Re: detect type of ram from linux

Randy.Dunlap wrote:
> 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.
> 
Have you just open the box and had a look.  Hmmm perhaps that is just to 
hard to do :)

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