Re: detect type of ram from linux

On Sun, 1 May 2005 09:41:15 -0700 Rodney Mishima wrote:

| >Robby Russell wrote:
| >>I have a client who is running a Linux server and wants to upgrade his
| >>RAM but doesn't want to take it down to check the RAM sticks until he
| >>has some more RAM to add into it. I am curious if there is a command
| >>that will tell us what type of RAM is in the box from the shell.
| >>
| >>Thanks,
| >>
| >>Robby
| >
| >
| >Good question..
| >
| >Someone needs to write a tool for this. They will be a hero. In that 
| >other OS there exists tools that can tell you everything about 
| >everything on your motherboard.
| >
| >Anyhoo .. you probably want to match latencies/timing/etc if the box 
| >is that important. Sometimes that info is on the sticker - sometimes 
| >not :)
| >
| >-Charlie
| >_______________________________________________
| 
| True. The Belarc Advisor works on the OS we all hate.
| 
| Mac OS X has its built-in Apple System Profiler that reports the 
| number of RAM slots both occupied and empty. For the occupied ones, 
| it reports what capacity module is present.

of course that's a lot easier on a proprietary, controlled
set of hardware.

| Someone already mentioned using crucial.com or ramjet.com to get info 
| about the type of RAM and how many slots exist for a given 
| manufacturer/motherboard.


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~Randy
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