amount of system memory has changed??

Dimsn8200owner wrote:
- Hi everyone, I was wondering if you guys could help
- me out with a problem I've been having with my 8200.
- Just recently, I've had a motherboard and some rd
- ram replaced and whenever I turn the computer on and
- it loads the bios, I'll get this message then the
- computer gives me the option to press f1 and
- continue or f2 to go to the system utility. I've
- called technical support a few times but nothing
- seems to have worked yet. I was wondering if anyone
- could help me out with this. Also I've always had a
- few windows xp errors involving page faults and
- driver irql errors, I'm wondering is this related
- with the current problem, or do I have something
- else to worry about? Thanks for all your help.
-

Hi,

You get this message because you added RAM. Just press F2 to enter the BIOS settings. Make sure that the amount of RAM is listed correctly. Then exit the BIOS saving changes.

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Dimsn8200owner,

Thank you for using the Dell | Talk forum.

Try updating your bios file, and resetting the bios defaults if you have
not already done so.
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**Update bios**

You can download the latest bios here.

<ADMIN NOTE: Broken link has been removed from this post by Dell>

Once you have downloaded the file, put a blank formatted disk in the system.
Double click the file, and follow the prompts to create the bios upgrade disk.
Once the disk is created, leave it in the system and reboot the system.
The Bios upgrade will occur as the system boots up, and reads the disk.
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**Reset your bios settings.**

Using the F2 key the user may enter System Setup program.
If you are having trouble entering setup using this key,
press the F2 key when the keyboard leds 1st flash.
Also, key sequence will still work.
Once you are in the System Setup Program (BIOS),
the top of the screen will read: Dell Dimension 8200

Resetting the default settings.
Press and activate the following keys.
(Capslock, Scroll Lock, Num Lock.)
When all three keyboard lights are lit, press the following keys.
( ALT-E )
With the keyboard lights lit, Clears the ESCD information stored in the NVRAM.
( ALT-F )
Resets all fields in the system setup to their factory default settings.
ALT-D With an individual field highlighted, resets the field to its factory default.
(ALT-B)
Exits System Setup, saving any changes, and reboots the system.