dmidecode - DMI table decoder
1)Get The Details Information About System
# dmidecode -t system
# dmidecode 2.7
SMBIOS 2.5 present.
Handle 0x0002, DMI type 1, 27 bytes.
System Information
Manufacturer: Intel
Product Name: S5000PSL
Version: Not Specified
Serial Number: .........
1)Get the OEM manufacturing Details
2)Board Product Name Details.
2)Get Details Information about Memory
# dmidecode -t 16
# dmidecode 2.7
SMBIOS 2.5 present.
Handle 0x0038, DMI type 16, 15 bytes.
Physical Memory Array
Location: System Board Or Motherboard
Use: System Memory
Error Correction Type: Multi-bit ECC
Maximum Capacity: 32 GB
Error Information Handle: Not Provided
Number Of Devices: 8
1)Find the total no of memory slot (Number of Device:8)
2)Maximum Memory Capacity of system (Maximum Capacity : 32 GB)
32 divided by 8 = 4. so for each device we can maintain upto 4GB Memory capacity.
We will get the available Memory size on every slot.
# dmidecode -t memory | grep 'Size'
Size: 4096 MB
Size: No Module Installed
Size: 4096 MB
Size: No Module Installed
Size: No Module Installed
Size: No Module Installed
Size: No Module Installed
Size: No Module Installed
3)Get the Connector Details.
# dmidecode -t connector
Handle 0x000A, DMI type 8, 9 bytes.
Port Connector Information
Internal Reference Designator: Not Specified
Internal Connector Type: None
External Reference Designator: VGA
External Connector Type: DB-15 female
Port Type: Video Port
We will get
1)Cable type - VGA -SERIAL - PS/2 Mouse - USB Cable-RJ45
then we can check cable type is male or female.
2)Find the total of connector for every specification.
4)Get the Processor Details.
# dmidecode -t processor
# dmidecode 2.7
SMBIOS 2.5 present.
Handle 0x0032, DMI type 4, 40 bytes.
Processor Information
Socket Designation: CPU1
Type: Central Processor
Family: Xeon
Manufacturer: Intel(R) Corporation
ID: 7A 06 01 00 FF FB EB BF
Signature: Type 0, Family 6, Model 23, Stepping 10
1)we'll get Family type is
Xeon (or) Core 2 Duo
Manufactured Details.
5)lspci & dmidecore is good tool to study the system Hardware details like.
a)DRAM Details b) VGA Compatible Controller c)Audo Device d)USB Controller e)Ethernet Controller
-v Details -vv More Details
-x show hexadecimal dump of standar of PCI Configuration space.
-t show the PCI in tree diagram.
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