How to install 1GB RAM on Win98
Mail Man Bob
hearing that 512M was the normal maximum but that there is a change that can
be made so it will accept 1GB.
1 - Does anyone know how to use 1GB with Win98SE?
2 - Is there any advantage in going from 512 to 1GB?
Thanks.
Bob
peter wagner
>I installed one 1GB RAM in Win98 machine and it won't boot. I remember
>hearing that 512M was the normal maximum but that there is a change that can
>be made so it will accept 1GB.
>
>1 - Does anyone know how to use 1GB with Win98SE?
>
Running here with 1GB.
Put the following in SYS.ini (in C:\Windows):
[vcache]
MaxFileCache=128000
I have no "Maxphysical ..". as in another message is posted.
>2 - Is there any advantage in going from 512 to 1GB?
Big advantage for me running Photoshop. It uses all available memory,
resulting in much faster execution
>
>Thanks.
>
>Bob
>
Greetings
Peter (der aus dem Moor) Wagner
Mail Man Bob
Peter, does it matter where I put this in the file? I'm also using
Photoshop so I'm looking forward to the speed. Using a lot let RAM right
now.
> [vcache]
> MaxFileCache=128000
Bob
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Hi Bob
As other posters have mentioned, you need to
edit system.ini, and you`re probably asking yourself
how can I do that if I can`t boot up into windows!?
There`s a couple of ways to do it:
1/ At a command-prompt..type edit c:\windows\system.ini
and make the necessary changes.
2/ Temporarily remove a stick of ram (if more than one)..
boot to windows, and then start/run/msconfig; and you`ll see
a tab in there that sets the amount of ram
or start/run/sysedit
Mail Man Bob
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> 1/ At a command-prompt..type edit c:\windows\system.ini
> and make the necessary changes.
Thanks! Does it matter where in the file I insert this text?
Ron Martell
>Thanks Peter & Steven,
>
>Peter, does it matter where I put this in the file? I'm also using
>Photoshop so I'm looking forward to the speed. Using a lot let RAM right
>now.
>
>> [vcache]
>> MaxFileCache=128000
>
The line should read
MaxFileCache=512000
and it should be inserted in the file immediately below the existing
[vcache]
section header line.
Limiting disk cache to just 128 mb would obviate much of the advantage
gained by having 1 gb of RAM.
Note that there are occasional hardware related issues that can
prevent Windows from operating successfully with even 1 gb of RAM,
although these are not usually encountered until you to more than 1
gb.
If you still have problems with the 1 gb of RAM you could try adding
an additional entry to the System.ini file, this time in the
(existing) [386enh] section of the file:
MaxPhysPage=30000
That will in fact limit Windows to using only 768 mb of the installed
RAM.
Hope this is of some assistance.
Good luck
Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
--
Microsoft MVP (1997 - 2008)
On-Line Help Computer Service
http://onlinehelp.bc.ca
"Anyone who thinks that they are too small to make a difference
has never been in bed with a mosquito."
Mail Man Bob
Symptoms
If your computer has more than 1.5 gigabytes (GB) of memory (RAM), the
computer may reboot continuously when you try to start Windows Millennium
Edition (Me) or Windows 98.
Or, when you try to install Windows Me or Windows 98 with more than 1.5 GB
of RAM installed, Setup may stop responding (hang) or reboot continuously.
CAUSE
Windows Me and Windows 98 are not designed to handle more than 1 GB of RAM.
More than 1 GB can lead to potential system instability.
WORKAROUND
To work around this issue, add the following line to the [386enh] section of
the System.ini file:
MaxPhysPage=40000 This limits the amount of physical RAM that Windows can
access to 1 GB. To add this line, use the following steps:
1.
Use any text editor (such as Notepad) to open the System.ini file in
the Windows folder.
2.
Add the following line in the [386Enh] section of the file:
MaxPhysPage=40000
3.
Save the file, and then restart your computer.
For additional information about the MaxPhysPage entry, click the article
number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/181862/EN-US/
Specifying Amount of RAM Available to Windows Using MaxPhysPage
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peter wagner
wrote:
>"Mail Man Bob" <n...@where.com> wrote:
>
>>Thanks Peter & Steven,
>>
>>Peter, does it matter where I put this in the file? I'm also using
>>Photoshop so I'm looking forward to the speed. Using a lot let RAM right
>>now.
>>
>>> [vcache]
>>> MaxFileCache=128000
>>
>
>The line should read
>MaxFileCache=512000
>
This also possible, but gives different results:
AFAIR the number given here tells windows, to use max thjis amount of
*available* memory as cache for files and at the other side to use the
rest of *available* memory for program use. So your value works (as mine
does), but give programs less memory. It is a decision between more
working room and bigger vcache. Both will work.
The other entry (MaxPhysPage) reduces *available* memory, as I see it.
>and it should be inserted in the file immediately below the existing
>
>[vcache]
>
>section header line.
>
Therefore I included th header.
>Limiting disk cache to just 128 mb would obviate much of the advantage
>gained by having 1 gb of RAM.
>
>Note that there are occasional hardware related issues that can
>prevent Windows from operating successfully with even 1 gb of RAM,
>although these are not usually encountered until you to more than 1
>gb.
>
>If you still have problems with the 1 gb of RAM you could try adding
>an additional entry to the System.ini file, this time in the
>(existing) [386enh] section of the file:
>
>MaxPhysPage=30000
>
>That will in fact limit Windows to using only 768 mb of the installed
>RAM.
>
>Hope this is of some assistance.
>
>Good luck
>
>
>
>Ron Martell Duncan B.C. Canada
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Yes!
Pay attention to what others have told you.
Mail Man Bob
Screw you.
none
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The wife does that quite nicely:):P