Adding RAM is being converted to swap
I am not completely sure if in the right website (though I think I am).
Anyway, my problem is I wanted to increse the available RAM in my machine from 8 to 16GB. I got another memory (exact same one as currently installed) and added to the socket.
When I power up my linux, it is displaying still only 8GB of RAM and now a 8GB of swap and I have no idea why? Is this normal? Can I free the swap to actually be RAM? Reason for this is because my IDE and searches consume a lot so it is just a matter of time until it reaches to 8GB and start wanting to write to the disk.
Sorry if it is a pretty obvious solution, I just have no idea! All I have managed to discover in regards to this was for problems that swap was part of the disk (from my understanding) which is not exactely what I am going through
Thank you in advance for your time and help!
ram swap syslinux
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Diogo SantoDiogo Santo
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I am not completely sure if in the right website (though I think I am).
Anyway, my problem is I wanted to increse the available RAM in my machine from 8 to 16GB. I got another memory (exact same one as currently installed) and added to the socket.
When I power up my linux, it is displaying still only 8GB of RAM and now a 8GB of swap and I have no idea why? Is this normal? Can I free the swap to actually be RAM? Reason for this is because my IDE and searches consume a lot so it is just a matter of time until it reaches to 8GB and start wanting to write to the disk.
Sorry if it is a pretty obvious solution, I just have no idea! All I have managed to discover in regards to this was for problems that swap was part of the disk (from my understanding) which is not exactely what I am going through
Thank you in advance for your time and help!
ram swap syslinux
asked 10 hours ago
Diogo SantoDiogo Santo
1213
1
Does BIOS/UEFI settings report your installed 16 GB RAM? If not, the new RAM module isn't recognized -- either not fully seated, or not supported by the MB.
– Zeiss Ikon
10 hours ago
@ZeissIkon good shout! Let me quickly check :)
– Diogo Santo
10 hours ago
1
You can also check the output ofsudo dmidecode -t memoryfor more information about the installed and recognized RAM modules
– Byte Commander
10 hours ago
Nice one! Thank you guys for helping through this! I managed to confirm both on bios and CMD the upgrade ^^ The slot offers a lot of resistance in comparison with the ones I used previously so made me think it was actually well placed. A very tiny click at the end proved me wrong. Anyway now is working and I am embarrassed! Live and learn eh? :') Once again, thank you! :3 More than happy to consider correct answer @ZeissIkon, if you want to provide one
– Diogo Santo
10 hours ago
Now in the form of an answer, incorporating the command from @ByteCommander. Hardware questions are off topic here, but for this it's hard to be certain its hardware until it's fixed -- and it might be helpful to others over time.
– Zeiss Ikon
9 hours ago
add a comment |
I am not completely sure if in the right website (though I think I am).
Anyway, my problem is I wanted to increse the available RAM in my machine from 8 to 16GB. I got another memory (exact same one as currently installed) and added to the socket.
When I power up my linux, it is displaying still only 8GB of RAM and now a 8GB of swap and I have no idea why? Is this normal? Can I free the swap to actually be RAM? Reason for this is because my IDE and searches consume a lot so it is just a matter of time until it reaches to 8GB and start wanting to write to the disk.
Sorry if it is a pretty obvious solution, I just have no idea! All I have managed to discover in regards to this was for problems that swap was part of the disk (from my understanding) which is not exactely what I am going through
Thank you in advance for your time and help!
ram swap syslinux
asked 10 hours ago
Diogo SantoDiogo Santo
1213
I am not completely sure if in the right website (though I think I am).
Anyway, my problem is I wanted to increse the available RAM in my machine from 8 to 16GB. I got another memory (exact same one as currently installed) and added to the socket.
When I power up my linux, it is displaying still only 8GB of RAM and now a 8GB of swap and I have no idea why? Is this normal? Can I free the swap to actually be RAM? Reason for this is because my IDE and searches consume a lot so it is just a matter of time until it reaches to 8GB and start wanting to write to the disk.
