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PostPosted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:09 pm    Post subject: Not able to use maximum ram available[Solved] Reply with quote

Hey guys
I have total 1024 MB ram(512MB x 2), but it looks like I can only use up to 875MB, then the swap. However when I remove one of the ram sticks, I am able to use the full 512 MB. Can someone help me out.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 06, 2006 11:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This is a kernel limitation. You need to enable

Processor type and features --->
High Memory Support (4GB)
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 07, 2006 8:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanx, numerodix
That worked.
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