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half_pint wrote:
> "~misfit~" <misfit61nz@yahoomung.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:%vofc.15505$d%6.278423@news.xtra.co.nz...
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>>half_pint wrote:
>>
>>>"Piotr Makley" <pmakley@mail.com> wrote in message
>>>news:94CB69AE76E3731E75@130.133.1.4...
>>>
>>>>There are utiities to show the data of your CPU and also of your
>>>>BIOS.
>>>>
>>>>Is there something to show what RAM memory is installed and some
>>>>data about it without having to look at the memory itself.
>>>>
>>>>I would like to see number of memory sticks installed, type,
>>>>manufacturer, capacity, speed, etc.
>>>>
>>>>SANDRA and Aida32 just report the basic outline stats for memory
>>>>but not these details. XP's device manager says almost nothing.
>>>
>>>I would be surprised if any program could tell you much about the
>>>memory other than how much you have.
>>>Things such as the number of chips etc sound impossible to me, as
>>>does the manufacturer and serial number etc..
>>>But what do I know?
>>
>>Not much, obviously. If the module has a SPD chip on it, Aida32 can give
>
> you
>
>>all sorts of info such as:
>>
>>Serial Number
>>Module Size
>>Module Type
>>Memory Speed
>>Module Width
>>Memory Voltage
>>Error Detection Method
>>Refresh rate
>>Highest CAS Latency
>>
>>Plus a whole bunch of other info too numerous to list.
>
>
> Doesn't appear to tell you the number of chips on the module,
> thus chip size.
No software program can tell you more about your computer than the
computer tells it. It simply gathers and displays information already
in the computer. In the case of memory, some modules do not indicate
all the imformation that can be provided. The program can access the
BIOS and gain information from there, but if it's not somewhere in
your system, no program can create it.
Even those programs that purport to provide quantitative values must
rely on a "standard" in the computer itself for things like voltages
or CPU speeds. This is why the use of a multimeter is necessary to
obtain true PSU voltages. The crystal frequency standards in a PC are
reasonably accurate, so CPU and bus speeds are usually pretty good.
Virg Wall
--
It is vain to do with more
what can be done with fewer.
William of Occam.
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