked
KM41c256P-8. This gives me a total of 1 MB.

     I'm assumming these are 256kx1 DRAMs and I could fill the remaining
for a total of 2 MB. But I'm hoping to get a total of 4 MB, the docs have
long disappeared (fun, fun, fun) but I was told the board could have a
maximum of 2 MB on the motherboard.

     Now my question, what if I replace these 256kx1 with 1MB DRAM??? I'm
figuring that would give me the desired 4 MB, but is it accessible? I'm 
assumming the  2MB limit is either old info (before 1MB DRAM became
popular) or it is based on what the BIOS can access. Also for any DRAM
upgrade will I have to change some jumpers or anything (no docs really
make this tough on me since I'm use to the Sun, but I'd told a friend
I'd give it a shot)

     The computer itself is made by: AGI and is a 386SX16, running Norton
says the BIOS is : 386 BIOS AT PLUS INC.

     Any help would be greatly appreciated!!! Thanks in Advance!!!

da

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From: dakos@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu (Dennis Akos)
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Subject: Need help for DRAM memory upgrade, Please!!!
Keywords: DRAM, memory
Message-ID: <1992Aug11.123459.15646@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu>
Date: 11 Aug 92 12:34:59 GMT
Organization: Ohio University C.S. Dept, Athens
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