System

Memory

Map

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Memory

is mapped

by the

memory

controller

registers.

Figure 2-11

shows

the

memory

map

for

a correctly

functioning

system. Memory

can

be

mapped

differently

if

POST

detects an error

in system board memory or RT/CMOS

RAM. In the figure, the

variablex represents the number of 1-MB blocks

of

system board

memory

starting

at

or

above

the

hex

100000 boundary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hex Address

Range

 

 

 

Function

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

00000000

to

0009FFFF

 

 

 

640-KB system board RAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

000A0000

to

000BFFFF

 

 

 

Video

RAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

000C0000

to

000C9FFF

 

 

 

System

board

video

BIOS

ROM

mapped

to

 

 

 

 

 

 

RAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

000C8000

to

000EFFFF

 

 

 

Channel

ROM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

000F0000

to

000FFFFF

 

 

 

64-KB

system board ROM mapped to RAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

00100000

to

(00100000

+ x

 

x

MB

system board

RAM

 

 

 

MB)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFFF0000

to

FFFFFFFF

 

 

 

64-KB system board ROM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(same as 000F0000 to 000FFFFF)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure

2-11. System

Memory

Map

 

 

 

 

 

 

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IBM 600 manual System, Is mapped Memory Controller Registers Shows, Detects an error, Starting Above Hex Boundary

600 specifications

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