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Date:      Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:54:24 +0000
From:      Vince Hoffman <jhary@unsane.co.uk>
To:        patrick <gibblertron@gmail.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Any way to tell what the RAM configuration is?
Message-ID:  <45771FF0.6020107@unsane.co.uk>
In-Reply-To: <b043a4850612061100i1a572ebbja286a7d23b66afe6@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <b043a4850612061100i1a572ebbja286a7d23b66afe6@mail.gmail.com>

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patrick wrote:
> I'm wondering if there's any way in FreeBSD (4.x on i386) to tell what
> the RAM configuration in the system is? ie. Can it show me if I have
> four 256MB modules versus two 512MB's? Obviously it would be possible
> to just open up the computer and see for my self, I'm hoping I can
> save myself a trip and wrecking an uptime of 670 days. :)

I think 
http://freebsd.rambler.ru/bsdmail/freebsd-questions_2005/msg18034.html
has an answer you can use.

(basicly try usr/ports/sysutils/dmidecode) this dumps the bios info in a 
readable form, just look for the memory module information. worked for me

Handle 0x0007, DMI type 5, 20 bytes
Memory Controller Information
        Error Detecting Method: None
        Error Correcting Capabilities:
                None
        Supported Interleave: One-way Interleave
        Current Interleave: One-way Interleave
        Maximum Memory Module Size: 4096 MB
        Maximum Total Memory Size: 8192 MB
        Supported Speeds:
                70 ns
                60 ns
                50 ns
        Supported Memory Types:
                DIMM
                SDRAM
        Memory Module Voltage: 2.9 V
        Associated Memory Slots: 2
                0x0008
                0x0009
        Enabled Error Correcting Capabilities:
                None

Handle 0x0008, DMI type 6, 12 bytes
Memory Module Information
        Socket Designation: DIMM0
        Bank Connections: 0 1
        Current Speed: 75 ns
        Type: DIMM
        Installed Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection)
        Enabled Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection)
        Error Status: OK

Handle 0x0009, DMI type 6, 12 bytes
Memory Module Information
        Socket Designation: DIMM1
        Bank Connections: 2 3
        Current Speed: 75 ns
        Type: DIMM
        Installed Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection)
        Enabled Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection)
        Error Status: OK



>
> Thanks,
>
> Patrick
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