# dmidecode

> Display the DMI (some say SMBIOS) table contents in a human-readable format as root user.

- Show all DMI table contents:

`sudo dmidecode`

- Show the BIOS version:

`sudo dmidecode -s bios-version`

- Show the system serial number:

`sudo dmidecode system-serial-number`

- Show the whole BIOS information:

`sudo dmidecode -t bios`

- Show the whole system information:

`sudo dmidecode -t system`