linux-kernel - Re: Hardware Problem

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Message-ID: <4540C76F.9050403@perkel.com>
Date:	Thu, 26 Oct 2006 07:34:23 -0700
From:	Marc Perkel <marc@...kel.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Hardware Problem - Asus A8N-VM CSM



Marc Perkel wrote:
> OK - this is a little off topic so I'll apologize and thank you for 
> your help in advance.
>
> I have 4 Linux servers using the Asus A8N-VM CSM motherboard. They all 
> have the latest 1001 bios. The all have 4 gigs of ram, and they all 
> have dual core athlons.
>
> The problem. 2 out of the 4 sees all 4 gigs of ram. The other 2 see 
> only 2.8 gigs of ram. And it's hardware related because in the bios 
> setup the ones that show 2.8 show it in the bios.
>
> The motherboards were not prchased at the same time. All have 
> different brands of ram. And the processors are different. The 2 that 
> don't see all the ram are the newest ones.
>
> I tried swapping ram between one that saw 2.8 gigs and one that saw 4 
> gigs and the problem stays with the motherboard. I haven't yet swapped 
> out the processors.
>
> So - I'm a little stumped. Can someone point me in the right direction?
>

Answering my own question perhaps. Could it be related to whether or not 
the processor is a "revision e" chip?

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