> But do any of you guys/gals know of a Live CD distro that can perform > hardware audit? i.e., detect installed processor model, RAM parameters & > layout, etc.
Some days ago I was using the parted magic live cd [1]. It had a tool that listed all hardware in a nice fashion. I don't recall it's name - but looking at the list of programs that come with parted magic [2] I guess it was hardinfo. [1] http://partedmagic.com/ [2] http://partedmagic.com/doku.php?id=programs