RAM Identification

[Nighthawk4]

I have a system running FC3 on a home-built machine with an Asus A7V600-X motherboard and 512Mb of RAM. The motherboard manual says it uses unbuffered non-ECC DDR DIMMs. It has one socket in use and 2 free. However, it lists several different speeds of RAM.

The CPU is an AMD Athlon(TM) XP 3200+.

Does this indicate that my RAM should also be PC3200? How can I be sure of that before buying some more?

Is there a command or utility which I can use to determine which speed of RAM I have now, so I can ensure I buy more of the same please?

[SlowJet]

go to www.critical.com

and use the memory advisor

SJ

[AndyGreen]

go to www.critical.com

I think he means www.crucial.com ?

[jim]

Only works with "windows based PC's "
cuz his is a home built PC

[jim]

The easy way to find out what memory goes with your board is to search for your board
from newegg.com

ASUS "A7V600-X" KT600 Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU -RETAIL

Model# A7V600-X
Item # N82E16813131486

Specifications:
Supported CPU: Socket A AMD Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron Processors
Chipset: VIA KT600 + VT8237
FSB: 400/333/266/200MHz
RAM: 3x DIMM for un-buffered non-ECC DDR400/333/266 Max 3GB
IDE: 2 x UltraDMA 133 up to 4 Devices
Slots: 1x AGP 8X, 6x PCI
Ports: 2xPS2,1xCOM,1xLPT,1xLAN,8xUSB2.0(Rear 4),1xS/PDIF out,Audio Ports
Onboard Audio: ADI AD1888 6-Channel Audio
Onboard LAN: 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet
Onboard SATA/RAID: 2x Serial ATA, RAID 0/1
Form Factor: ATX

the 400/333/266 are the speeds of the memory you can install
if you want to make sure you get the exact same spped, pop open the case and look at the memory stick, it will say on it what spped, what size etc...

[AndyGreen]

Any sticker on the RAM DIMMs?

[Nighthawk4]

Thanks guys - that worked. It looks as if the Critical one had a link to the Crucial one.

I used the Motherboard lookup option, which gave me the information I needed for the upgrade. I am still not certain that my existing memory is the same - but all components were bought at the same time from the same supplier - so I am hoping he matched them when he built it for me.

That does sound rather gullible - is there any way to tell for certain what RAM I have please?