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[Per Jessen <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Felix Miata wrote:

> On 2011/08/29 08:33 (GMT+0200) Per Jessen composed:
>
> > George OLson wrote:
>
> > >  Ok, I think I solved the RAM problem, but I have another problem
> > >  now. I found some old DDR2 memory (what I took out of my other
> > >  desktop) and put them in the 256mb slots, and I think it has 2gb of
> > >  memory now. On the command line I typed free -m -t, and it
> > >  indicated around 2000 or so. I was unsure if this newer memory
> > >  would be compatible, but the system seems to read it. If there is
> > >  another command I can type to figure out if there is a problem with
> > >  the memory, then please let me know.
>
> > Your BIOS would most likely have detected any serious issue on
> > start-up, so given that you have a running system, I would say you're
> > fine.
>
> A BIOS POST RAM test is rudimentary, and unlikely to do as you say
> except for compatibility evaluation or major failure. 

Right, which is what George was looking for. 


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Per Jessen, Zürich (20.4°C)

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