Bart Dorlandt - BAMweb.nl

To find some information from your system without physical access is possible. Here are 2 commands that can safe you a trip to a datacenter for example.

lshw

List hardware will show you information of all your hardware

sudo dmidecode # you might want to pipe it to less

This command will show you a bunch of information. In my case I was searching for the speed of my memory. (see below)

Memory Controller Information
        Error Detecting Method: None
        Error Correcting Capabilities:
                None
        Supported Interleave: One-way Interleave
        Current Interleave: One-way Interleave
        Maximum Memory Module Size: 4096 MB
        Maximum Total Memory Size: 16384 MB
        Supported Speeds:
                70 ns
                60 ns
                50 ns
        Supported Memory Types:
                SIMM
                DIMM
                SDRAM
        Memory Module Voltage: 2.9 V
        Associated Memory Slots: 4
                0x0009
                0x000A
                0x000B
                0x000C
        Enabled Error Correcting Capabilities:
                None

Handle 0x0009, DMI type 6, 12 bytes
Memory Module Information
        Socket Designation: DIMM0
        Bank Connections: 1 0
        Current Speed: Unknown
        Type: DIMM SDRAM
        Installed Size: 256 MB (Single-bank Connection)
        Enabled Size: 256 MB (Single-bank Connection)
        Error Status: OK

Handle 0x000A, DMI type 6, 12 bytes
Memory Module Information
        Socket Designation: DIMM1
        Bank Connections: 3 2
        Current Speed: Unknown
        Type: DIMM SDRAM
        Installed Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection)
        Enabled Size: 512 MB (Double-bank Connection)
        Error Status: OK