I would not rely on top being an accurate tool to report system information. Try looking in dmesg or do a 'cat /proc/meminfo'. My two cents. Bill -----Original Message----- From: Michael Goins [mailto:Mgoins@waddell.com] Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 8:30 AM To: kclug@kclug.org Subject: Memory Question Hey all, I have a Redhat 7.0 server 2.2.-16 With 2 Gigs of ram. When I run top or cat proc it only reports about 1 Gig of ram. Is there some limit or do I need a different kernel. Please send help. Thanks, Michael Goins, MCSE, CNA Unix Administrator Waddell & Reed 6300 Lamar Ave. Shawnee Mission, KS 66201 913.236.1615