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On Mon, May 26, 2014 at 08:07:52AM +0300, Nikos Chantziaras wrote: |
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> On 22/05/14 00:37, Alex Schuster wrote: |
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> > So I installed another 4 GiB RAM into a Gentoo amd64 system that had 4 GiB |
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> > already. But it still sees only 4 GiB, not 8 GiB: |
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> > leela ~ # uname -a |
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> > Linux leela 3.6.11-gentoo #3 SMP Mon Feb 4 15:37:48 CET 2013 x86_64 AMD |
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> > A6-3500 APU with Radeon(tm) HD Graphics AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux |
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> Emerge sys-apps/memtest86+ and boot it (it should create a Grub entry). |
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> How much memory does it see/test? |
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> Are there any memory settings in your BIOS? (Possibly related to GPU |
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> memory.) |
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Also, check how the mem card is seated. Remove, and reseat. Mem cards are |
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known to be very picky about how they are seated in their slots. Also, it's |
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not all that uncommon for a particular mem chip (esp. one purchased used) |
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to be defective. HTH. |
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Lee |
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