Re: [gentoo-user] memory upgrade
That is not what mine shows tho. *-memory description: System Memory physical id: 1b slot: System board or motherboard size: 1GB capacity: 1536MB *-bank:0 description: DIMM physical id: 0 slot: A0 size: 512MB *-bank:1 description: DIMM [empty] physical id: 1 slot: A1 *-bank:2 description: DIMM physical id: 2 slot: A2 size: 512MB Nothing about speed there. He may have a newer system than mine that does show it like yours but he may not. One of those 'your mileage may vary' situations. Dale :-) :-) Thank you very much for this informations. I have installed lshw and it is very satisfactory. Thank you. Have a nice day/night. -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com
Re: [gentoo-user] memory upgrade
On Dienstag, 1. April 2008, Dani Crisan wrote: > Hello, > > I want to buy additional memory for my computer. > I would like to know how do I find the vendor/frequency etc of my currently > installed ram module. lshal gives a lot of output. What should I look for? > Is there another way? install lm_sensors. scan for all sensors. modprobe eeprom run decode-dimms.pl -f > WHEREVERYOUWANTIT there you get ALL information stored in the SPD-chip -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] memory upgrade
W.Kenworthy wrote: On Tue, 2008-04-01 at 01:53 -0500, Dale wrote: W.Kenworthy wrote: bunyip ~ # esearch lshw [ Results for search key : lshw ] [ Applications found : 1 ] * sys-apps/lshw Latest version available: 02.11.01b Latest version installed: 02.11.01b Size of downloaded files: [no/bad digest] Homepage:http://ezix.org/project/wiki/HardwareLiSter Description: Hardware Lister License: GPL-2 I tried that on mine to but didn't post it because it may not help much. This is the only thing that I see that may help with the frequency of the memory: *-cpu description: CPU product: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2500+ vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] physical id: 4 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] version: 6.10.0 slot: Socket A size: 1833MHz capacity: 3GHz width: 32 bits *clock: 166MHz* capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow ts Since it says the clock is 166MHz then the memory should be the same. Only thing is, my memory has to be 333MHz not 166Mhz. Basically, depending on a few things, that info may not help much unless he has a idea what it takes. My advice, find out the model of the computer if it is factory built or the model of the mobo if it is custom built, then go to crucial.com or something and look it up that way. Once you get the info, you can look it up at whatever site you choose. Also, if you have windoze on the rig, some memory sites can look it up for you too. I'm not sure how they do that tho. I guess they can scan something on the mobo. I dunno. No windoze here. Hope that helps. Dale :-) :-) :-) Thats the cpu - try looking at the existing memory which is what he wants to know. BillK *-bank:1 description: DIMM DDR Synchronous 400 MHz (2.5 ns) product: PartNum1 vendor: Manufacturer1 physical id: 1 serial: SerNum1 slot: DIMM1 size: 1GB width: 64 bits clock: 400MHz (2.5ns) That is not what mine shows tho. *-memory description: System Memory physical id: 1b slot: System board or motherboard size: 1GB capacity: 1536MB *-bank:0 description: DIMM physical id: 0 slot: A0 size: 512MB *-bank:1 description: DIMM [empty] physical id: 1 slot: A1 *-bank:2 description: DIMM physical id: 2 slot: A2 size: 512MB Nothing about speed there. He may have a newer system than mine that does show it like yours but he may not. One of those 'your mileage may vary' situations. Dale :-) :-) -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] memory upgrade
