Kubuntu 12.10 KDE 4.9.3
Motherboard: ASUS M3N-HT Mempipe
SDRAM 4/2gb AXIOM EEC 667mhz dual channel SDRAM
A couple of years back, my computer successfully ran well with 8gb ram. I have checked my ram and found all 4 sticks to work fine. Enterchangeably they work fine in the first 2 rails. To get my ram working in the first place, a friend in South Africa suggested entering into the grub, "PCI-NOMSI". I believe that is correct; it is hard to remember; a fatal crash losing all my data made it difficult to recall the exact addition. In any event, after a long series of problems with that motherboard, the help I obtained suggested that somehow the outer 2 rails of my MB had become defective. I have been running on only 4mb since then.
I recently was reviewing posts and noticed a comment that more current versions of grubb had solved the problem that was cured by the use of "PCI-NOMSI". Because I am now using a current issue of Kubuntu, I decided to add the additional 4gb of memory back into my system.
Before when I thought the two rails were bad, and I realize that they still might be bad, when I had all 8gb of memory installed, the system would not boot, however when I removed the memory from the outside rails, it worked. But this time when I reinstalled the outer rails with memory, the system booted and works pretty good. Nonetheless, on boot-up, the amount of memory that is recognized is 4gb+a little.
Since the computer actually boots with memory in all slots, I suspect that the rails are not defective as was suggested. Nevertheless, my computer does not seem to recognize all four rails. I am curious if the "PCI-NOMSI" comment should be reintroduced into the grub.
My experience in command line usage is minimal, and editing the grub kind of scares me. I believe that the proper place to add the additional comment is on the "linux" lines, but I am not positive. Additionally, I am not sure if I remember the comment (PCI-NOMSI) as the correct solution (if not that, it was something very similar). I would like a little help to confirm my memory of the issue is sound or instructions how to correct my problem.
I have toyed with the idea of upgrading to more current technology, but even with only 4gb of the slower RAM, my computer works pretty good. However, with the advent of Akonadi and Strigi, sometimes things lag a bit, and I have assumed that they were the culprit. Also, it is not really much of a problem to live with. It is not like running Windows hah! Thanks for any help from the best bunch of gurus in the business.
Motherboard: ASUS M3N-HT Mempipe
SDRAM 4/2gb AXIOM EEC 667mhz dual channel SDRAM
A couple of years back, my computer successfully ran well with 8gb ram. I have checked my ram and found all 4 sticks to work fine. Enterchangeably they work fine in the first 2 rails. To get my ram working in the first place, a friend in South Africa suggested entering into the grub, "PCI-NOMSI". I believe that is correct; it is hard to remember; a fatal crash losing all my data made it difficult to recall the exact addition. In any event, after a long series of problems with that motherboard, the help I obtained suggested that somehow the outer 2 rails of my MB had become defective. I have been running on only 4mb since then.
I recently was reviewing posts and noticed a comment that more current versions of grubb had solved the problem that was cured by the use of "PCI-NOMSI". Because I am now using a current issue of Kubuntu, I decided to add the additional 4gb of memory back into my system.
Before when I thought the two rails were bad, and I realize that they still might be bad, when I had all 8gb of memory installed, the system would not boot, however when I removed the memory from the outside rails, it worked. But this time when I reinstalled the outer rails with memory, the system booted and works pretty good. Nonetheless, on boot-up, the amount of memory that is recognized is 4gb+a little.
Since the computer actually boots with memory in all slots, I suspect that the rails are not defective as was suggested. Nevertheless, my computer does not seem to recognize all four rails. I am curious if the "PCI-NOMSI" comment should be reintroduced into the grub.
My experience in command line usage is minimal, and editing the grub kind of scares me. I believe that the proper place to add the additional comment is on the "linux" lines, but I am not positive. Additionally, I am not sure if I remember the comment (PCI-NOMSI) as the correct solution (if not that, it was something very similar). I would like a little help to confirm my memory of the issue is sound or instructions how to correct my problem.
I have toyed with the idea of upgrading to more current technology, but even with only 4gb of the slower RAM, my computer works pretty good. However, with the advent of Akonadi and Strigi, sometimes things lag a bit, and I have assumed that they were the culprit. Also, it is not really much of a problem to live with. It is not like running Windows hah! Thanks for any help from the best bunch of gurus in the business.
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