[WLUG] dmidecode dark corner was: Memory to test

[R P Herrold]

On Tue, 17 Jul 2018, Drew wrote:

> sudo dmidecode -t memory
> 
> will give only the memory information. This command with no options
> gives everything including memory. Pipe it to less and search for
> /memory or /Maximum capacity

/me tries

Handle 0x1000, DMI type 16, 15 bytes
Physical Memory Array
        Location: System Board Or Motherboard
        Use: System Memory
        Error Correction Type: None
        Maximum Capacity: 8 GB
        Error Information Handle: Not Provided
        Number Of Devices: 4

cool !!

The command also enumerates the sticks it finds of course 
which is where I usually looked, rather than at what the 
motherboard would take

thanks

-- Russ herrold