Subj : Re: I'm going to do it!
To   : Sean Dennis
From : Mike Luther
Date : Sat Jun 18 2005 11:58 am

Sean ..

 SD> Holger,

 HG> Two bits of advice. If you don't have an updated version of Warp 4,
 HG> don't install more than 64 Mb RAM for the installation.

 SD> Unless you have a switch in your BIOS (all of my computers do) that
 SD> will allow OS/2 to use 64MB from the get-go.  I normally turn that
 SD> switch on (none of my computers have less than 256MB installed),
 SD> install OS/2, then shut it off immediately afterwards with no
 SD> problems.

Isn't the >64MB setting in the BIOS of use only for a version of OS/2 prior to 
Warp?  Fuzzy Wolly Booger memory here is nagging me as I post this is that it 
applies to no later than Version 3 (2?) and that setting it to >64MB has no 
effect on Warp (version 4 and decimal up) at all. The dust on the legs of this 
FWB memory crawler also are falling in a number picture on my mind floor; that 
the real installation time memory cap that is in there even up to MCP1 is 
512MB.  Or was it 256MB where I hit this back with Warp 4?  Hmmm .. I think I 
had two sticks of 256MB in a box and had to yank one of them to get it back to 
256MB to do the install years ago now...

But are you teaching me that the >64MB toggle would have let me do the install 
on an original Warp, then after it is installed, turning it off or on makes no 
difference at all?

I really need to know the answer to this one as there may be a fresh install on 
a much modern box I need to assist someone with soon.  You know, you've seen an 
inch worm move.  It LEAPS forward from that arch!


--> Sleep well; OS/2's still awake! ;)

Mike @ 1:117/3001

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