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From: thelma@×××××××××××.com
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Less available memory than installed
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2021 19:09:44
Message-Id: dd001310-73d5-975d-a76d-123e67dbdb36@sys-concept.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Less available memory than installed by "Toldi Balázs"
1 On 6/3/21 11:16 AM, Toldi Balázs wrote:
2 > Hello!
3 >
4 > In my current PC I have 16 GB of RAM installed. It worked fine until today, when I upgraded my CPU from a Ryzen 5 1500X to a Ryzen 7 2700. The system boots up just fine, but when I use the free command the total memory is only 8 GB. When I looked into the BIOS, it showed me the correct amount. What should I do?
5 >
6 > Output of some relevant commands:
7 >
8 > free -h
9 >
10 >                total        used        free      shared buff/cache   available
11 > Mem:           7,8Gi       4,4Gi       874Mi       192Mi 2,5Gi       3,1Gi
12 >
13 > cat /proc/meminfo
14 >
15 > MemTotal:        8158220 kB
16 > MemFree:          910036 kB
17 > MemAvailable:    3275008 kB
18
19 [snip]
20
21 boot from min-install Getnoo disk and check what is it showing/reporting.