Difference between revisions of "Dmidecode"
From Linuxintro
imported>ThorstenStaerk (Created page with "<tt>'''dmidecode'''</tt> is a command for displaying BIOS hardware information. When working remotely with several computers, you sometimes want to verify that you are on th...") |
imported>ThorstenStaerk |
||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
UUID: 44454C4C-3600-1034-8053-B6C04F33314A | UUID: 44454C4C-3600-1034-8053-B6C04F33314A | ||
Wake-up Type: APM Timer | Wake-up Type: APM Timer | ||
| + | |||
| + | = See also = | ||
| + | * [[diagnostics]] | ||
[[Category:Command]] | [[Category:Command]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:15, 4 February 2012
dmidecode is a command for displaying BIOS hardware information.
When working remotely with several computers, you sometimes want to verify that you are on the right iron. For that, the program dmidecode exists - just start it by typing dmidecode. You get all information about the computer that the vendor put into the BIOS. There are different paragraphs ("handles"), for example like that:
Handle 0x0100
DMI type 1, 25 bytes.
System Information
Manufacturer: Dell Computer Corporation
Product Name: Dimension 4600i
Version: Not Specified
Serial Number: 664S31J
UUID: 44454C4C-3600-1034-8053-B6C04F33314A
Wake-up Type: APM Timer
