8GB memory not being seen in 64 bit ubuntu

[Rashkae]

Paras pradhan wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 14, 2009 at 9:39 AM, sbquinn <sbquinn at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> I have 8GB installed in my machine. It sees it on boot and post shows 8192. I
>> have the 64bit kernel installed but ubuntu only recognizes 3.2GB.
>>
>> Free:
>> free
>>             total       used       free     shared    buffers     cached
>> Mem:       3347076    1517968    1829108          0      25616     549916
>>
>> uname -a
>> Linux takiyok 2.6.27-11-generic #1 SMP Thu Jan 29 19:28:32 UTC 2009 x86_64
>> GNU/Linux
>>
>> System > Administer > System Monitor
>> Also reports:
>> Release 8.10 (intrepid)
>> Kernel Linux 2.6.27-11-generic
>>
>> Memory: 3.2 GiB
>>
>> Any help to enable the full 8gb would be appreciated
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> 
> I have the same issue. It seems the motherboard doesn't support more
> that 3.2 G and if not then i have been told that the rest of the
> memory has been reseved by video memory which I have
> nt seen any solution yet. I am using 3.2G only.. damn :(
> 
> Paras.
> 

Err, video might account for 256 to 512MB of missing memory,  but there
is something very wrong when an 8GB is only reporting 3gb.  Sorry I
can't offer good suggestions on where to look.. Bios settings?