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   //Print a Message to let the Developer/User know we are checking the memory
    kprintf("Checking Memory", 3);
    
    UINT* pStartMem = (UINT*)0x1FFFFC;    //Start at top of 1mb (2mb - 4bytes) as we already know we must have 1mb
    const UINT uiMBOfMem = 0x100000;      //Amount of bytes to make up 1mb, define as const as this doesn't change
    
    const UINT uiTestDWORD = 0x506E6978;  //Test DWORD to write = Pnix, for Phoenix, define as const for speed up
    UINT uiTotalMemory = 0x100000;        //We know we have 1mb already
     
    //Write to the Highest DWORD in each megabyte to test for amount of memory available
    do
    {
        //Calculate next memory address    
        pStartMem = (UINT*)(uiMBOfMem + (UINT)pStartMem);
        
        //Write the test DWORD to top of this 1Mb of Memory
        *pStartMem = uiTestDWORD;
        
        //Calculate the Amount of Physical Memory now available 
        uiTotalMemory += uiMBOfMem;
        
    }while(uiTestDWORD == *pStartMem);
    
    //Store the result from the memory test in the Total Amount of Pages
    //Shift amount of mem left by 12 to give amount of pages
    uiTotalPages = uiTotalMemory >> 12;