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   Doug Bissett wrote:   
   > On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 11:57:17 UTC, Lars Erdmann   
   >   
   > I am pretty sure that the BIOS is supposed to write good data through   
   > all of memory, even if you do the quick test.   
      
   I don't think so. That's exactly what makes "Quick Power On self test"   
   quick. It does not write to all memory but only to a fraction (the fraction   
   used by DOS). You can tell the difference between writing and reading back   
   to only 640k or to the whole 2GB.   
      
      
   Lars   
      
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