From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 6 17:41:19 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC46216A469 for ; Thu, 6 Dec 2007 17:41:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from betty.computinginnovations.com (mail.computinginnovations.com [64.81.227.250]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7CDD813C4CC for ; Thu, 6 Dec 2007 17:41:19 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Received: from p28.computinginnovations.com (dhcp-10-20-30-100.computinginnovations.com [10.20.30.100]) (authenticated bits=0) by betty.computinginnovations.com (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id lB6Hexmt067150; Thu, 6 Dec 2007 11:41:00 -0600 (CST) (envelope-from derek@computinginnovations.com) Message-Id: <6.0.0.22.2.20071206113534.025387e0@mail.computinginnovations.com> X-Sender: derek@mail.computinginnovations.com X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 6.0.0.22 Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 11:42:00 -0600 To: robert@webtent.com, FreeBSD From: Derek Ragona In-Reply-To: <1196954428.7656.9.camel@columbus.webtent.org> References: <1196954428.7656.9.camel@columbus.webtent.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-ComputingInnovations-MailScanner-From: derek@computinginnovations.com X-Spam-Status: No Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Subject: Re: Determining bus speed/memory X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:41:19 -0000 At 09:20 AM 12/6/2007, Robert Fitzpatrick wrote: >I have a couple of servers (5.5 and 6.2) at a remote location that I >need to order additional memory. I need to know bus speed and, if >possible, how many chips currently installed to help determine whether I >need to replace or match and fill available slots. For instance, I know >one server has 1GB of mem, but do I have two 512MB or a single 1GB chip >in place now. Can someone tell me the commands to determine either of >these things? > >Thanks in advance! > >-- >Robert If you know the motherboard maker and model, you can check either their website or one of the ram maker's sites. Most of the RAM manufacturer's offer an online catalog, you can look up compatible memory there. If you want to boot a window's compatible CD on the system you can run cpu-z available from: http://www.cpuid.com This application gives detailed information on the entire system. -Derek -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. MailScanner thanks transtec Computers for their support.