 | View Full Version : type of ram clocker1996 09-07-2002, 12:10 AM are there any commands that i can type in linux that will tell me what kind of ram the box has ? sd ram, ddr, etc ? e.g. for processor i can do cat /proc/cpuinfo anyone know if what im asking is even possible ? apollo 09-08-2002, 07:59 AM hmmmm..... looked it up and found meminfo in /proc but that doesn't tell what type of ram you got... 2host.com 09-08-2002, 08:04 AM Originally posted by clocker1996 are there any commands that i can type in linux that will tell me what kind of ram the box has ? sd ram, ddr, etc ? e.g. for processor i can do cat /proc/cpuinfo anyone know if what im asking is even possible ? I don't think there's a way to tell if it's DDR or SD, etc., but you can view /proc/meminfo to get some information about the size, buffers, etc. Not much mroe than free will show, but some more detail for sure. floppy 09-08-2002, 01:21 PM I am not sure if you can find it out using any command. Only physical hardware check out can help determining type of RAM m00ds 09-08-2002, 04:45 PM you'd have to open up the box and put it under a magnifying glass to check the RAM type :D 'free' also has similarities with '/proc/meminfo' clocker1996 09-21-2002, 04:31 PM that sucks so that means that if you buy a server, and the host tells you its DDR Ram, it could be something else instead. heh chuckt101 09-21-2002, 04:57 PM Since when did RAM type become a selling point? :D ffeingol 09-21-2002, 05:44 PM Try and find out what kind of motherboard it has. That will usually tell you what kind of RAM is required. Frank greatbeast 09-21-2002, 07:54 PM Pretty much, as long as the RAM you get is compatible with the chipset/mobo then what type it is doesnt matter in the least. (Wanna-be speed demons can overclock their personal machines all day, add terrabytes of RAM, install the guts of old refrigerator and complain that their Kingston memory doesnt move as fast as the Mushkin the guy next door has...but its all only seeable in odd statistics, not in RL use for non-overclockers.) Your choice of motherboard (if there is one) will be the factor in what type/how much/ and how fast the system bus can move info on and off the chips. I would worry more about having ENOUGH RAM and not what type. While 2 similar machines (Pentium 4's P3's, what have you) runnign the same software under a similar load with different motherboards and RAM configurations wont show much difference, if one of the machines has a lack of memory and is PAGING all the time (Virtual memory being used which comes off the hard drive) you WILL notice that immediately. priyadi 09-22-2002, 02:48 AM Under linux try using lm_sensors (http://www.lm-sensors.nu). It can detect RAM refresh rate on some chipsets. AcuNett 09-22-2002, 07:33 PM aragon Posts: 39201 Did Chicken change his name or something? Studio64 09-22-2002, 07:41 PM Originally posted by AcuNett aragon Posts: 39201 Did Chicken change his name or something? Since the topic of the threads already been solved I'll answer the OT question :D Look closer at aragon's post... The "Posts:39201" is his Custom title. Not his post count. chuckt101 09-22-2002, 09:14 PM Lol. I was wondering if anybody fell for it.... :D :D AcuNett 09-22-2002, 10:38 PM I'm losing it :( Acronym BOY 09-22-2002, 10:56 PM Originally posted by aragon Since when did RAM type become a selling point? :D Since EDO sucks. :stickout |