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From: terrih@mcnc.org (Terri W. Hardwick)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.ps2.hardware
Subject: Re: POST error code 164...
Message-ID: <7890@alvin.mcnc.org>
Date: 10 May 91 13:22:18 GMT
References: <13944@ur-cc.UUCP>
Reply-To: terrih@mcnc.org.UUCP (Terri W. Hardwick)
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Organization: MCNC; RTP, NC
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In article <13944@ur-cc.UUCP> ctne_ltd@uhura.cc.rochester.edu (Intruder Alert!) writes:
>
>The other day I installed a second 2MB SIMM in my PS/2 55SX, for a total
>of 4MB RAM. When I turned the machine on after the installation, it reported
>3xxxKB OK (4096 - ROM/RAM area, or whatever) and then gave me code 164.
>
>-Chris
>

Error code 164 = "Memory size setting incorrect (run SETUP)"

It seems that anytime you change ANYTHING on the PS2, you have to run the
SETUP from the Reference disk again.