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    Adding more ram what needs to be done?

    Discussion in 'Linux Compatibility and Software' started by The Fire Snake, Nov 26, 2008.

  1. The Fire Snake

    The Fire Snake Notebook Virtuoso

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    If I have Linux installed on a machine and add more ram, do I need to do anything for Linux to recognize the RAM? I am thinking not, but just thought I would ask.
     
    The Fire Snake, Nov 26, 2008
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    Pitabred Linux geek con rat flail!

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    Nope. Just make sure you have it installed securely, and turn the machine on. If you use suspend/hibernate, your swap partition may be too small to hold a full RAM image after upgrading, so be aware of that. And make sure you shut down before installing the RAM, don't just suspend.
     
    Pitabred, Nov 26, 2008
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    HankB Notebook Geek

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    Pitabread thought of more things than I would have said. ;) I forgot about the possibility of swap.

    I bumped a desktop from 1M to 2M yesterday and it just stretched out a bit and said "thank you!" and now it flies.

    I tried to bump a laptop (Thinkpad T42) from 1M to 2M and it just says
    beep
    beep beep beep
    beep beep beep
    beep beep beep

    So I need to dig a bit. It had DDR 333 RAM and I added a stick of DDR 400 so perhaps it doesn't like them mixed. It seems that that's an error code for bad RAM.

    best,
    hank
     
    HankB, Nov 26, 2008
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    Try just your new stick in there and see if you get the same results.
     
    nizzy1115, Nov 26, 2008
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    Typically no reason for anything necessary other than just popping in the new ram into your computer. Recommendation in previous post should be followed, and if anything, check if your hardware can support.

    If you can at least get it to boot up, run some memtests on your ram.
     
    gusto5, Nov 26, 2008
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  6. The Fire Snake

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    Excellent, thanks everybody for the great suggestions.
     
    The Fire Snake, Nov 27, 2008
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