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W.Kenworthy wrote:
> On Tue, 2008-04-01 at 01:53 -0500, Dale wrote:
>
>> W.Kenworthy wrote:
>>
>>> bunyip ~ # esearch lshw
>>> [ Results for search key : lshw ]
>>> [ Applications found : 1 ]
>>>
>>> * sys-apps/lshw
>>> Latest version available: 02.11.01b
>>> Latest version installed: 02.11.01b
>>> Size of downloaded files: [no/bad digest]
>>> Homepage: http://ezix.org/project/wiki/HardwareLiSter
>>> Description: Hardware Lister
>>> License: GPL-2
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> I tried that on mine to but didn't post it because it may not help
>> much. This is the only thing that I see that may help with the
>> frequency of the memory:
>>
>> *-cpu
>> description: CPU
>> product: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2500+
>> vendor: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
>> physical id: 4
>> bus info: cpu@0
>> version: 6.10.0
>> slot: Socket A
>> size: 1833MHz
>> capacity: 3GHz
>> width: 32 bits
>> *clock: 166MHz*
>> capabilities: fpu fpu_exception wp vme de pse tsc msr pae mce
>> cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext
>> 3dnowext 3dnow ts
>>
>>
>> Since it says the clock is 166MHz then the memory should be the same.
>> Only thing is, my memory has to be 333MHz not 166Mhz. Basically,
>> depending on a few things, that info may not help much unless he has a
>> idea what it takes.
>>
>> My advice, find out the model of the computer if it is factory built or
>> the model of the mobo if it is custom built, then go to crucial.com or
>> something and look it up that way. Once you get the info, you can look
>> it up at whatever site you choose.
>>
>> Also, if you have windoze on the rig, some memory sites can look it up
>> for you too. I'm not sure how they do that tho. I guess they can scan
>> something on the mobo. I dunno. No windoze here.
>>
>> Hope that helps.
>>
>> Dale
>>
>> :-) :-) :-)
>>
>
> Thats the cpu - try looking at the existing memory which is what he
> wants to know.
>
> BillK
>
> *-bank:1
> description: DIMM DDR Synchronous 400 MHz (2.5 ns)
> product: PartNum1
> vendor: Manufacturer1
> physical id: 1
> serial: SerNum1
> slot: DIMM1
> size: 1GB
> width: 64 bits
> clock: 400MHz (2.5ns)
>
>
>

That is not what mine shows tho.

*-memory
description: System Memory
physical id: 1b
slot: System board or motherboard
size: 1GB
capacity: 1536MB
*-bank:0
description: DIMM
physical id: 0
slot: A0
size: 512MB
*-bank:1
description: DIMM [empty]
physical id: 1
slot: A1
*-bank:2
description: DIMM
physical id: 2
slot: A2
size: 512MB


Nothing about speed there. He may have a newer system than mine that
does show it like yours but he may not. One of those 'your mileage may
vary' situations.

Dale

:-) :-)
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