Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2000 17:30:31 +0530
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> 88h/int 15h is not capable to tell you about RAM above 64MB. :)

> > You need to try EAX=E820, AX=E801, AH=88h/INT 15H all in that order. But then, most
> > memory managers hook these interrupts, so you won't get the right value unless you
> > are running uder plain DOS.

Yes, and that's exactly why I mentioned the other two calls. Unfortunately, there
are some old 386 BIOSes that return erroneous values; so there's no easy way to do
this other than by following the sequence I mentioned above.