Very slick way to check your motherboard manufacturer, product name, version and serial number.
Command used to know if we are working on a virtual or physical machine. This command will use the dmidecode utility to retrieve hardware information of your computer via the BIOS. Run this command as root or with sudo. Show Sample Output
Recent hardware may or may not enumerate *both of* these values
This returns the hardware serial number. Dell calls this the "Service Tag" and it can be used to retrieve warranty information or used for RMA / repairs. Show Sample Output
Advanced information about RAM.
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