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From: thomas@mvac.UUCP (Thomas Lapp)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: 896K boundry
Message-ID: <13.UUL1.3#5131@mvac.UUCP>
Date: 24 Mar 89 19:49:26 GMT
Reply-To: mvac!thomas@udel.edu
Organization: TL**2
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I have a PS/2-70* which has 1 Meg of memory installed.  I am using DOS 3.3 on
the system.  When I power the PC on, the memory check only goes up to
896K before starting to boot the machine.  When I use the diagnostics disk
to look at the configuration of the machine, it shows total memory as
1 Meg, but also shows 896K as "usable memory".

I was not able to change the 896K parameter with the diagnostics diskette.
Do you have any ideas as to how to access the other 128K?  The wierd thing
is that a PS/2 model 60 also has 1 Meg. on it, but POST shows that it tests
all 1024K.

As per the usual customs, please e-mail me directly, and I will summarize
to the net so all can learn (but "all" doesn't have to see 20 replies!).

Thanks,

* PS/2-70 = PS/2 model 70
                         - tom
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