From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 5 02:13:55 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ED3FB106564A for ; Fri, 5 Nov 2010 02:13:55 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from vic@yeaguy.com) Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com (hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com [71.74.56.123]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ADB548FC21 for ; Fri, 5 Nov 2010 02:13:55 +0000 (UTC) X-Authority-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=+c36koQ5Dcj/1qolKHjtkYAGXvrVJRRiKMp+84F5sLg= c=1 sm=0 a=dEqhbLcxm4cA:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=K3oiwSFwsX5fJWoDMELOCw==:17 a=jzIRTFf7VEiVCUKctzMA:9 a=tyPgHh_usCtNBY9p91sA:7 a=QtPOt8aeWeOP2CxxajWZXTzwHUgA:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=qKklcAH13T5ISEJ7:21 a=v-R5CZXYf_xPu_Jp:21 a=K3oiwSFwsX5fJWoDMELOCw==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 67.49.120.184 Received: from [67.49.120.184] ([67.49.120.184:52285] helo=hbca.yeaguy.com) by hrndva-oedge03.mail.rr.com (envelope-from ) (ecelerity 2.2.3.46 r()) with ESMTP id 8F/0C-24070-26863DC4; Fri, 05 Nov 2010 02:13:54 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed; delsp=yes To: "FreeBSD Mailing List" Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2010 19:13:53 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "justin v" Organization: Yea_Guy Message-ID: User-Agent: Opera Mail/10.61 (FreeBSD) Subject: Installed memory today, questions immediately X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2010 02:13:56 -0000 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 yeaguy#