On my Toshiba laptop, the users manual says that the largest amount of RAM it can be upgraded to is 192MB (adding a 128MB chip), HOWEVER I have put in a 256MB chip and my BIOS detects it having 320MB total. When I boot up Slackware it only detects the 64MB that is "onboard" (NOT the 256 chip). In the past I have passed a command to the kernel in lilo and the full 320MB is "detected". My question is, how can I tell if the full 320MB is really being utilized? I feel like when I have the machine with only 192MB (no special kernel command) it is faster than when I have 320MB installed (With the kernel command). I have a feeling that that may be all in my head, BUT I would like to see proof.
I can execute
and receive output that says that the RAM is detected, but how can I test to see if it is truly being utilized? I appologize if this is a stupid question.