Install the lm_sensors package. Run "sensors-detect" as root. If it detects a supported i2c bus controller on your mainboard and SPD EEPROMs on it, you can use "decode-dimms.pl" to list the properties of your memory modules (manufacturing serial numbers, speed classification, timing values etc.).
Then find the manual of your mainboard/system and verify the requirements of your system.
If the memory works on your system, it is obviously "correct" in some minimal sense. But you'll need the mainboard/system documentation to see if your configuration is optimal or not. Some server systems will display warnings at boot-up if the memory configuration is sub-optimal.
By identifying the chipset used in the mainboard, one might be able to automatically look up a set of requirements for the memory on the system. But the mainboard design may offer extra features and/or restrictions on top of the chipset requirements.
The system BIOS/firmware usually knows the correct memory specifications for its specific mainboard model, but currently there does not seem to be a standard for storing and accessing the specification information. That's why the specifications are not conveniently auto-detectable at the moment.
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