How2NotFail » Specs http://how2notfail.com Easy Computer Tricks, Guides, and Fixes Tue, 27 Apr 2010 21:17:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 How to Get Your Computer Specifications and Hardware Info http://how2notfail.com/tips/how-to-get-computer-specifications-and-hardware-information/ http://how2notfail.com/tips/how-to-get-computer-specifications-and-hardware-information/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:20:30 +0000 Michael http://how2notfail.com/?p=175 If you’re like me, you may forget how much Ram, Harddrive Space, or Video Memeory you have, after having used your computer for a longer period of time. Hey- it happens. We forget. You ever forget? I forget..

How to Check with DirectX

- Start->Run
- Type in DxDiag

There you! You’ve got everything you need at your disposal. If you’d like to save the info out, just hit “Save All Information”, and dump it into a nice, clean, and easy to read text file.

How to Check with the Manufacturer

Most computers display the Model of your Motherboard when your computer boots up. It will usually consist of a few numbers and letters, depending on the brand. For example: DEF933 A, or something like that. Once you have that information, provided that your computer was distributed by one of the bigger companies like Dell or Gateway, just visit their website and look up your information under the product listings (sometimes also found under support). You should be able to get detailed information about any on-board or pre-installed hardware, that your model ships with (like RAM and Processor Speed/Make/etc).

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