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gilberto Joined: Jun 10, 2008 Posts: 18 Other Topics	Posted Jun 25, 2008 at 5:53:57 AM Subject: question on memory ram;need help???? hello everyone!!!! i have a Hp laptop dv9000 and i installed Linux Ubuntu 8.04; with 3 gb. Ram (stock).... this afternoon i upgraded the ram memory to 4 gb.... but when i check the system monitor..instead of mark 4 gb , it still mark 3 gb... does anybody know if the Ubuntu O.S detects automatically when you upgrade the Ram memory..or i have to configure it.... i will appreciate your help!!!! thanks....
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tophandcwby Joined Apr 10, 2008 Posts: 81 Other Topics	Posted: Jun 25, 2008 12:48:11 PM Subject: question on memory ram;need help???? Is your bios reporting the correct amount of memory?
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AR Joined May 06, 2008 Posts: 22 Other Topics	Posted: Jun 25, 2008 7:23:25 PM Subject: question on memory ram;need help???? You might need to rebuild the kernel because the stock ubuntu one only supports 3GB. Debian has a -bigmem kernel for this very purpose but I'm not sure about ubuntu.
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proopnarine Joined Apr 03, 2008 Posts: 590 Location:San Francisco Other Topics	Posted: Jun 26, 2008 4:43:50 AM Subject: question on memory ram;need help???? Really?! Ubuntu has a 3GB recognition limit? I had no idea. Can anyone confirm this? Several of my machines have 8-16 GB RAM, but those machines all run Fedora, and there are no issues with recognition of all the RAM. Take the red pill Climate Change Blog Food Weblog
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Shashank Sharma Joined Jan 01, 1970 Posts: 1657 Location:New Delhi, India Other Topics	Posted: Jul 04, 2008 11:48:28 AM Subject: question on memory ram;need help???? All discussions I've seen on this issue point to it being a matter of 32-bit vs. 64-bit issue regardless of the OS. From what I read, 32-bit OS (whether Windows or Linux) will not show 4GB RAM. Google search will reveal all forum posts, mailing lists, etc. Coauthor of Beginning Fedora: From Novice to Professional published by Apress. Please follow the Forum Guidelines
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