Physical memory showing 256MB instead of 2GB

[Smith, Albert]

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> Hi Group,
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> Can anyone let me know where do I need to check whats wrong???
> 
> My RHEL 3.0 ES linux machine is showing 256 MB of physical 
> memory instead of 2 GB...
> 
> Its a remote server and I don't have physical access to the system....
> 
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Check /proc/meminfo and see what's reporting and hwbrowser. Also check
dmesg and /var/log/messages for startup errors. Does the POST show all 2
gig of the ram?

Albert Smith
Sr. Unix Systems Administrator
HPCSA, RHCT  
Genex Services
440 E. Swedesford Rd.
Wayne, PA 19087
albert.smith at genexservices.com
(610) 964-5154