On Mon, Feb 04, 2002 at 12:17:10PM +0100, Wojtek Pilorz wrote:
> > This is a chipset problem. Chipsets support up to x CAS (column) lines
> > and y RAS (row) lines, and depending on your DIMM memory module layout
> > and configuration, you 512MB DIMM will be detected as a different sized
> > module.
> >
> > Eg. The venerable Intel 440BX (PII) chipset supports a max of 256MB per
> > slot. Ah well.
> >
>
> I had similar problem - on an Intel 440BX based motherboard (ABIT BX-133
> RAID) the 256MB DIMMs I originally got were only 'half-detected' (e.g. I
> got only 128MB from each one); These DIMMs were working OK on some
> VIA-based systems; after changing them to a different type (both old and
> new were ECC DIMMs from Kingston, just different type) they are working
> OK.
>
> I it could be of any help, I can find the part numbers/names of my DIMMs.
>
> > Since it's a chipset (ie hardware) issue, it's not possible to work
> > around this problem - you need a newer chipset. Sorry.
> Or maybe another DIMM type - at least I was able to successfully use 256MB
> DIMMs of appropriate type.
Double Sided 256MB Dimms are required, single sided dimms rarely work on
BX-based boards.
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