[Gllug] find how much RAM is available.

[Pooly]

2005/9/28, Russell Howe <rhowe at siksai.co.uk>:
> On Wed, Sep 28, 2005 at 09:32:13PM +0100, Pooly wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm a bit confused, I've unscrew my laptop to check if I can add some
> > RAM, and on the one I have, it's written, 256Mo,DDR,333,CL2.5. But
> > dmesg gives me :
> > Memory: 186036k/195520k available (1632k kernel code, 8856k reserved, 696k data,
> >  180k init, 0k highmem)
> > So, 256 gainst 196Mo... Which one should I believe ?
> > Should I go in the bios, tweaking it ? or add a param to Grub when I boot ?
> > Last, where is the best place to buy RAM in London ?
>
> I quite like Crucial for RAM. They're not the cheapest supplier, but
> it's free special delivery and a lifetime guarantee on the chips with
> guaranteed compatibility.
>
> http://www.crucial.com/uk
>
> Their memory selector will also give you an (IME accurate) indication of
> how many RAM slots your machine should have and the type and capacity of
> compatible modules.

ho, indeed very nice and helpful interface !
Now, as they said : "The biggest decision you'll have to make using
the Memory Advisor tool is figuring out how much memory you need."

Thanks for the link !

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