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Windows Forum / Windows 98 / Performance / August 2003memory limit?
Does any one know if there is an upper limit on how much memory windows 98 SE can use or accept? Every time I try to upgrade beyond 512 meg, whether it's adding my 2 256meg chips to the new 512meg, or adding the new 512 in sequence with the 2 256megs, windows screws up royally and will not work. And, no, this isn't a motherboard problem, because it will work with up to 1.5Gig of sdram, and will use up to 512meg-size pc-133 chips. Yet trying to go over 512 causes errors. Anyone else run into this problem? Yes!! The problem is related to VCACHE, and to fix it you must add these two line in your system.ini file: [VCache] MinFileCache=524288 MaxFileCache=526336 more info can be found in the KB <A href='http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx? scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q2 53/9/12.asp&NoWebContent=1'>HERE!</a> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx? scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q2 53/9/12.asp&NoWebContent=1 I sure would not recommend the minfilecache=524288 . MaxFileCache=524288 is really the only one you should need. "The Hunter" <> Yes!! > The problem is related to VCACHE, and to fix it you must > add these two line in your system.ini file: [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q2 > 53/9/12.asp&NoWebContent=1 Robert You can have up to 512 mb memory without changing anything. Over 512 mb you should read: "Out of Memory" Error Messages with Large Amounts of RAM Installed http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;253912 With memory in excess of 1 gb you may encounter further problems: PRB: Blue Screen Appears When You Start Computer with 1 GB or More of RAM http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;311871 Error Message: Insufficient Memory to Initialize Windows http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;184447 Computer May Reboot Continuously with More Than 1.5 GB of RAM http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;304943 ~~~~~~ Hope this helps. Gerry ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FCA gcjc@yesit.co.uk Stourport, Worcs, England Enquire, plan and execute. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Please tell the newsgroup how any suggested solution worked for you. http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Does any one know if there is an upper limit on how much > memory windows 98 SE can use or accept? Every time I try [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > to 512meg-size pc-133 chips. Yet trying to go over 512 > causes errors. Anyone else run into this problem? I would move the 512MB module to the first bank. Dump the 256 modules from your system. Dave > Does any one know if there is an upper limit on how much > memory windows 98 SE can use or accept? Every time I try [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > to 512meg-size pc-133 chips. Yet trying to go over 512 > causes errors. Anyone else run into this problem? |
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