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I have a stick of 512mb of sdram, how can i find this out in linux, AND can i specify how much i have or scan for it again... My computer isn't detecting all of it or something....
or even when i'm booting up can i scan again or something??
i think i need this answere fast so as not to run my 15 day warranty out....
In a console to view info about your RAM. Also, depending on which distro you are using, there are alot of other options to see how much ram is getting recognized. To check the ram to see if it's good use:
memtest86: http://freshmeat.net/projects/memtes...c_id=861%2C146
Sure can, however is free reporting just that much free, or is that reporting the overall total amount? You should also look into your BIOS setup, it should list how much ram you've got there.
Ok, cool. However, you could still look into memtest86 to test the ram, it's very easy to setup, and then you'd have even more of a reason to return it (should it show errors).
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