The mobo has three slots, and currently has one stick of 256MB PC-133. Yeah, that's old. That means you probably have a drawer full of this RAM lying around, because it doesn't work with your new motherboard, right? So give it to me. 3 sticks of 500MB would be nice, or bigger if you've got it.
gimme RAM
Dear Lazyweb, the machine running the DNA kiosks needs more RAM. (Running six copies of Firefox will do that.)
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I've managed to come across some 512MB PC-133 dimms, but the only problem is that a bunch of them are ECC Registered, which tends to mean they don't work in "normal" motherboards...
I'm trying to get some out of my russki buddies, so I may have some for you.
In Soviet Russia, RAM registers you!
I've had an old computer that I would love to stuff some more PC-133 into. However, last time I checked, that type RAM is insanely priced.
PC-133 RAM is pretty expensive. You can buy it from the usual memory shops like MemoryX, or bid for it on eBay.
I just checked on eBay and a "Buy It Now" price w/ shipping is $46.48 for a 512MB PC-133 stick. I'm sure if you look harder you can find it cheaper, maybe $25-$30.
Have you checked how much RAM that motherboard supports? This is probably listed in the manual for the motherboard, or you might be able to use the listed spec for the chipset, though the two don't always agree. (Big-name PC manufacturers intentionally cripple their 'desktop' motherboards, so as to not cut into their 'server' sales.)
I haven't. Which is why I'd rather someone just give me some junk RAM they're not using and try it, instead of going through the hassle of buying some and finding out that it doesn't actually work for some reason or another... (No, I don't know what kind of motherboard it is. It's hard to see without taking the whole damned thing apart. I'm looking for the easy path, here.)
I'm not sure if the limit is a hard maximum (say, 768MB) or a per-stick maximum (say, 256MB)-- if it's 256MB per stick, then a bunch of donated 512MB sticks might show up as 256MB. Or they might not work at all.
If you post the results of /sbin/lspci, I could probably tell you what chipset you have.
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133] (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133 AGP]
00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 40)
00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586/B/686A/B PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 16)
00:07.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 16)
00:07.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 40)
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 78)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage IIC AGP (rev 7a)
Looks like your chipset can support 1.5GB, so I think you have a good chance of 512MB sticks working.
Also, this means that 1GB sticks won't work.
Good to know, thanks...
At least so we get the Base Board information and the BIOS level?
I have a bunch of RAM that I would be happy to send down.
I don't have dmidecode.
dmidecode is in the kernel-utils package.
ftp://ftp.pbone.net/mirror/archive.download.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/9/en/os/i386/RedHat/RPMS/kernel-utils-2.4-8.29.i386.rpm
is a good mirror for the utility.
It allow you to tell the public which motherboard you have, and magically, you will get the proper RAM to run on your system.
Unless you prefer that hundreds of geeks send hundreds of sticks of RAM to you and you try each one until it really works.
It's actually useful when you want to see how many slots you have free and you don't want to shut down a system, too.
SMBIOS 2.2 present.
DMI 2.2 present.
45 structures occupying 1161 bytes.
DMI table at 0x000F0800.
Handle 0x0000
DMI type 0, 19 bytes.
BIOS Information Block
Vendor: Award Software International, Inc.
Version: 6.00 PG
Release: 11/18/2000
BIOS base: 0xE0000
ROM size: 192K
Capabilities:
Flags: 0x000000007FCBDE90
Handle 0x0001
DMI type 1, 25 bytes.
System Information Block
Vendor: VIA Technologies, Inc.
Product: VT8363
Version:
Serial Number:
Handle 0x0002
DMI type 2, 8 bytes.
Board Information Block
Vendor:
Product: 8363-686A
Version:
Serial Number:
Handle 0x0003
DMI type 3, 13 bytes.
Chassis Information Block
Vendor:
Chassis Type: Desktop
Version:
Serial Number:
Asset Tag:
Handle 0x0004
DMI type 4, 32 bytes.
Processor
Socket Designation: Slot A
Processor Type: Central Processor
Processor Family: K5 Family
Processor Manufacturer: AMD
Processor Version: AMD Athlon(TM)
Handle 0x0005
DMI type 5, 24 bytes.
Memory Controller
Handle 0x0006
DMI type 6, 12 bytes.
Memory Bank
Socket: BANK_0
Banks: 0 1
Speed: 60nS
Type: DIMM SDRAM
Installed Size: 256Mbyte
Enabled Size: 256Mbyte
Handle 0x0007
DMI type 6, 12 bytes.
Memory Bank
Socket: BANK_1
Banks: 2 3
Speed: 60nS
Type: UNKNOWN
Installed Size: Not Installed
Enabled Size: Not Installed
Handle 0x0008
DMI type 6, 12 bytes.
Memory Bank
Socket: BANK_2
Banks: 4 5
Speed: 60nS
Type: UNKNOWN
Installed Size: Not Installed
Enabled Size: Not Installed
Handle 0x0009
DMI type 6, 12 bytes.
Memory Bank
Socket: BANK_3
Banks: 6 7
Speed: 60nS
Type: UNKNOWN
Installed Size: Not Installed
Enabled Size: Not Installed
Handle 0x000A
DMI type 7, 19 bytes.
Cache
Socket: Internal Cache
L1 Internal Cache: write-back
L1 Cache Size: 32K
L1 Cache Maximum: 32K
L1 Cache Type: Synchronous
Handle 0x000B
DMI type 7, 19 bytes.
Cache
Socket: External Cache
L2 External Cache: write-back
L2 Cache Size: 2048K
L2 Cache Maximum: 256K
L2 Cache Type: Synchronous
...and a bunch of other stuff...
I have two sticks of Kingston KVR133X64C3/512. Where shall I ship it?
DNA Lounge, 375 Eleventh St., SF CA 94103. Thanks!
It's shipped. Tracking number sent via email.
Madonna?
How well do your kiosks work with that setup?
Seems to be going pretty well so far.