[Leaplist] Only seeing 3G memory

[Gray Frost]

In the Extended Memory section of the bios setup utility it shows 2881536k
which is what I am seeing with the software.  I did some testing with each
and every memory chip by starting off with each one all by its lonesome in
the first of the four slots (blue slots).  They all showed 1gig as seen by
the bios.  So no reason to suspect the memory.

Then I added each one individually to slot number 2 (blue slots so far)  and
combine for every one was 2G as seen by the bios.  Good this make since

This is where it gets interesting and I am not very experienced?  I added
each of the remaining memory sticks to the third slot (first slot of black)
and the bios still only showed 2 gig.  This did not make since to me so I
removed and tried each in the fourth slot and still the bios only showed
2G.  ARRR??

When I put both in the third and fourth slot (both blacks) then I get the
2882560k.   Ok so the individual slots third or fourth slots don't register
any additional change from 2gig but having both of them adds the  0.8Gig.

hmmm  this is why I was wondering if there was something in the bios i need
to set to get it to read all four gigs.  Maybe flashing with a newer version
of the bios?

On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 11:17 AM, Steve Litt <slitt at troubleshooters.com>wrote:

> Hey Gray,
>
> Just for fun, try booting and going into the bios, and see if you can find
> a
> memory amount within the bios setup screens. That will tell you whether the
> hardware/bios isn't seeing it, or whether Linux isn't seeing it.
>
> SteveT
>
> On Wednesday 08 October 2008 12:21:26 am Gray Frost wrote:
> > This is my meminfo:
> >
> >
> > @localhost ~]$ head /proc/meminfo
> > MemTotal:      2835288 kB
> > MemFree:       2038288 kB
> > Buffers:         14896 kB
> > Cached:         296064 kB
> > SwapCached:          0 kB
> > Active:         519504 kB
> > Inactive:       189280 kB
> > SwapTotal:     2031608 kB
> > SwapFree:      2031608 kB
> > Dirty:              88 kB
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 7, 2008 at 11:30 PM, Steve Litt
> <slitt at troubleshooters.com>wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 07 October 2008 08:02:49 pm Gray Frost wrote:
> > > > I hear what you are saying about motherboards and chipsets not able
> to
> > >
> > > read
> > >
> > > > more than 4 gig but this one is advertised and reviewed as having
> that
> > > > capability.
> > >
> > > I had no idea this was a problem. I guess I got lucky on my new
> computer:
> > >
> > > [slitt at mydesk ~]$ head /proc/meminfo
> > > MemTotal:      8302156 kB
> > > MemFree:       7208548 kB
> > > Buffers:        130496 kB
> > > Cached:         548688 kB
> > > SwapCached:          0 kB
> > > Active:         436012 kB
> > > Inactive:       516796 kB
> > > HighTotal:     7461376 kB
> > > HighFree:      6609788 kB
> > > LowTotal:       840780 kB
> > > [slitt at mydesk ~]$
> > >
> > > SteveT
> > >
> > > Steve Litt
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> > >
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