Messages in this thread | | | From | "Alejandro Bonilla" <> | Subject | Re: 4GB memory and Intel Dual-Core system | Date | Thu, 27 Oct 2005 18:20:20 -0400 |
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On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 00:17:01 +0200, Marcel Holtmann wrote > Hi Dave, > > > > > Some boards at least have a BIOS option to support 'memory hoisting' > > > > to map the 'lost' memory above the 4G address space. > > > > > > > > I suspect a lot of the lower-end (and older) boards however don't have > > > > this option, as they were not tested with 4GB. > > > > > > do you have any information about remapping support of the D945GNT > > > motherboard from Intel. > > > > I've not come across an EM64T with that much RAM, so I've not had > > reason to go looking.. Sorry. > > am I really the first person trying to use that board with 4 GB of > RAM and an Intel Dual-Core with EM64T :(
Dude, again. This has nothing to do with the CPU. The arch IA32 is simply _not_ made for 4GB, so, some motherboards manufacturers make a workaround like Dave said, to Map such RAM. After all, that 0.6GB RAM will be used and allocated for other resources. This is just how the arch works and I doubt it will change.
Only thing that you can do is buy a new Mobo which might support Mapping for the extra RAM.
There isn't really much that you can do.
.Alejandro
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