Amount of Memory Detected by POST and NTDETECT.COM Differs (127158)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server 3.1
- Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
- Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5
This article was previously published under Q127158
NTDETECT.COM detects slightly less memory than the power on self-test
(POST) does.
This is by design. Before NTDETECT.COM loads, some of the memory is used
by the initialization of the Hardware Abstraction Layer (HAL). The
difference in memory detected by POST and NTDETECT.COM varies from platform
to platform (Intel, MIPS, Alpha and Power PC).
| Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 5/4/2005 |
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| Keywords: | KB127158 |
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