Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 14:44:53 +0000 From: Dave B <g8kbvdave@googlemail.com> To: Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 709, Issue 5 Message-ID: <c2abe777-b981-b3ff-6df4-c7ef0021a1e5@googlemail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAGBxaXmdThKJ9QiUvpZty2QGywbioemwb_WsHyC2WMmzycmPBg@mail.gmail.com> References: <mailman.112.1515672002.77530.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> <0bce5e82-97ba-0a73-e261-c91473837737@googlemail.com> <CAGBxaXmdThKJ9QiUvpZty2QGywbioemwb_WsHyC2WMmzycmPBg@mail.gmail.com>
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I'd say go ahead and try it... I'd doubt (though I don’t "know") that any damage would be done by putting "to much" RAM in a system, so lots to gain perhaps, and little to loose if it doesn’t work. Regards. Dave B. On 11/01/18 13:34, Aryeh Friedman wrote: > > > On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 7:14 AM, Dave B via freebsd-questions > <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>> > wrote: > > That I suspect depends on how many physical address lines are > available > for it via the memory management system. > > If the PC documentation says 8G is the max', then that is probably all > that'll be seen by the CPU, even if there is 16G installed. > > There is only one way to find out for sure, at your expense. > > Personally, I doubt it, and the info at > https://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c03363664 > <https://support.hp.com/gb-en/document/c03363664> says it wont. > > > I have bought the memory (I can use it in an other machine worst comes > to worst) have not installed it yet but in doing deeper research I got > a even stranger disagreement between what it appears the machine can > physically handle and what the manual says. Output of sysutils/dmidecode: > > Handle 0x000A, DMI type 16, 23 bytes > Physical Memory Array >    Location: System Board Or Motherboard >    Use: System Memory >    Error Correction Type: None >    Maximum Capacity: 128 GB >    Error Information Handle: Not Provided >    Number Of Devices: 2 > > Handle 0x000C, DMI type 17, 34 bytes > Memory Device >    Array Handle: 0x000A >    Error Information Handle: Not Provided >    Total Width: 64 bits >    Data Width: 64 bits >    Size: 4096 MB >    Form Factor: DIMM >    Set: None >    Locator: A1_DIMM0 >    Bank Locator: A1_BANK0 >    Type: DDR3 >    Type Detail: Synchronous >    Speed: 1333 MT/s >    Manufacturer: Samsung        >    Serial Number: 938D8E07 >    Asset Tag: A1_AssetTagNum0 >    Part Number: M378B5273CH0-CH9 >    Rank: 2 >    Configured Clock Speed: 667 MT/s > > Handle 0x000E, DMI type 17, 34 bytes > Memory Device >    Array Handle: 0x000A >    Error Information Handle: Not Provided >    Total Width: 64 bits >    Data Width: 64 bits >    Size: 4096 MB >    Form Factor: DIMM >    Set: None >    Locator: A1_DIMM1 >    Bank Locator: A1_BANK1 >    Type: DDR3 >    Type Detail: Synchronous >    Speed: 1333 MT/s >    Manufacturer: Samsung        >    Serial Number: 938D8C71 >    Asset Tag: A1_AssetTagNum1 >    Part Number: M378B5273CH0-CH9 >    Rank: 2 >    Configured Clock Speed: 667 MT/s > > -- > Aryeh M. Friedman, Lead Developer, http://www.PetiteCloud.org
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