Re: Slightly OT: Dell Poweredge 2850 with 4GB RAM

["Stephen John Smoogen" <smooge@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Oct 3, 2008 at 3:57 AM, Daniel Bird <dbird@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Sorin@Gmail wrote:
>> However I have another problem now... CentOS 5.2 only sees 256MB RAM.
> Is "OS install mode" set to "On" in the BIOS? I seem to remember this
> sets the memory limit to 256Mb
>

Yes.. that will limit the memory the OS sees to 256MB for various
older OS's that freak out if they see more than that. You should also
check that the BIOS is up to date. Some BIOS's have weird memory
issues.


-- 
Stephen J Smoogen. -- BSD/GNU/Linux
How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed
in a naughty world. = Shakespeare. "The Merchant of Venice"
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