Re: detect type of ram from linux

On Sun, 2005-05-01 at 15:30 -0700, David wrote:
> 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 :)

It's located in a co-location facility in another state, several hours
of flying away. It's about a 2 hour drive for the client to the facility
as he loves in the boonies. (so opening it up is a big process and
they'd like to upgrade it at the same time)

Thanks for the info, might be worth having the client have the
co-location staff open it up at some point.

-Robby

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