6VXE7+
4-8
•
Memory
The category is display-only which is determined by POST (Power On Self
Test) of the BIOS.
Base Memory
The POST of the BIOS will determine the amount of base (or
conventional) memory installed in the system.
The value of the base memory is typically 512 K for systems with
512 K memory installed on the motherboard, or 640 K for systems
with 640 K or more memory installed on the motherboard.
Extended Memory
The BIOS determines how much extended memory is present
during the POST.
This is the amount of memory located above 1 MB in the CPU's
memory address map.
Other Memory
This refers to the memory located in the 640 to 1024 address
space. This is memory that can be used for different applications.
DOS uses this area to load device drivers to keep as much base
memory free for application programs. Most use for this area is
Shadow RAM.
To Next Page
Loading...
