system hardware upgrade analyzer

Has anybody tried the hardware analyzer from GoldenRam.com? They claim their software can be deployed on a network and analyze every computer on the network, identify what type and amount of RAM is installed in each, recommend upgrades and then sell them to you from their inventory. Thoughts?
-- Mark
Keeping the fun in dysfunctional!

I can't see it working without installing something on all the clients. It may be activex, java, whatever but there would have to be something on the client. Even then there would probably be some misidentification. The amount of ram is easy but making sure whatever you get is compatible with what's installed is not easy even when you have the chips right in front of you.
-- Kerry Brown MS-MVP - Windows Shell/User www.VistaHelp.ca

"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote in message

Has anybody tried the hardware analyzer from GoldenRam.com? They claim their software can be deployed on a network and analyze every computer on the network, identify what type and amount of RAM is installed in each, recommend upgrades and then sell them to you from their inventory. Thoughts?
-- Mark
Keeping the fun in dysfunctional!

I listened to an interview with the owner of the company. They have been in business for many years producing and selling RAM to resellers. He said in the last six years he has been developing this idea and has compiled a database of virtually every pc offered by model number and the amount and type of RAM each one can be configured with. There is a downloadable app available on his website. I tried it and it correctly identified the three units I have networked by model, the correct amount of RAM in each and the recommendations were also correct. Interesting application.
-- Mark
Keeping the fun in dysfunctional!
"Kerry Brown" wrote in message

I can't see it working without installing something on all the clients. It may be activex, java, whatever but there would have to be something on the client. Even then there would probably be some misidentification. The amount of ram is easy but making sure whatever you get is compatible with what's installed is not easy even when you have the chips right in front of you.
-- Kerry Brown MS-MVP - Windows Shell/User www.VistaHelp.ca

"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote in message Has anybody tried the hardware analyzer from GoldenRam.com? They claim their software can be deployed on a network and analyze every computer on the network, identify what type and amount of RAM is installed in each, recommend upgrades and then sell them to you from their inventory. Thoughts?
-- Mark
Keeping the fun in dysfunctional!

But what if you have changed or already added to the type of RAM that came from the factory? I am sure that the app can identify the motherboard and tell you what RAM is supported. Can it identify the brand and type of RAM installed and recommend compatible RAM? I upgrade alot of computers and sometimes upgrading RAM is not as easy as it should be. Sometimes it comes down to trial and error.
-- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User www.VistaHelp.ca
Mark D. VandenBerg wrote:

I listened to an interview with the owner of the company. They have been in business for many years producing and selling RAM to resellers. He said in the last six years he has been developing this idea and has compiled a database of virtually every pc offered by model number and the amount and type of RAM each one can be configured with. There is a downloadable app available on his website. I tried it and it correctly identified the three units I have networked by model, the correct amount of RAM in each and the recommendations were also correct. Interesting application.
"Kerry Brown" wrote in message I can't see it working without installing something on all the clients. It may be activex, java, whatever but there would have to be something on the client. Even then there would probably be some misidentification. The amount of ram is easy but making sure whatever you get is compatible with what's installed is not easy even when you have the chips right in front of you.
-- Kerry Brown MS-MVP - Windows Shell/User www.VistaHelp.ca

"Mark D. VandenBerg" wrote in message Has anybody tried the hardware analyzer from GoldenRam.com? They claim their software can be deployed on a network and analyze every computer on the network, identify what type and amount of RAM is installed in each, recommend upgrades and then sell them to you from their inventory. Thoughts?
-- Mark
Keeping the fun in dysfunctional!

Two of the three units I have did already have more than the factory original RAM installed, and the app correctly identified the installed amount, not the factory default amount. It does not identify the brand-name of the installed RAM (that I could see, anyway) but it seems to identify the type and speed of the RAM in each unit successfully. If I had a larger network to play with, I'd try it in some sort of safe environment, but I don't, so I can't. Also reads and displays other hardware, like hard drive size and things, along with recommendations to upgrade them too.
I guess the whole project started because the guy was tired of restocking hundreds of returned products a day because resellers (CDW) were ordering the wrong sku, since they didn't know either. So he builds this database, then figures he may as well make money from it, so he builds the app. Claims he has spent several million on the whole project.
Sorry for sounding like a shill, I just think this is a very interesting idea and could save the real IT pros like yourself hundreds of hours if it actually works on a large network.
-- Mark
Keeping the fun in dysfunctional!
"Kerry Brown" wrote in message

But what if you have changed or already added to the type of RAM that came from the factory? I am sure that the app can identify the motherboard and tell you what RAM is supported. Can it identify the brand and type of RAM installed and recommend compatible RAM? I upgrade alot of computers and sometimes upgrading RAM is not as easy as it should be. Sometimes it comes down to trial and error.
-- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User www.VistaHelp.ca

I agree it's an interesting idea. I'm not knocking it. I was playing the devil's advocate. I would like to see it work. I'll check it out. If I find anything different from your results I'll update the thread.
-- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User www.VistaHelp.ca
Mark D. VandenBerg wrote:

Two of the three units I have did already have more than the factory original RAM installed, and the app correctly identified the installed amount, not the factory default amount. It does not identify the brand-name of the installed RAM (that I could see, anyway) but it seems to identify the type and speed of the RAM in each unit successfully. If I had a larger network to play with, I'd try it in some sort of safe environment, but I don't, so I can't. Also reads and displays other hardware, like hard drive size and things, along with recommendations to upgrade them too. I guess the whole project started because the guy was tired of restocking hundreds of returned products a day because resellers (CDW) were ordering the wrong sku, since they didn't know either. So he builds this database, then figures he may as well make money from it, so he builds the app. Claims he has spent several million on the whole project. Sorry for sounding like a shill, I just think this is a very interesting idea and could save the real IT pros like yourself hundreds of hours if it actually works on a large network.
"Kerry Brown" wrote in message But what if you have changed or already added to the type of RAM that came from the factory? I am sure that the app can identify the motherboard and tell you what RAM is supported. Can it identify the brand and type of RAM installed and recommend compatible RAM? I upgrade alot of computers and sometimes upgrading RAM is not as easy as it should be. Sometimes it comes down to trial and error.
-- Kerry MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User www.VistaHelp.ca

Just to clarify, the Network Administrator Asset Manager Version of UpgradeDetect is able to scan systems by IP address, Domain or Windows Active Directory as long as they are compatible with WMI. For Linux, Mac and Windows systems prior to XP a program would need to be distributed to simulate the function of WMI and achieve a successful scan.
If you would like additional information about GoldenRAM or UpgradeDetect please email info@goldenram.com.
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