[gentoo-user] memory upgrade

[gentoo-user] memory upgrade

[Dani Crisan]

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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.




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Re: [gentoo-user] memory upgrade

[W.Kenworthy]

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.
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [gentoo-user] memory upgrade

[Dale]

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: cpu@0
          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

:-)  :-)  :-)
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Re: [gentoo-user] memory upgrade

[W.Kenworthy]

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: cpu@0
>           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)


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Re: [gentoo-user] memory upgrade

[Dale]

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: cpu@0
>>           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

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

[Philip Webb]

080401 Dale wrote:
> W.Kenworthy wrote:
>>  *-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.  Nothing about speed there.
>     *-bank:0
>          description: DIMM
>          physical id: 0
>          slot: A0
>          size: 512MB

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 ?

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

[Dale]

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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Re: [gentoo-user] memory upgrade

[Volker Armin Hemmann]

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
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