Getting installed RAM specs.

Thread View: monash.linux

5 messages

[T] Back to Threads [V] Tree View [G] Group Articles

5 total messages Started by Jamie M Scuglia Thu, 13 Jun 1996 00:00

#18

Author: Jamie M Scuglia
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 00:00

11 lines
1055 bytes

Is there some way to gather the specifications of the RAM installed
in a PC?

For example, is there a program out there (preferably for Linux) that can
report the memory speed, whether it has parity or not, and whether it is
standard or EDO RAM?

Or is this information able to be read easily and directly from the printed
text on the SIMM chips?  I don't want to start pulling out my memory
if there is a program I can run to do the reporting for me.

Re: Getting installed RAM specs.

#19

Author: Matt
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 1996 00:00

21 lines
1526 bytes

Jamie M Scuglia (jamies@indy15.cs.monash.edu.au) wrote:
: Is there some way to gather the specifications of the RAM installed
: in a PC?
: 

What information about you ram are you after specifically? If you have a 
pentium, it is likely that their is two chips, since those boards require
that (so if you have 16, there's two 8meg simms).

If you want the speed in nanoseconds of you chips, the easiest way is to
pull one of them out, check the last digit on one of the chips. If it'
s a seven, their seventy nano, if its six, their sixty. Can't tell you
about EDO ram tho - never seen any myself.

Matt
-- 
Matt(hew) Jenkins. 2nd yr. Computer Science (RMIT Bundoora)
email: mdj@{arcadia|yallara}.cs.rmit.edu.au
Running DOS 6.2, Linux 1.2.8 on a 486/100/12/540
I like: Toranas, Beer, and Surfing the Net.

Re: Getting installed RAM specs.

#20

Author: Kevin Lentin
Date: Fri, 14 Jun 1996 00:00

27 lines
2043 bytes

Matt (mdj@arcadia.cs.rmit.edu.au) wrote:
> Jamie M Scuglia (jamies@indy15.cs.monash.edu.au) wrote:
> : Is there some way to gather the specifications of the RAM installed
> : in a PC?
> : 
> 
> What information about you ram are you after specifically? If you have a 
> pentium, it is likely that their is two chips, since those boards require
> that (so if you have 16, there's two 8meg simms).

That's very motherboard dependant. Intel Triton chipsets require SIMMs in
multiples of two. I have an SIS motherboard that doesn't.

> If you want the speed in nanoseconds of you chips, the easiest way is to
> pull one of them out, check the last digit on one of the chips. If it'
> s a seven, their seventy nano, if its six, their sixty. Can't tell you
> about EDO ram tho - never seen any myself.

Jamie, unless it's been bought very recently and then probably only if it's
been specifically noted as EDO, chances are that it isn't. 
-- 
[======================================================================]
[     Kevin Lentin               Email: K.Lentin@cs.monash.edu.au      ]
[   finger kevinl@fangorn.cs.monash.edu.au for PGP public key block.   ]
[  KeyId: 06808EED    FingerPrint: 6024308DE1F84314  811B511DBA6FD596  ]
[======================================================================]

Re: Getting installed RAM specs.

#17

Author: Terry Burton
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 1996 00:00

28 lines
1704 bytes

>Jamie M Scuglia (jamies@indy15.cs.monash.edu.au) wrote:
>: Is there some way to gather the specifications of the RAM installed
>: in a PC?
Matt replied.......
>What information about you ram are you after specifically? If you have a 
>pentium, it is likely that their is two chips, since those boards require
>that (so if you have 16, there's two 8meg simms).
>If you want the speed in nanoseconds of you chips, the easiest way is to
>pull one of them out, check the last digit on one of the chips. If it'
>s a seven, their seventy nano, if its six, their sixty. Can't tell you
>about EDO ram tho - never seen any myself.
>Matt

Hello Matt
I have an Osborne 486-66 with 4MB Memory chips marked with
the following:-
HYM 532100 AM
They are fast enough to be 70ns as advertised, but using
your suggested formula there is no way to confirm the speed.
As a matter of fact I still am unable to determine if they
are Parity chips.  Can anyone help please.?

Regards

--
  Tell              
  Alice Springs NT

Re: Getting installed RAM specs.

#16

Author: Eric Hornsby
Date: Fri, 21 Jun 1996 00:00

17 lines
1433 bytes

Hello all

>I have an Osborne 486-66 with 4MB Memory chips marked with
>the following:-
>HYM 532100 AM
>They are fast enough to be 70ns as advertised, but using
>your suggested formula there is no way to confirm the speed.
>As a matter of fact I still am unable to determine if they
>are Parity chips.  Can anyone help please.?

My experience is that chips are not uniform in their markings at all....but if 
you have/can get the manual for your motherboard/computer, it will tell you 
what sort of memory you need to upgrade with...otherwise contact the vendor - 
they should also be able to tell you

Eric

Thread Navigation

This is a paginated view of messages in the thread with full content displayed inline.

Messages are displayed in chronological order, with the original post highlighted in green.

Use pagination controls to navigate through all messages in large threads.

Back to All Threads