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From: Wols Lists <antlists@××××××××××××.uk>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Less available memory than installed
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2021 18:19:20
Message-Id: 60B9268A.5010706@youngman.org.uk
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Less available memory than installed by "Toldi Balázs"
1 On 03/06/21 18:16, Toldi Balázs wrote:
2 > Hello!
3 >
4 > In my current PC I have 16 GB of RAM installed. It worked fine until
5 > today, when I upgraded my CPU from a Ryzen 5 1500X to a Ryzen 7 2700.
6 > The system boots up just fine, but when I use the free command the total
7 > memory is only 8 GB. When I looked into the BIOS, it showed me the
8 > correct amount. What should I do?
9
10 What does the mobo manual say? Are your memory boards in the correct
11 banks? It could be the MMU in the Ryzen 7 insists on banks 1 & 2 being
12 filled before 3 & 4 while the 5 isn't so fussy.
13
14 I don't know about this, not having this sort of problem before, but I
15 do know from building my own systems that the memory boards need to be
16 paired up correctly, however you define "correct" ...
17
18 Cheers,
19 Wol