How to retrieve the system hardware configuration

To retrieve the system hardware configuration, run 'lshw'. This tool provides a detailed report on the system configuration including:

  1. Model of the motherboard
  2. Processor information including name, clock speed, and cache size
  3. Memory configuration including the number of DIMM slots and module capacity on the used slot(s)
  4. Information about the chipset and onboard + add-on devices
  5. Information about the peripherals including disk and optical devices

Older Linux distributions such as Red Hat 9 does not include this hardware lister tool. In such case, the software can be downloaded here:

http://ezix.sourceforge.net/software/lshw.html