Identifying faulty hardware
Motherboard model and serial
Q: How do I determine my motherboard model and serial numbers? A: This information is written into DMI into the motherboard. To access it, simply use dmidecode, available on most UNIX and Linux operating systems by default, and available as a ...
HDD models and serials
Q: I have a failed hard drive, but I do not know the model and serial. How do I obtain this information? A: If the the component is still visible to your operating system and hard drive controller, you can utilize a number of graphical and command ...
Power supply models and serials
Q: I have a failed power supply, but I do not know the model and serial. How do I obtain this information? A: If you have redundant power supplies in your chassis, you can obtain the model and serial by querying the power backplane that manages them. ...
RAM models and serials
Q: I have a failed DIMM, but I do not know the model and serial. How do I obtain this information? A: This information is written into DMI into the motherboard. To access it, simply use dmidecode, available on most UNIX and Linux operating systems by ...
LSI controller model and serial
Q: How do I determine my RAID controller model and serial number? A: For LSI MegaRAID series controllers, this information can be obtained using any of LSI's MegaRAID management utilities. If using a LSI SAS HBA, you can use the utilities sas2flash ...