On Tue, 2008-04-01 at 01:53 -0500, Dale wrote: > W.Kenworthy wrote: > > bunyip ~ # esearch lshw > > [ Results for search key : lshw ] > > [ Applications found : 1 ] > > > > * sys-apps/lshw > > Latest version available: 02.11.01b > > Latest version installed: 02.11.01b > > Size of downloaded files: [no/bad digest] > > Homepage:http://ezix.org/project/wiki/HardwareLiSter > > Description: Hardware Lister > > License: GPL-2 > > > > > > > > I tried that on mine to but didn't post it because it may not help > much. This is the only thing that I see that may help with the > frequency of the memory: > > *-cpu > description: CPU > product: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2500+ > vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] > physical id: 4 > bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > version: 6.10.0 > slot: Socket A > size: 1833MHz > capacity: 3GHz > width: 32 bits > *clock: 166MHz* > capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce > cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext > 3dnowext 3dnow ts > > > Since it says the clock is 166MHz then the memory should be the same. > Only thing is, my memory has to be 333MHz not 166Mhz. Basically, > depending on a few things, that info may not help much unless he has a > idea what it takes. > > My advice, find out the model of the computer if it is factory built or > the model of the mobo if it is custom built, then go to crucial.com or > something and look it up that way. Once you get the info, you can look > it up at whatever site you choose. > > Also, if you have windoze on the rig, some memory sites can look it up > for you too. I'm not sure how they do that tho. I guess they can scan > something on the mobo. I dunno. No windoze here. > > Hope that helps. > > Dale > > :-) :-) :-) Thats the cpu - try looking at the existing memory which is what he wants to know. BillK *-bank:1 description: DIMM DDR Synchronous 400 MHz (2.5 ns) product: PartNum1 vendor: Manufacturer1 physical id: 1 serial: SerNum1 slot: DIMM1 size: 1GB width: 64 bits clock: 400MHz (2.5ns) -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] memory upgrade
W.Kenworthy wrote: bunyip ~ # esearch lshw [ Results for search key : lshw ] [ Applications found : 1 ] * sys-apps/lshw Latest version available: 02.11.01b Latest version installed: 02.11.01b Size of downloaded files: [no/bad digest] Homepage:http://ezix.org/project/wiki/HardwareLiSter Description: Hardware Lister License: GPL-2 I tried that on mine to but didn't post it because it may not help much. This is the only thing that I see that may help with the frequency of the memory: *-cpu description: CPU product: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2500+ vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] physical id: 4 bus info: [EMAIL PROTECTED] version: 6.10.0 slot: Socket A size: 1833MHz capacity: 3GHz width: 32 bits *clock: 166MHz* capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow ts Since it says the clock is 166MHz then the memory should be the same. Only thing is, my memory has to be 333MHz not 166Mhz. Basically, depending on a few things, that info may not help much unless he has a idea what it takes. My advice, find out the model of the computer if it is factory built or the model of the mobo if it is custom built, then go to crucial.com or something and look it up that way. Once you get the info, you can look it up at whatever site you choose. Also, if you have windoze on the rig, some memory sites can look it up for you too. I'm not sure how they do that tho. I guess they can scan something on the mobo. I dunno. No windoze here. Hope that helps. Dale :-) :-) :-) -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] memory upgrade
bunyip ~ # esearch lshw [ Results for search key : lshw ] [ Applications found : 1 ] * sys-apps/lshw Latest version available: 02.11.01b Latest version installed: 02.11.01b Size of downloaded files: [no/bad digest] Homepage:http://ezix.org/project/wiki/HardwareLiSter Description: Hardware Lister License: GPL-2 On Mon, 2008-03-31 at 23:02 -0700, Dani Crisan wrote: > Hello, > > I want to buy additional memory for my computer. > I would like to know how do I find the vendor/frequency etc of my > currently installed ram module. > lshal gives a lot of output. What should I look for? Is there another > way? > > Thank you in advance. > > > > __ > OMG, Sweet deal for Yahoo! users/friends: Get A Month of Blockbuster > Total Access, No Cost. W00t -- gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] memory upgrade
Hello, I want to buy additional memory for my computer. I would like to know how do I find the vendor/frequency etc of my currently installed ram module. lshal gives a lot of output. What should I look for? Is there another way? Thank you in advance. You rock. That's why Blockbuster's offering you one month of Blockbuster Total Access, No Cost. http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com
