Memory
I'm going to update the memory on my Linux box. It is dragging and very slow, being an old machine and not a lot of memory in it. Does Linux, I'm using Fedora 9, tell you that memory has been added? How do I find out if it has been added?
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It should see the memory just fine. You may need to make a modification if you go over 4GB.
type free It should show the memory stats there. |
With the older machine, can I even go over 2 GB. It takes PC2100, 184 pin. Not sure what the processor is, but like I said, the machine is old.
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When you boot up, the memory will be displayed as part of the BIOS self-test. That info then gets passed to the OS.
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it-lenny:~# lshw -C memory |
Thank you very much for that command. I've been trying to figure that one out. I found the lshw, but didn't know how to use it. I will try that when I get home tonight. Thanks again.
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lshw
You may not have lshw, but it is easy to find and install and is very useful. As ever, google man lshw and find. http://linux.die.net/man/1/lshw You might just run "lshw" as su to see how much it sees, that is a lot. It should show your processor right on top. Where I live, it is easy to find 128MB PC2100 RAM sticks, but more difficult to find, or find cheaply, 256MB, with 512MB more difficult still. Few mother boards from the era have more than two, or at most, three RAM slots, and many have but one. I believe that you can use faster RAM with the same standard, such as PC2700, if you can find it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC2100 |
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