Installed memory today, questions immediately
justin v
vic at yeaguy.com
Fri Nov 5 02:13:56 UTC 2010
I installed 4GB or memory today. I rebooted and see this, the first line
after the splash menu thing:
983040K of memory above 4GB ignored
dmesg shows avail mem amount and I am concerned as well:
real memory = 4294967296 (4096 MB)
avail memory = 3139940352 (2994 MB)
is a stick bad perhaps?
yeaguy# dmidecode -t memory
# dmidecode 2.10
SMBIOS 2.3 present.
Handle 0x1000, DMI type 16, 15 bytes
Physical Memory Array
Location: System Board Or Motherboard
Use: System Memory
Error Correction Type: Single-bit ECC
Maximum Capacity: 1 GB
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Number Of Devices: 4
Handle 0x1100, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x1000
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 1024 MB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM_1
Bank Locator: Not Specified
Type: DDR
Type Detail: Synchronous
Speed: 800 MHz
Manufacturer: 7F7F7F7F7F9B0000
Serial Number: 00000000
Asset Tag: 000A28
Part Number: CT12864AA800.M8FH
Handle 0x1101, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x1000
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 1024 MB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM_3
Bank Locator: Not Specified
Type: DDR
Type Detail: Synchronous
Speed: 800 MHz
Manufacturer: 7F7F7F7F7F9B0000
Serial Number: 00000000
Asset Tag: 000A28
Part Number: CT12864AA800.M8FH
Handle 0x1102, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x1000
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 1024 MB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM_2
Bank Locator: Not Specified
Type: DDR
Type Detail: Synchronous
Speed: 800 MHz
Manufacturer: 7F7F7F7F7F9B0000
Serial Number: 00000000
Asset Tag: 000A28
Part Number: CT12864AA800.M8FH
Handle 0x1103, DMI type 17, 27 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x1000
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 1024 MB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM_4
Bank Locator: Not Specified
Type: DDR
Type Detail: Synchronous
Speed: 800 MHz
Manufacturer: 7F7F7F7F7F9B0000
Serial Number: 00000000
Asset Tag: 000A28
Part Number: CT12864AA800.M8FH
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