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dmidecode --type memory showing wrong DDR type?

Fresh3 days ago
Mar 15, 20265353 views
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Problem

A few weeks ago I decided to upgrade my laptop memory. In order to determine which type I need I used the following command on my Linux box (Ubuntu 10.04, not inside VM): And the output was: So I bought 1 SO-DIMM DDR2 667 (PC2-5300). When the product arrived, I tried to install it, but I found that…

Error Output

sudo dmidecode --type memory

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Fix for: dmidecode --type memory showing wrong DDR type?

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The program gives you the DMI information as reported by the BIOS. It is as accurate as the BIOS makes it. Inaccuracies are common. You'll notice the BIOS didn't populate the manufacturer or serial number fields, so it's not bothering to provide any…

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