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              Ubuntu 18.04 not detecting full RAM size
            
          
          
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From: Why my acer nitro 5 (AN515-42, Radeon RX 560X) 8gb ram but its just 6.9gb ram usable?
This can only be “fixed” in the bios! But not all bios allow you to
change the pre-allocated memory of the video card, because there is a
risk of the notebook turning a brick! Can you take a picture of this
setting?