Checking RAM type and information in software
Konstantin Svist
fry.kun at gmail.com
Fri Mar 7 23:43:12 UTC 2008
Ian Chapman wrote:
> Konstantin Svist wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Is it possible to check the type of RAM without opening up the computer?
>> There are several windows programs that are able to determine a lot
>> of memory information (sisoft sandra, cpu-z, etc...), but I couldn't
>> find a linux alternative. Does such a beast exist?
>
> Yes, there's a few ways of checking, try dmidecode. Also lm_sensors
> has some support for telling you about your memory through the eeprom
> modules if I remember right.
>
Thanks!
dmidecode displays a bunch of useful info, although the manufacturer is
listed as ID only (is there a convenient database of these things? or do
I have to JFGI every time?)
I don't see any latency information, though. Is that available through
anything?
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