Steve Glendinning

I came across a really handy tool for listing the number of RAM sockets you have, and what’s currently in them all. The tool is dmidecode, and it’s installed by default on Debian Etch:

drevil:~# dmidecode -t memory
# dmidecode 2.8
SMBIOS 2.3 present.

Handle 0×1000, DMI type 16, 15 bytes
Physical Memory Array
Location: System Board Or Motherboard
Use: System Memory
Error Correction Type: None
Maximum Capacity: 4 GB
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Number Of Devices: 2

Handle 0×1100, DMI type 17, 23 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0×1000
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 256 MB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM_1
Bank Locator: Not Specified
Type: SDRAM
Type Detail: Synchronous
Speed: 333 MHz (3.0 ns)

Handle 0×1101, DMI type 17, 23 bytes
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0×1000
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 256 MB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM_2
Bank Locator: Not Specified
Type: SDRAM
Type Detail: Synchronous
Speed: 333 MHz (3.0 ns)

Thanks to MJ Ray and Stuart Langridge, hopefully this will save me getting the screwdriver out in future!

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Tags: Debian, Etch

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