Memory Problem

soulxcavtor · 05-20-2006, 12:50 PM

I recently bought an Extra 1GB Stick of RAM for my computer... I dont think its the exact same kind of ram that came with my dell 512mb stick.. But it works fine in windows partition... When I load linux and the hardrake, I See under Memory.

Cache unknown 8kb
Cache unknown 512kb

WQheres my 1 gig?

Thanks alot!

soulxcavtor · 05-20-2006, 02:11 PM

Has anybody had this problem? I will do more research before I post here....

J.W. · 05-20-2006, 02:56 PM

Open up a terminal session, then enter the following command

Code:

free

The "free" command will display information about your RAM. (man free for more details.) Based on your description though, it may be that the extra RAM is not compatible with your mobo. What exact (make/model) of RAM are you using, and what mobo do you have?

soulxcavtor · 05-20-2006, 03:33 PM

I have a Dell Dimension 2400, i think intel 845 something or other chipset... IN Windows it says 1.50GB Of Ram in the My Computer properties.

J.W. · 05-20-2006, 04:06 PM

OK - and what is the output of running the free command?

soulxcavtor · 05-20-2006, 04:52 PM

I suppose this looks correct for 1.50gb of ram (command free)

Mem:

Total 1554272
Used 238140
Free 1316132
Buffers 14520
Cached 117144

Buffers Cache:

Total n/a
Used 106576
Free 1447796
Buffers n/a
Cached n/a

Swap:

Total n1124508
Used n/a
Free 1124508
Buffers n/a
Cached n/a

Look right for 1.50g's?

J.W. · 05-21-2006, 11:44 AM

Excellent - your system is recognizing all the RAM (which is confirmed by the statistic 'Mem total = 1554272')

Have fun!