Thus, this article will explore how to find your device’s RAM serial number.
What’s a RAM Serial Number?
A serial number is a distinctive character set(number/string) assigned to any produced component by its manufacturer. These numbers are to identify individual parts, so they are very unique. The company catalogs components with factual parameters like manufactured date, specifications, and distributor data, based on the serial numbers of components. Serial numbers can be later used to fetch data regarding the authenticity of parts and various other purposes.
How to Check RAM Stick Serial Number on Windows?
Generally, serial numbers of the RAM cards are written physically on one of the sides. There must be stickers on a side with barcodes drawn on them. RAM serial numbers lie below such barcodes. But, chances are, you may not have a removable RAM card to take out and give a look or may not have an openable back panel of the laptop at all. You can find the serial numbers by running commands in such a case. The sections below detail how to find the serial number of the RAM on different systems: Windows has got Command Prompt as well as PowerShell to run commands. We’ll discuss how to find the RAM serial number from both CMD and PowerShell:
Using CMD
The easiest way to check information related to Windows’s RAM is through Command Prompt. Follow the steps below:
Using PowerShell
You can also try to retrieve the serial number of your RAM using Windows PowerShell. Follow the steps mentioned below to do so:
Use Third-Party Apps
You can also use many third-party apps for the purpose of checking the serial number of your RAM. CPU-Z is one of the names of such software, which is free to use. Download and install it by following the onscreen instructions. Then, proceed with the mentioned steps:
How to Check RAM Stick Serial Number On Mac?
The terminal is for Mac, as CMD is for Windows. You can run commands in the terminal to show various information about your Mac. Follow the steps listed below to get the serial number of RAM on Mac:
How to Check RAM Stick Serial Number On Linux?
To find your RAM serial number on Linux operating system, you can try to run either of the commands given below:
Why is My RAM Module Serial 00000000?
When trying to fetch the serial number of your RAM, the internal commands can return the serial number as 00000000. You may wonder what that means. It is nothing more than manufacturers not coding serial numbers within the RAM. If that’s where you end up while finding RAM serial number, you will have to physically remove it and check the stickers on the RAM module.