Bob Metelsky wrote: > ok - good to know... so how can I get the computer to see teh 8 gb > installed? > > dime910 /etc/yum.repos.d # free -m > total used free shared buffers cached > Mem: 3390 2415 974 0 169 1403 > -/+ buffers/cache: 842 2548 > Swap: 3998 0 3998 > > much appreciated Is this a 32-bit system? If not... free -g total used free shared buffers cached Mem: 1955 169 1786 0 0 153 -/+ buffers/cache: 14 1941 Swap: 7 0 7 mark "yes, that really is 2TB"