In Timo's thread about RAM today, I noticed dmidecode and I got the
data for my Dell Dimension 2400 (Celeron CPU) box, which is below. I
won this box in a raffle, during February 2005. After I got the box, I
got conflicting information, from Crucial.com and from Dell Latin
America, regarding the maximum RAM configuration. To be conservative,
I bought two 256 MB DIMMS from Crucial.com, early in 2005. Running
dmidecode, I got the below information. Questions: (a) Is the maximum
capacity of this motherboard 1 GB instead of the 512 MB I thought it
was? (b) Is it possible the mainboard capacity is 1 GB, but that the
BIOS limits to 512 MB? To add further confusion, I just searched for
this model on crucial.com and they are showing 2 GB total capacity.
However, they do not allow one to select between the Celeron CPU which
I have and a non Celeron CPU and they may have different capacity.
TIA! Lanny
dmidecode for Dell Dimension 2400 Celeron box
Handle 0x1000, DMI type 16, 15 bytes.
Physical Memory Array
Location: System Board Or Motherboard
Use: System Memory
Error Correction Type: None
Maximum Capacity: 1 GB
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Number Of Devices: 2
Handle 0x1100, DMI type 17, 23 bytes.
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x1000
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 256 MB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM_1
Bank Locator: Not Specified
Type: SDRAM
Type Detail: Synchronous
Speed: 266 MHz (3.8 ns)
Handle 0x1101, DMI type 17, 23 bytes.
Memory Device
Array Handle: 0x1000
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Total Width: 64 bits
Data Width: 64 bits
Size: 256 MB
Form Factor: DIMM
Set: None
Locator: DIMM_2
Bank Locator: Not Specified
Type: SDRAM
Type Detail: Synchronous
Speed: 266 MHz (3.8 ns)
Handle 0x1301, DMI type 19, 15 bytes.
Memory Array Mapped Address
Starting Address: 0x00000000000
Ending Address: 0x0001FFFFFFF
Range Size: 512 MB
Physical Array Handle: 0x1000
Partition Width: 0
Handle 0x1402, DMI type 20, 19 bytes.
Memory Device Mapped Address
Starting Address: 0x00000000000
Ending Address: 0x0000FFFFFFF
Range Size: 256 MB
Physical Device Handle: 0x1100
Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x1301
Partition Row Position: 1
Handle 0x1403, DMI type 20, 19 bytes.
Memory Device Mapped Address
Starting Address: 0x00010000000
Ending Address: 0x0001FFFFFFF
Range Size: 256 MB
Physical Device Handle: 0x1101
Memory Array Mapped Address Handle: 0x1301
Partition Row Position: 1
from Crucial.com
Q: How much memory can my computer handle?
from Crucial.com
A: 2048MB.
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