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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">It's very possible that the video card
is using the remaining/unaccounted memory.<br>
You didn't detail what brand of PC it was, but if it doesn't have
a dedicated video card, chances are memory is being used for
video.<br>
When the system only had 2GB did you see the full 2 GB?<br>
In 32 bit mode usually less than 3.89GB is available, but it's
all hardware dependent. Some memory space has to be left open for
peripherals.<br>
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On 10/29/2012 8:27 PM, Ron Frazier (ALE) wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">I just upgraded my Dad's pc from 2 GB to 4 GB of RAM. I want to test the RAM. You can't easily get to the memory test or the md5 test any more from the Ubuntu Desktop live cd. I booted the Ubuntu 11.10 alternate 64 bit cd and selected memory test. The CPU is an AMD Athlon 64 chip. Apparently, though, the MemTest86+ is running in 32 bit mode. It's only reporting 3.89 GB being tested. I need to know how to test all the RAM, although it's unlikely that the last .11 GB has an error when the other didn't. But, what if I had 8 GB, etc. I want it all.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Ron
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