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> Memory does seem weird. Here's the dumb from mine:pge
\n>
\n> total: used: free: shared: buffers: cached:
\n> Mem: 1056350208 576352256 479997952 0 15675392 491433984
\n> Swap: 986996736 142577664 844419072
\n> MemTotal: 1031592 kB
\n> MemFree: 468748 kB
\n> MemShared: 0 kB
\n> Buffers: 15308 kB
\n> Cached: 469704 kB
\n> SwapCached: 10212 kB
\n> Active: 481424 kB
\n> Inact_dirty: 2144 kB
\n> Inact_clean: 16528 kB
\n> Inact_target: 100016 kB
\n> HighTotal: 131072 kB
\n> HighFree: 50996 kB
\n> LowTotal: 900520 kB
\n> LowFree: 417752 kB
\n> SwapTotal: 963864 kB
\n> SwapFree: 824628 kB
\n> Committed_AS: 262784 kB
\n>
\n>
\n> Reports the correct amount.
\n>
\n> Regards,
\n> Eric Dube
\n>
\n> --- In magnia_sg20@yahoogroups.com, "v7slr" <V7slr@b...> wrote:
\n> > Quite happy although I'm a bit stupid and can't read how much
\n> memory
\n> > it's reporting. Looks like 900-odd Mb even though I put 2 x 512
\n> in.
\n> > Expected to see over 1000 Mb but I can't relate to hex
\n> > representations of memory. Anyone translate for me please and
\n> > explain why it doesn't add up to over 1000 Mb?
\n> >
\n> > bash-2.04$ cat /proc/meminfo
\n> > total: used: free: shared: buffers: cached:
\n> > Mem: 928436224 114487296 813948928 85368832 46686208 16121856
\n> > Swap: 353644544 0 353644544
\n> > MemTotal: 906676 kB
\n> > MemFree: 794872 kB
\n> > MemShared: 83368 kB
\n> > Buffers: 45592 kB
\n> > Cached: 15744 kB
\n> > BigTotal: 0 kB
\n> > BigFree: 0 kB
\n> > SwapTotal: 345356 kB
\n> > SwapFree: 345356 kB
\n> >
\n> >
\n> > However, the processor appears to be running well.
\n> >
\n> > bash-2.04$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
\n> > processor : 0
\n> > vendor_id : GenuineIntel
\n> > cpu family : 6
\n> > model : 8
\n> > model name : Pentium III (Coppermine)
\n> > stepping : 10
\n> > cpu MHz : 1003.664
\n> > cache size : 256 KB
\n> > fdiv_bug : no
\n> > hlt_bug : no
\n> > sep_bug : no
\n> > f00f_bug : no
\n> > coma_bug : no
\n> > fpu : yes
\n> > fpu_exception : yes
\n> > cpuid level : 3
\n> > wp : yes
\n> > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr
\n
> > mca cmov pat pyou
\n> > se36 pn mmx fxsr xmm
\n> > bogomips : 1998.85
\n> >
\n> >
\n> > Now consider this, both the memory and processor are 133MHz so
\n> > whoever said it would auto-sense and adjust FSB speed was right.
\n> The
\n> > processor uses a 7.5 multiplier. If you divide 1003.664 by 133
\n
> > get 7.5 (and change).I'm
\n> >
\n> > The question is, does it run faster. Yes. Admin access through a
\n> web
\n> > browser is considerably faster. Now, I've sorted the hardware,
\n
> > off to learn more about software tweeking. Linux web sites hereI
\n
> > come.
\n> >
\n> > Cheerio.