Incorrect Ram Asus 1201N

[GlasGhost]

On 64 bit Lynx, I've got a wrong amount of detected ram:

it says around 750Mb

when it should be around 2048Mb

[Iowan]

Moved to Installation & Upgrades by request.

[psusi]

What do you mean "it" says 750mb? What does free -m say?

[GlasGhost]

What do you mean "it" says 750mb? What does free -m say?


glas@1201N:~$ free -m
total used free shared buffers cached
Mem: 745 725 19 0 9 142
-/+ buffers/cache: 573 171
Swap: 1953 72 1880
glas@1201N:~$

kinda scary I only go 20mb free, also dont get confused I made my swap 2gb.

[psusi]

What does your bios say when you boot up? Also try running a memtest.

[GlasGhost]

What does your bios say when you boot up? Also try running a memtest.

System Memory:
Installed Size: 2048Mb

[psusi]

Then run memtest86. Most likely you have some bad ram at the 750 mb mark so the bios limits what it tells the kernel so it doesn't use the bad ram.

[GlasGhost]

Found the problem here (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/Old/HPMini311#Additional%20Notes)

Just turn off all visual effects, they apparently use 1gb of your ram on this machine.

[psusi]

Found the problem here (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LaptopTestingTeam/Old/HPMini311#Additional%20Notes)

Just turn off all visual effects, they apparently use 1gb of your ram on this machine.

No, it is reporting 750 mb of total ram, not free ram.

[Drewvt]

It is part of the bios reset that is a well-known problem with this machine. All you have to do is go into the bios, choose "restore default settings", save and exit. You will have 2gb ram instead of 750mb again.

[GlasGhost]

It is part of the bios reset that is a well-known problem with this machine. All you have to do is go into the bios, choose "restore default settings", save and exit. You will have 2gb ram instead of 750mb again.

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thx Drewwt!