[ltp] Only 3 out of 4 GB detected

Laurent Gilson linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org
Fri, 30 May 2008 18:56:44 +0200


Hi,

>>  If it's a *60 and you have the Intel integrated graphics, then there=

>> is nothing you can do (except upgrade to a *61); there's a hardware
>> limitation in those machines that they can only address 3G of RAM.
> Which type of hardware limitation?

http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T60#Miscellaneous =3D> footnote

The 945 chipset can adress 4GB maximum. 4GB - IO-Space - gfx =3D 3GB
usable RAM. Also see http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/945pm/index.=
htm

The 965 can do 8GB (even in 32Bit mode). Sinc ethe IO-Space and gfx
takes about 1GB and you cannot install more then 4GB RAM =3D> no
limits. See http://www.intel.com/products/chipsets/P965/index.htm

> Has anyone tried to enable HIGHMEM64G support in kernel on *60s?

Lots of people have....

cu