Re: [gentoo-user] how accurate is 'lshw' (was memory upgrade) ?

[Dale <dalek1967@bellsouth.net>]

Philip Webb wrote:
>
> When I run 'lshw', the memory lines come out as :
>
>   *-bank:0
>              description: DIMM Synchronous 1872 MHz (0.5 ns)
>              product: PartNum0
>              vendor: Manufacturer0
>              physical id: 0
>              serial: SerNum0
>              slot: DIMM0
>              size: 512MiB
>              width: 64 bits
>              clock: 1872MHz (0.5ns)
>        
> This looks like WK's output rather than Dale's more limited version.
>
> It also doesn't match the spec of the memory when I bought it,
> which I recorded in my own files as :
>
>   071009 Memory : Kingston 2 x 512 kit DDR2 1150 PC2 9200      :  124.99
>
> The specs are at (they seem to have dropped the  512 MB  version)
>
>   http://www.valueram.com/datasheets/KHX9200D2_1G.pdf
>
> which seems to confirm my own record.
>
> The speed was supposedly  1150 MHz , but 'lshw' gives  1872 MHz .
> Of course, I'm not complaining if it's faster than advertised (smile),
> but does anyone have any comments re the  2  differences in output ?
>
>   

Well, I suspect it may be the age of my mobo.  I have a Abit NF7 rev 2.0 
which has been around a while.  It may be that other peoples mobo is 
newer and has some "enhancements" that my old rig doesn't have.  I have 
always found that age is the reason for things acting different.  I need 
a new rig.  o_O

I to would be interested in knowing if it is something else causing 
this.  Could it be that some mobos report differently?  Could it be 
something to do with the chipset being used?

Dale

:-)  :-)
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