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Subject: Re: any way to tell memory config of a machine?
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"Chad Leigh -- Shire.Net LLC" <chad@shire.net> writes:

> I was wondering if there was any way to tell the memory configuration
> of a server running FBSD 5 (while running).  By this I mean:  can I
> tell if 2GB is 2x1GB or 4x512MB etc?  Obviously I can shut it down
> and either look at the BIOS or physically look inside, but I would
> rather not do that.

With most systems, there is no way to do this.  On many, there isn't
even a way for the BIOS to tell...