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[ka1ifq <ka1ifq@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday 29 September 2009 12:36:42 David C. Rankin wrote:
> On Tuesday 29 September 2009 12:35:12 am ka1ifq wrote:
> >     Somebody posted a command to get bios info from a machine ( 
> > dmidecode -s
> >   bios-version && dmidecode t11 ). I thought it would be interesting to
> >  see  what
> >   my machine would give me. What I got differs from what is on the mfg
> >  page  and
> >   I now wonder which is correct?
> >
> >          The computer is a Dell C521, mfg says max of 4g ram in 4 slots,
> >  max  ram /
> >   slot 1G. The output from the above command from  bios states max 16g
> > ram in  4
> >   slots, max ram / slot 4g.
>
> I have seen the same thing on a number of dell machines and I have seen it
> go both ways. I have had dmidecode tell me that maximum ram allowed on
> older machines was 512M when I was running (and the machine was happily
> recognizing) 1G of ram. I have also seen where dmidecode reports that the
> machine is capable of using 2-4x more ram than stated by dell. I don't know
> who is right. I've never had an extra 4-8 Gig lying around to test. (oh, I
> probably have an extra 20G lying around -- none of which fits for testing
> ;-)
>
> If anybody else can answer this question, I would be curious to know as
> well. If dmidecode reports that the mem-controller can use more ram than
> the manufacturer state max -- will it run with the extra ram?
>
> --
> David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.

        Why I asked is that I ordered some ram on sale, 4G 800mhz (2*2G), after 
the 
rebate it was $9, when I got it I found from the web site the machine would 
take 4G but 4*1G and was bummed, now this may shed some new light and I may be 
able to use it.
Thanks, Mike.
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