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.

Understandable, some Linux folks don't want to spend an extra nickel 
on anything. For me, the "premium" I pay for Mac is justified. Little 
perks such as Apple System Profiler cummulatively add up; and of 
course, any box NOT capable of running the Hated OS is beneficial to 
my metal health.

>>
>>| 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 :)
>
The ideal is NOT having to open the damn box. Sometimes, it is indeed 
"to hard to do". I wish I'd known about Belarc Advisor before opening 
up junk like Compaq Presario, Packard Bell, and e-Machines.

Rodney





_______________________________________________
PDXLUG mailing list
[email protected]
http://lists.pdxlug.org/mailman/listinfo/pdxlug
IRC: irc.freenode.net #pdxlug