[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: (curiouser and curiouser) 128MB SDRAM works....kinda

[alh]

> Gigabyte GA-5AA board with K6-III 400 (not overclocked)
> ALi AladdinV AGP chipset
>
>
> >  I have had trouble getting memory above 64MB, though not because I
didnt
> > enter mem=128m.
> >
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and I tried mem=nopentuim

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> >  I bought a 128MB PC100 16 chip dimm last week
> >  although  the bios recognized and passed it
> >  it caused many boot issues when I tried to use it above 64MB
> >
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well here I am now...
all I have mentioned with hanging and simply not seeing the ram happens when
I boot off the harddrive

but if I use the floppy and tell it "mem=192m" it all comes to life without
a complaint.
is this a buggy ide controller?


PS
does anyone know how much ram the AladinV chipset caches?