Sorry if it is a pretty obvious solution, I just have no idea! All I have managed to discover in regards to this was for problems that swap was part of the disk (from my understanding) which is not exactely what I am going through
Thank you in advance for your time and help!
ram swap syslinux
ram swap syslinux
asked 10 hours ago
Diogo SantoDiogo Santo
1213
asked 10 hours ago
Diogo SantoDiogo Santo
1213
asked 10 hours ago
Diogo SantoDiogo Santo
1213
asked 10 hours ago
Diogo SantoDiogo Santo
1213
asked 10 hours ago
Diogo SantoDiogo Santo
1213
1213
1
Does BIOS/UEFI settings report your installed 16 GB RAM? If not, the new RAM module isn't recognized -- either not fully seated, or not supported by the MB.
– Zeiss Ikon
10 hours ago
@ZeissIkon good shout! Let me quickly check :)
– Diogo Santo
10 hours ago
1
You can also check the output ofsudo dmidecode -t memoryfor more information about the installed and recognized RAM modules
– Byte Commander
10 hours ago
Nice one! Thank you guys for helping through this! I managed to confirm both on bios and CMD the upgrade ^^ The slot offers a lot of resistance in comparison with the ones I used previously so made me think it was actually well placed. A very tiny click at the end proved me wrong. Anyway now is working and I am embarrassed! Live and learn eh? :') Once again, thank you! :3 More than happy to consider correct answer @ZeissIkon, if you want to provide one
– Diogo Santo
10 hours ago
Now in the form of an answer, incorporating the command from @ByteCommander. Hardware questions are off topic here, but for this it's hard to be certain its hardware until it's fixed -- and it might be helpful to others over time.
– Zeiss Ikon
9 hours ago
add a comment |
1
Does BIOS/UEFI settings report your installed 16 GB RAM? If not, the new RAM module isn't recognized -- either not fully seated, or not supported by the MB.
– Zeiss Ikon
10 hours ago
@ZeissIkon good shout! Let me quickly check :)
– Diogo Santo
10 hours ago
1
You can also check the output ofsudo dmidecode -t memoryfor more information about the installed and recognized RAM modules
– Byte Commander
10 hours ago
Nice one! Thank you guys for helping through this! I managed to confirm both on bios and CMD the upgrade ^^ The slot offers a lot of resistance in comparison with the ones I used previously so made me think it was actually well placed. A very tiny click at the end proved me wrong. Anyway now is working and I am embarrassed! Live and learn eh? :') Once again, thank you! :3 More than happy to consider correct answer @ZeissIkon, if you want to provide one
– Diogo Santo
10 hours ago
Now in the form of an answer, incorporating the command from @ByteCommander. Hardware questions are off topic here, but for this it's hard to be certain its hardware until it's fixed -- and it might be helpful to others over time.
– Zeiss Ikon
9 hours ago
1
1
Does BIOS/UEFI settings report your installed 16 GB RAM? If not, the new RAM module isn't recognized -- either not fully seated, or not supported by the MB.
– Zeiss Ikon
10 hours ago
Does BIOS/UEFI settings report your installed 16 GB RAM? If not, the new RAM module isn't recognized -- either not fully seated, or not supported by the MB.
– Zeiss Ikon
10 hours ago
@ZeissIkon good shout! Let me quickly check :)
– Diogo Santo
10 hours ago
@ZeissIkon good shout! Let me quickly check :)
– Diogo Santo
10 hours ago
1
1
You can also check the output of
sudo dmidecode -t memory for more information about the installed and recognized RAM modules– Byte Commander
10 hours ago
You can also check the output of
sudo dmidecode -t memory for more information about the installed and recognized RAM modules– Byte Commander
10 hours ago
Nice one! Thank you guys for helping through this! I managed to confirm both on bios and CMD the upgrade ^^ The slot offers a lot of resistance in comparison with the ones I used previously so made me think it was actually well placed. A very tiny click at the end proved me wrong. Anyway now is working and I am embarrassed! Live and learn eh? :') Once again, thank you! :3 More than happy to consider correct answer @ZeissIkon, if you want to provide one
– Diogo Santo
10 hours ago
Nice one! Thank you guys for helping through this! I managed to confirm both on bios and CMD the upgrade ^^ The slot offers a lot of resistance in comparison with the ones I used previously so made me think it was actually well placed. A very tiny click at the end proved me wrong. Anyway now is working and I am embarrassed! Live and learn eh? :') Once again, thank you! :3 More than happy to consider correct answer @ZeissIkon, if you want to provide one
– Diogo Santo
10 hours ago
Now in the form of an answer, incorporating the command from @ByteCommander. Hardware questions are off topic here, but for this it's hard to be certain its hardware until it's fixed -- and it might be helpful to others over time.
