6 GB of RAM but just 4 working

[Karl F. Larsen]

NoOp wrote:
> On 02/09/2010 05:26 PM, Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> ...
>> 	I am using Lucid 64bit software. But still only 4 of 6 GB 
>> showing on top. I need to read my info on my computer to see 
>> why. I have 4 plugs for 4 2GB RAM or 8GB total.
> 
> $ sudo lshw > lshwkarl.txt
> 
> Provide the first portion of your lshwkarl.txt file showing the
> motherboard and ram (please not the entire file) - example:
> 
>>     description: Computer
>>     product: Springdale-G
>>     width: 32 bits
>>     capabilities: smbios-2.3 dmi-2.3 smp-1.4 smp
>>     configuration: boot=normal cpus=1 uuid=5721B122-C1BB-11D8-880B-000C6E82A6BA
>>   *-core
>>        description: Motherboard
>>        product: D865GBF
>>        vendor: Intel Corporation
>>        physical id: 0
>>        version: AAC25843-408
>>        serial: FCBF42507415
>>        slot: VIDEO
>>      *-firmware
>>           description: BIOS
>>           vendor: Intel Corp.
>>           physical id: 0
>>           version: BF86510A.86A.0069.P21.0409290100 (09/29/2004)
>>           size: 64KiB
>>           capacity: 448KiB
>>           capabilities: pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing cdboot bootselect edd int13floppynec int13floppytoshiba int13floppy360 int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb agp ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification netboot
>>      *-cpu
>>           description: CPU
>>           product: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz
>>           vendor: Intel Corp.
>>           physical id: 4
>>           bus info: cpu at 0
>>           version: 15.3.3
>>           serial: 0000-0F33-0000-0000-0000-0000
>>           slot: J2E1
>>           size: 2400MHz
>>           capacity: 3060MHz
>>           width: 32 bits
>>           clock: 133MHz
>>           capabilities: boot fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe constant_tsc up pebs bts pni monitor ds_cpl cid
>>           configuration: id=0
>>         *-cache:0
>>              description: L1 cache
>>              physical id: 5
>>              slot: None
>>              size: 16KiB
>>              capacity: 16KiB
>>              capabilities: pipeline-burst internal varies data
>>         *-cache:1
>>              description: L2 cache
>>              physical id: 6
>>              slot: None
>>              size: 1MiB
>>              capacity: 1MiB
>>              capabilities: pipeline-burst internal varies unified
>>      *-memory
>>           description: System Memory
>>           physical id: 39
>>           slot: System board or motherboard
>>           size: 1GiB
>>         *-bank:0
>>              description: DIMM DDR Synchronous 333 MHz (3.0 ns)
>>              product: PartNum1
>>              vendor: Manufacturer1
>>              physical id: 0
>>              serial: SerNum1
>>              slot: J6G1
>>              size: 512MiB
>>              width: 64 bits
>>              clock: 333MHz (3.0ns)
>>         *-bank:1
>>              description: DIMM DDR Synchronous 333 MHz (3.0 ns) [empty]
>>              product: PartNum2
>>              vendor: Manufacturer2
>>              physical id: 1
>>              serial: SerNum2
>>              slot: J6G2
>>              width: 64 bits
>>              clock: 333MHz (3.0ns)
>>         *-bank:2
>>              description: DIMM DDR Synchronous 333 MHz (3.0 ns)
>>              product: PartNum3
>>              vendor: Manufacturer3
>>              physical id: 2
>>              serial: SerNum3
>>              slot: J6H1
>>              size: 512MiB
>>              width: 64 bits
>>              clock: 333MHz (3.0ns)
>>         *-bank:3
>>              description: DIMM DDR Synchronous 333 MHz (3.0 ns) [empty]
>>              product: PartNum4
>>              vendor: Manufacturer4
>>              physical id: 3
>>              serial: SerNum4
>>              slot: J6H2
>>              width: 64 bits
>>              clock: 333MHz (3.0ns)
> 
> 
> 
> 
  *-core
        description: Motherboard
        product: RS780-SB700
        physical id: 0
        version: Unknox
        serial: Wed Mar 24 00:15:07 2010
      *-firmware
           description: BIOS
           vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
           physical id: 0
           version: F3 (03/03/2008)
           size: 128KiB
           capacity: 960KiB
           capabilities: isa pci pnp apm upgrade shadowing 
cdboot bootselect socketedrom edd int13floppy360 
int13floppy1200 int13floppy720 int13floppy2880 int5printscreen 
int9keyboard int14serial int17printer int10video acpi usb agp 
ls120boot zipboot biosbootspecification
      *-cpu

73 Karl


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