The entry point contains a specific anchor string ( _SM_ ), a checksum, the maximum structure size, and the physical address of the actual SMBIOS table. Structure Format Every SMBIOS record consists of two distinct parts:
Inventorying socket configurations, active core counts, and CPU speeds. Physical Memory Array smbios version 26 top
sudo dmidecode -s bios-version sudo sysctl machdep.smbios.version The entry point contains a specific anchor string
This implies the motherboard firmware wrote bad data to memory during boot. Updating your motherboard BIOS to the latest version usually recalibrates and fixes the checksum. the maximum structure size