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How to check 512k Address Lines?

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First post, by TheAbandonwareGuy

Posted on 2016-03-28, 03:50

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Ok, so this is the 2nd time ive posted about this (Last time everyone ignored me) but my Digital Celebris XL590 hasnt wanted to boot for a month now. I checked the Phoenix bios beep code list and the code im getting translates to Check 512k Base Address Lines. Im not the sharpest when it comes to older PCs but im guessing this has something to do with the RAM? Anyways how do i check them? I just ordered some DOS games off ebay and id like to have this thing running by the time they arrive. If relevent the specs are:

Dual 90MHZ Socket 7 Pentiums
48MB of RAM (Across 6 DIMM Slots i believe)
Trident SVGA ISA 2MB Video Card
SoundBlaster 16
2GB Hard Drive
Windows 95

Last thing i did before the issue presented itself was set it down off my desk to the floor. Maybe i knocked something loose?

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Reply 1 of 1, by bhtooefr

Posted on 2016-03-28, 06:58

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Try reseating the RAM. If that doesn't work, your first two modules of RAM are suspect.

As an aside, the second Pentium will only work under a multiprocessor-capable OS - for Windows, that means NT/2000/XP (anything newer than XP probably won't run).

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