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Memory: Dell Dimension P133v, P166v, and P200v

Memory: Dell™ Dimension™ P133v, P166v, and P200v

Memory Installation Guidelines | DIMM Configurations | Installing/Removing Memory | Upper Memory Map | Conventional Memory Map | Flash Memory Implementation


Memory Installation Guidelines

The system board provides two 168-pin, 3.3-V DIMM sockets for memory expansion. The sockets support 2 M x 64 (16 MB), 4 M x 64 (32 MB), and 8 M x 64 (64 MB) DIMM modules. The maximum memory size, using two 4 M x 64 SDRAM DIMM modules, is 64 MB. Memory timing requires 67-MHz (or higher) SDRAM or 60-ns EDO devices. Gold-plated (>= 30u") DIMMs are required. The following table defines the possible memory configurations.

NOTE: The only 32-MB SDRAM DIMMs validated for use in this computer are the following:
  • Samsung KMM366S403AT1-G2
  • Hitachi HB526A464EN-10
  • Samsung KMM366S403AT-G2
  • Toshiba THMY644021AEG-12A

The computer may not recognize other 32-MB SDRAM DIMM modules and may fail POST.


DIMM Configurations

BANK0
DIMM Type (Amount)
BANK1
DIMM Type (Amount)
Total System Memory
2 M x 64 (16 MB) Empty 16 MB
2 M x 64 (16 MB) 2 M x 64 (16 MB) 32 MB
4 M x 64 (32 MB) 2 M x 64 (16 MB) 48 MB
4 M x 64 (32 MB) 4 M x 64 (32 MB) 64 MB
8 M x 64 (64 MB) Empty 64 MB

Installing/Removing Memory

See "Installing System Board Options" in the online System User's Guide.


Upper Memory Map

The following table details the system memory map. The ESCD area fron ED000-EDFFF is not available for use as an upper memory block (UMB) by memory managers. The area from E0000-ECFFF is currently not used by the BIOS and is available for use as UMB by memory managers. Parts of this area may be used by future versions of the BIOS to add increased functionality.

Address Range
(Decimal)
Address Range
(Hex)
Size Description
1024 K-31072 K 100000-8000000 127 M Extended Memory
960 K-1023 K F0000-FFFFF 64 K AMI System BIOS
952 K-959 K EE000-EFFFF 8 K Flash Boot Block (Available as UMB)
948 K-951 K ED000-EDFFF 4 K ESCD (Plug and Play configuration area)
928 K-947 K E8000-ECFFF 20 K System BIOS (available as UMB)
896 K-927 K E0000-E7FFF 32 K BIOS RESERVED (available as UMB)
800 K-895 K C8000-DFFFF 96 K Available HI DOS memory (open ISA and PCI)
640 K-799 K A0000-C7FFF 160 K Off-board video memory and BIOS
639 K 9FC00-9FFFF 1 K Extended BIOS Data (movable by QEMM, 386MAX)
512 K-638 K 80000-9FBFF 127 K Extended conventional
000 K-511 K 00000-7FFFF 512 K Conventional

Conventional Memory Map

Segment Address Range Use
0 00000h-003FFh Interrupt vector table
  00400h-004FFh BIOS data area
  00500h-005FFh MS-DOS� work area
  00600h-0FFFFh User memory
1 10000h-1FFFFh User memory
2 20000h-2FFFFh User memory
3 30000h-3FFFFh User memory
4 40000h-4FFFFh User memory
5 50000h-5FFFFh User memory
6 60000h-6FFFFh User memory
7 70000h-7FFFFh User memory
8 80000h-8FFFFh User memory
9 90000h-9FBFFh User memory
  9FC00h-9FFFFh PS/2-mouse data area

Flash Memory Implementation

The Intel� PA28FB200BX 2-Mb Flash component is organized as 256 K x 8 (256 KB). The Flash device is divided into 5 areas, as described in Table 1. If a 1-Mb Flash component is used, Table 2 describes the organization of the 128 K x 8 (128 KB) area.

Table 1. (256-KB) Flash Memory Area
System Address Flash Memory Area
F0000H-FFFFFH 64-KB Main BIOS
EC000H-EFFFFH 16-KB Boot Block (not flash erasable)*
EA000H-EBFFFH 8-KB Plug and Play ESCD Storage Area
E8000H-E9FFFH 8-KB OEM Area*
E0000H-E7FFFH 32-KB System BIOS (reserved during boot)*
* Available for UMB usage


Table 2. (128-KB) Flash Memory Area
System Address Flash Memory Area
F0000H-FFFFFH 64-KB Main BIOS
EE000H-EFFFFH 8-KB Boot Block (not flash erasable)*
ED000H-EDFFFH 4-KB Plug and Play ESCD Storage Area
EC000H-ECFFFH 4-KB OEM Area*
E0000H-EBFFFH 48-KB System BIOS (reserved during boot)*
* Available for UMB usage

The Flash device resides in system memory starting at E0000H and can be mapped 2 different ways depending on the mode of operation. In Normal mode, address line A16 is inverted, setting the E000H and F000H segments so that the BIOS is organized as shown in the System Address column in Table 2. Recovery mode removes the inversion on address line A16, swapping the E000H and F000H segments so that the 16-KB boot block resides at FE000H where the microprocessor expects the bootstrap loader to exist. This mode is only necessary in the unlikely event that a BIOS upgrade procedure is interrupted, causing the BIOS area to be left in an unusable state. Although Table 2 shows only 128 KB of ROM space, the other segments are dynamically paged in and out at run time into the 64-KB BIOS area in system memory.

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