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Re: Too much RAM??
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Russell Smith <[log in to unmask]>
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PCBUILD - Personal Computer Hardware discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 30 Jan 2001 16:04:46 -0600
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>Would inserting this MaxFileCache line allow an older Socket 7 system to
use
128 MB of RAM?  (Gateway 233 MHz Pentium MMX machine with Gateway OEM Intel
430TX mainboard).

I long ago read that this system could only effectively utilize 64 MB of
RAM.  Is this just an old wive's tale?



   I'm afraid you're out of luck there...the caching problem is unavoidable
on that TX motherboard.

Later,

Russell Smith
Edtech Consultant, Journalist
A+ Certified Technician
http://www.rustysmith.com

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