– Zeiss Ikon
9 hours ago
Now in the form of an answer, incorporating the command from @ByteCommander. Hardware questions are off topic here, but for this it's hard to be certain its hardware until it's fixed -- and it might be helpful to others over time.
– Zeiss Ikon
9 hours ago
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The symptoms you describe sound very much as if the new memory you installed isn't being recognized.
As a hardware question, this is slightly off topic here, but you don't know it's a hardware question when you start. If BIOS/UEFI settings doesn't recognize the RAM, or (without restarting) it doesn't show with sudo dmidecode -t memory (thanks, @ByteCommander), it may mean the new module didn't seat as it should.
Running through the installation process again (watch for a never-used memory slot being stiffer than one that's had a module in it for a while) is likely to fix you up.
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The symptoms you describe sound very much as if the new memory you installed isn't being recognized.
As a hardware question, this is slightly off topic here, but you don't know it's a hardware question when you start. If BIOS/UEFI settings doesn't recognize the RAM, or (without restarting) it doesn't show with sudo dmidecode -t memory (thanks, @ByteCommander), it may mean the new module didn't seat as it should.
Running through the installation process again (watch for a never-used memory slot being stiffer than one that's had a module in it for a while) is likely to fix you up.
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The symptoms you describe sound very much as if the new memory you installed isn't being recognized.
As a hardware question, this is slightly off topic here, but you don't know it's a hardware question when you start. If BIOS/UEFI settings doesn't recognize the RAM, or (without restarting) it doesn't show with sudo dmidecode -t memory (thanks, @ByteCommander), it may mean the new module didn't seat as it should.
Running through the installation process again (watch for a never-used memory slot being stiffer than one that's had a module in it for a while) is likely to fix you up.
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The symptoms you describe sound very much as if the new memory you installed isn't being recognized.
As a hardware question, this is slightly off topic here, but you don't know it's a hardware question when you start. If BIOS/UEFI settings doesn't recognize the RAM, or (without restarting) it doesn't show with sudo dmidecode -t memory (thanks, @ByteCommander), it may mean the new module didn't seat as it should.
Running through the installation process again (watch for a never-used memory slot being stiffer than one that's had a module in it for a while) is likely to fix you up.
answered 9 hours ago
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The symptoms you describe sound very much as if the new memory you installed isn't being recognized.
As a hardware question, this is slightly off topic here, but you don't know it's a hardware question when you start. If BIOS/UEFI settings doesn't recognize the RAM, or (without restarting) it doesn't show with sudo dmidecode -t memory (thanks, @ByteCommander), it may mean the new module didn't seat as it should.
Running through the installation process again (watch for a never-used memory slot being stiffer than one that's had a module in it for a while) is likely to fix you up.
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Does BIOS/UEFI settings report your installed 16 GB RAM? If not, the new RAM module isn't recognized -- either not fully seated, or not supported by the MB.
– Zeiss Ikon
10 hours ago
@ZeissIkon good shout! Let me quickly check :)
– Diogo Santo
10 hours ago
1
You can also check the output of
sudo dmidecode -t memoryfor more information about the installed and recognized RAM modules– Byte Commander
10 hours ago
Nice one! Thank you guys for helping through this! I managed to confirm both on bios and CMD the upgrade ^^ The slot offers a lot of resistance in comparison with the ones I used previously so made me think it was actually well placed. A very tiny click at the end proved me wrong. Anyway now is working and I am embarrassed! Live and learn eh? :') Once again, thank you! :3 More than happy to consider correct answer @ZeissIkon, if you want to provide one
– Diogo Santo
10 hours ago
Now in the form of an answer, incorporating the command from @ByteCommander. Hardware questions are off topic here, but for this it's hard to be certain its hardware until it's fixed -- and it might be helpful to others over time.
– Zeiss Ikon
9 hours ago