A lot of 486s don't automatically update RAM amounts. At start up enter
your BIOS and look for a memory setting or amount reading. If it reads
correctly then SAVE your BIOS settings ...even though you haven't changed
anything... and exit out.

Mark Rode
The NoSpin Group


>This is my first post to the list, so please bare with me.  I have an old
>486/66 machine running Windows 3.11 to which I recently tried to add some
>memory.  After doing so, I ran setup, the additional memory was sucessfully
>recognized, and the system passed the POST.  However, upon reaching the
>"Starting MS-DOS" screen, the system just hangs.  Pressing F5 or F8 does
>nothing except cause the internal speaker to hum, and it won't recognize a
>bootable floppy in the A: drive (I tried different boot disks).
>Incidentally, the system ran fine prior to the memory swap,

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