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Just The Aunt
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Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 3041
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, November 13, 2005 - 7:48 pm: |     |
Looks like the saga of my computer(s) might finally be coming to an end. I now have my computer back, but think I might have been ripped off.
How can I tell the make of the hard drive they replace my old one with? How do I know how many gigabits it is? Speed, and any other specs?
The same with the mother board? How do I determine information about it?
How can I tell if they were new or refurbished?
How can I tell how much RAM is in my computer?
What a nightmare this whole experience has been!
Now comes the fun trying to move information from one computer to the other... |
Earlster
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Username: Earlster
Post Number: 1384
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Sunday, November 13, 2005 - 9:16 pm: | |
Click the start button.
Right click on My Computer.
Select properties.
Select the General Tab. On the bottom is the amount of RAM.
Select the Hardware Tab. Click on Device Manager.
Right click on Disk drives. That should give you your drive.
Motherboard is harder. If you know what you are supposed to have, go to the manufacturer website. They usually have some kind of utility.
You won't be able to see if anything is new or refurbished. |
Gatica
Citizen
Username: Katracho
Post Number: 174
Registered: 11-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, November 13, 2005 - 9:33 pm: | |
Yep, what he said.
Also, to find out more detailed specs of your hard disk, you can take a look at the label on the drive. If you are not comfortable opening up your PC's case, then going into the BIOS might be able to tell you what make/model it is. Then, go to the manufacturer's website and look it up.
Usually, if you press the DEL key or one of the F {function keys} will get you into the BIOS. You have to pay attention at the boot-up screen and be very, very quick. This particular procedure changes from manufacturer to manufacturer. |
Rastro
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Username: Rastro
Post Number: 1767
Registered: 5-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, November 13, 2005 - 11:49 pm: | |
Another option is MSINFO. try running "msinfo" at the from Start... Run... box.
Alternatively, you can find it from the help screen of any office application. Help... About <microsoft>... System Info. |
Just The Aunt
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Username: Auntof13
Post Number: 3049
Registered: 1-2004
| | Posted on Monday, November 14, 2005 - 5:50 am: | |
Ok Earl-
I was able to follow you instructions for everything but how dig the hard drive is.
Gatica and Rastro-
I'm not that fast; so I could see the information. However if I go to the start menu, click on my computer then right click properties i get a graph with this information 9.58 gb /used 97.9 available which adds up to a little over 107.
Anyone know what that means? |
Bailey
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Username: Baileymac
Post Number: 73
Registered: 3-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 14, 2005 - 8:03 am: | |
That means your hard drive is around 100 gigs.. a pretty decent size these days.
Do you know what siae the old drive was?
btw.. how much ram did it show? Do you still think you were ripped off? |
Earlster
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Username: Earlster
Post Number: 1385
Registered: 8-2003
| | Posted on Monday, November 14, 2005 - 9:36 am: | |
Oops,
when you find the drive in the Device Manager, right click on the drive and select 'Properties'. Under the Volumes tab, click 'Populate'.
If anything seems less, then you expect it to be, post again. Some drives need some 'tricks' to show/use the full capacity. Same for memory. |
Case
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Username: Case
Post Number: 639
Registered: 2-2005
| | Posted on Monday, November 14, 2005 - 9:47 am: | |
JTA - please send me a private message. Include a way to get in touch with you, and we'll have this wrapped up in less than an hour. |
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