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77930 2002-09-10 05:25:00 how do i find out what sort of hardwear ive got
eg: how do i find out if i have a Pentium 300MHz or not
help_me (1501)
77931 2002-09-10 05:32:00 If you are using Windows, go to Start > Settings > Control Panel > System

On the general tab it *should* show you what processor you have, how much RAM, what OS etc
honeylaser (814)
77932 2002-09-10 05:34:00 Depends on what OS you have.

in Windows 95, 98, ME right click on My Computer, and go to properites. under the general tab you will find out what speed CPU you have. Click the next tab along and you will find out what other hardware you have

Under XP right click My computer and go to Properties to find out the CPU Speed. for the other hardware, right click My Computer go to Manage, and then click on Device Manager.

Cheers

:)
NathanTheKind (472)
77933 2002-09-10 05:36:00 My two computers do it and I don't know if everyone else's does or not, but when I switch my PCs on, their specifications come up on the screen during the boot up .

If that doesn't happen with yours, you can also go to Control Panel>System>General and see if it says on there .

There is probably another way but I've forgotten .
Susan B (19)
77934 2002-09-10 05:38:00 Usually hitting Del or F2 upon boot will remove any splash screen (Such as Dell) and it will say the speed there! Chilling_Silence (9)
77935 2002-09-10 05:39:00 Also, if you're running XP or 2000 (I can't check 98 or other OS' sorry) there should also be a hardware tab in the system properties which you can click, and from there you should see a device manager where all installed hardware will be listed. honeylaser (814)
77936 2002-09-10 05:40:00 > in Windows 95, 98, ME right click on My Computer, and
> go to properites. under the general tab you will
> find out what speed CPU you have. Click the next tab
> along and you will find out what other hardware you
> have

there IS an easier way!
honeylaser (814)
77937 2002-09-10 05:43:00 Pressing the Pause/Break key during start up will freeze the boot up so you can read anything, ie cpu speed, Ram, HDD, etc

Press Enter or Esc to continue booting up

:)
NathanTheKind (472)
77938 2002-09-10 05:52:00 > > in Windows 95, 98, ME right click on My Computer,
> and
> > go to properites. under the general tab you will
> > find out what speed CPU you have. Click the next
> tab
> > along and you will find out what other hardware
> you
> > have
>
> there IS an easier way!

Right clicking MY COMPUTER is the fastest way I know.....
Baldy (26)
77939 2002-09-10 06:07:00 > Right clicking MY COMPUTER is the fastest way I know . . . . .

Yeah, I would have said that, but I've renamed My Computer and I always forget what its proper name is . :D
Susan B (19)
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