Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2018 08:34:06 -0500 From: Aryeh Friedman <aryeh.friedman@gmail.com> To: Dave B <g8kbvdave@googlemail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: freebsd-questions Digest, Vol 709, Issue 5 Message-ID: <CAGBxaXmdThKJ9QiUvpZty2QGywbioemwb_WsHyC2WMmzycmPBg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <0bce5e82-97ba-0a73-e261-c91473837737@googlemail.com> References: <mailman.112.1515672002.77530.freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> <0bce5e82-97ba-0a73-e261-c91473837737@googlemail.com>
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On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 7:14 AM, Dave B via freebsd-questions < 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 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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