Checking RAM type and information in software

[Les Mikesell]

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.
> 

ocsinventory-ng has a nifty cross-platform inventory reporting agent 
that will keep that and a lot more updated in a database for you.  They 
are just releasing a new version: 
http://www.ocsinventory-ng.org/index.php?page=English

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   Les Mikesell
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