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Date: Wed, 21 May 2014 20:38:15 -0500
From: Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com>
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Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Only 4 of 8 GB usable
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wraeth wrote:
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>
> On 22/05/14 07:37, Alex Schuster wrote:
> > Does this ring any bells? I'm out of ideas. Except than pulling out
the 4
> > GB, or trying another mainboard.
>
> Just a quick suggestion to help rule it out: try booting a LiveCD or other
> "one-size-fits-most" medium and seeing if your full memory is registering
> there. If it is, then it's not a hardware malfunction; if it doesn't, then
> either you've got bad hardware or a configuration issue in your BIOS.
>
> cheers
> wraeth


Isn't there a kernel setting that cuts off after 4GBs or something?  I
seem to recall having to turn that on at some point.  I would think this
would be on by default but . . . .

Dale

:-)  :-)

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    wraeth wrote:<br>
    <span style="white-space: pre;">&gt;<br>
      &gt;<br>
      &gt; On 22/05/14 07:37, Alex Schuster wrote:<br>
      &gt; &gt; Does this ring any bells? I'm out of ideas. Except than
      pulling out the 4<br>
      &gt; &gt; GB, or trying another mainboard.<br>
      &gt;<br>
      &gt; Just a quick suggestion to help rule it out: try booting a
      LiveCD or other<br>
      &gt; "one-size-fits-most" medium and seeing if your full memory is
      registering<br>
      &gt; there. If it is, then it's not a hardware malfunction; if it
      doesn't, then<br>
      &gt; either you've got bad hardware or a configuration issue in
      your BIOS.<br>
      &gt;<br>
      &gt; cheers<br>
      &gt; wraeth</span><br>
    <br>
    <br>
    Isn't there a kernel setting that cuts off after 4GBs or something? 
    I seem to recall having to turn that on at some point.  I would
    think this would be on by default but . . . .<br>
    <br>
    Dale<br>
    <br>
    :-)  :-) <br>
    <br>
    -- <br>
    I am only responsible for what I said ... Not for what you
    understood or how you interpreted my words!<br>
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