Re: System lockup problem when adding more memory - FC5

[Mikkel]

Cokey wrote:
> Kam Leo wrote:
> > Unless you have Advanced Server the box will only see 4GB. Google
> > search produced this:
> > http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/server/PAE/PAEmem.mspx
>
> Your correct and thanks for pointing that out.  Forgot about that. 
> Still, it boots.  My Fedora 5 install barfs.  I'll have to borrow
> a copy of advanced server to see if the install will come up.  Guess
> that puts and end to this until next week.
>
> Tnx
>
> Cokey

You can also try using the mem= parameter to tell Linux to only use
4G of memory and see if it boots. It probably will. If it does, you
may want to look at the memory map from the BIOS that will be in the
logs.

Mikkel