MDD'03 reports 1.99GB of Built-in Memory under OS9?

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

While I was trying to get drivers installed for the new VidCard, I started to play with RAM sticks to try to pinpoint the system memory check error that cropped up on every boot. First thing I tried was pulling the stick from J20 and the error went away! Still reported 1.5MB available as it had always done before. Pulled the stick from J23 the next slot over and replaced it with the first one I'd pulled, same same, not the stick apparently. So I put the J23 stick into J20 just to see . . .



So now About This Computer reports 1.99GB of Built-in Memory? I've never seen such a thing before and never expected to see anything over 1.5GB!!!!

LEM says: RAM: 256 MB standard, expandable to 2 GB (although Mac OS 9 will only recognize 1.5 GB) using PC2700 memory in 4 DIMM slots

WTH?


edit: just noticed, with the OS hogging 562.7MB and Profiler another 4.4MB, it's still reporting Largest Unused Block as 1.42 GB?????

 

[Powerbase]

My understanding is that this is standard behavior. It can recognize how much is installed, but cant use it. Hence Mac OS "using" half a gig.

 

[Trash80toHP_Mini]

Beat me to it. Thanks.



Seems to be behaving like unclean Macs running without MODE32 addressing memory over 8MB.

But 1.99GB? That's just strange. Sure would be nice to have an OS9 extension like MODE32 for that extra half gig.