A family member said a Windows 10 system she is using for gaming is running slowly and inquired about adding additional memory to the system. I didn't know the model of the motherboard in the system nor the maximum amount of memory it could accomodate. Rather than opening up the desktop system, I checked on the manufacturer and model of the motherboard from a command-line interface (CLI) with a Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) command and found it was a Hewlett-Packard (HP) 3047h motherboard.
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.19043.1766] (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. C:\Users\Colleen>wmic baseboard get product,manufacturer,model,serialnumber,version Manufacturer Model Product SerialNumber Version Hewlett-Packard 3047h MXL11925F3 C:\Users\Colleen>
I also saw 3047h listed as the "baseboard product" ("baseboard" is
another name used for
"motherboard") when I
typed System Information in the Windows "Type here to search"
field and selcted that application.
Specifications I found for the motherboard at Hewlett-Packard 3047h Mainboard Specs showed the motherboard could accomodate 4 DDR3 memory modules in 4 DIMM slots for a maximum of 16 GB of memory.
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CPU |
Processor Support AMD Socket AM3 Only.
– Athlon II X2: 220 – Phenom II X2: B57, B59, B60 – Phenom II X3: B75, B77 – Phenom II X4: B95, B97, B99 |
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Chipset
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AMD 785G |
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FSB
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2600MHz Hyper Transport (5200 MT/s) |
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Integrated Graphics
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ATI Radeon HD 4200
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Memory
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4 * 240-pin DDR3 DIMM slots – Dual Channel DDR3 1333/1066 MHz non-ECC, un-buffered memory (Max 16GB) |
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Expansion Slots
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1 x PCI Express x16 2.0 (low-profile)
2 x PCI Express x1 (low-profile)
1 x PCI (low-profile)
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Storage
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4 x SATAII 3Gb/s connectors
Supports HDDs, Internal Solid State Drives (SSD)
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Audio
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Realtek ALC261 – High Definition
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Ethernet
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Broadcom NetXtreme BCM5761 – (Gigabit)
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Rear Panel
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1 x VGA port 1 x Display port 1 x Audio I/O 6 x USB 2.0 ports 1 x RJ45 LAN port 1 x Serial port 1 x PS/2 for keyboard (purple) 1 x PS/2 for mouse (green) |
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Internal
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1 x 4-pin CPU Fan connector
1 x 4-pin SYS Rear Fan connector
1 x Clear CMOS
1 x Front Audio header
1 x Front Panel header 3 x USB headers
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The System Informaton application showed the system had 16 GB of Random Access Memory (RAM) installed.
And checking details for the memory modules with a WMIC command showed that the 4 memory slots were occupied by four 4 GB DDR3 memory modules (MemoryType 24 signifies DDR3 SDRAM).
C:\Users\Colleen>wmic memorychip list brief Capacity DeviceLocator MemoryType Name Tag TotalWidth 4294967296 XMM1 24 Physical Memory Physical Memory 0 64 4294967296 XMM2 24 Physical Memory Physical Memory 1 64 4294967296 XMM3 24 Physical Memory Physical Memory 2 64 4294967296 XMM4 24 Physical Memory Physical Memory 3 64 1048576 SYSTEM ROM 11 Physical Memory Physical Memory 4 2 C:\Users\Colleen>
So I realized I will need to replace the motherboard to increase the memory in the system since the motherboard installed in it can not accomodate any additional memory.
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