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Subject: Re: any way to tell memory config of a machine?
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On May 21, 2005, at 8:52 AM, Lowell Gilbert wrote:

> "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...


Assuming the BIOS knows (it lists the memory config on boot by slot),  
is there a FreeBSD utility that will get the info from the BIOS for me?

Thanks
Chad