How would I find out how old my computer is? Will BIOS provide me that info?
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if you are still using the original OS on the original HD....\n\nSort the 'windows' directory by date & time, you should be able to tell when your operating system was loaded...\n\nHope this helps !
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If this is a computer at work, don't mess with your BIOS.  You could get fired.
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If your computer is a brandname like HP or Compaq or Dell or whatever go to their website and find documentation on your particular model.  That will tell you what you can use.\n\nIf your computer is not a brandname you must open it, look on the Motherboard for manufacturer and model number.  Then go to the manufacturers website to see what it can handle.
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if the ram chip doesnt say the capacity on it, there rly is no way of u knowing how much memory its holding unless u install it onto a motherboard and check, unless it has some kinda serial number on it, and u look it up on the net, but i doubt that highly.
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You won't be able to tell anything until it is turned on. Check all the drives and make sure they are working, the amount of memory, hard drive (check this in the BIOS). Listen for strange noises with the power supply fan, CPU fan and hard drive.
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you should ask how i can check that iam having a onboard graphics or dedicated graphic card.
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You can try this tool: http://www.sofotex.com/AIDA32-download_L9326.html\nIt will give you detailed information about your hardware and operating system.
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There a number of ways to find the information you need.  You could open the case and jot down the make and model of your RAM modules.  If you are not comfortable opening your computer then I have 2 recommendations.  You can go to Crucial's website (http://www.crucial.com/). Crucial is one of the leading RAM makers.  On their website, you have the choice of entering the make and model of your computer and Crucial will display the type of RAM used.  Or, you can have Crucial scan your computer and identify the RAM used.  My second recommendation is to download and install a tool like Lavalys's Everest Home Edition, which can scan and display all the parts which make up your computer (i.e. cpu, motherbroad, ram, graphic card, monitor...etc.).  Everest isn't the only tool; you can use CPU-Z which does pretty much the same thing as Everest.  The download links are:\n\n1. Everest http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Everest_Home/1086844970/1\n\n2. CPU-Z\nhttp://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/CPUZ/966149377/1
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If you have Windows XP, you can go to the Start menu and right click on My Computer. Go to properties and the box that comes up should tell you your operating system version as well as your CPU's clock speed and the amount of RAM you have. If you navigate to the device manager tab in this window you will be able to find other devices such as USB ports, video cards, sound cards and hard drive information. \n\nIf you're looking for more in-depth information, there are several programs available that can help you. Cool Info XP 4.0 is one such program, which should list a vast amount of information for your computer. It can be downloaded from Download.com (adware/spyware free) at this link:\nhttp://www.download.com/Cool-Info-XP/3000-2094_4-10221458.html?tag=lst-0-1\n\nKeep in mind that most of these types of software are shareware versions, but you only need to see what you have in your computer once! Print the information out and you'll have it to keep even after you uninstall the program!
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a.- as the computers boots up, the bios will be displayed on the screen\nb.- look at the motherboard for the biggest chips (besides the cph) and it will most likely be the bios with a sticker.\nc.- rtm (read the manual)
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When you boot you will see a string of numbers at the bottom left of your screen - best the push the PAUSE button when they appear because they are gone in a flash - to resume boot just press any key - write these numbers down because they are your mother board and bios numbers - preceding these numbers there should be (from memory) something like "VIA" or "ASUS" which is the manufacturer of your motherboard.\nIf for example it was "via" then goto www.via.com - if this fails type the numbers into http://www.google.com and you should get a few links.\nBut the starting place is to goto the OEM supplier of your computer because although you may have (for example a Via CPU and chipset the bios may have been changed to suite the OEM supplier - follow!\n\nDo a google search on ada32 and download it. It provides a great summary of all your hardware and chips as well as direct links to the manufacturers for driver downloads etc. Very valuable and free tool. I use it all the time.\n\nOR:\n\nhttp://www.majorgeeks.com/download181.html\nto download AIDA32 \n\nOR: \nBelarc \nhttp://www.belarc.com/Programs/advisor.exe
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www.kahlon.com  they will scan your system and tell you. also very cheap in price. the cheapest i found
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check your bios settings
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http://www.cpuid.com/pcwizard.php (Link to download PC Wizard)\n\nPC Wizard 2006 is one of the best programs I've used to identify parts inside of the PC, it'll tell you everything from the model name of your parts to the tempature they're running at.
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it depends on the motherboard.  find out the manufacturer and model number, then go to it's website for tech specs.  usually its ide or sata but you never know...
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you go to your manufactures web site, support. fin dyour particular model computer and the find the bios download in support. download it and the flash program, be very very careful doing this, flashing your bios, if you make a mistake, you will probably damage your motherboard and make it useless. The give you instructions how, but you must follow them precisely
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No, you will be fine. \n\nAdding ram is something the BIOS recognizes. Doing a system restore is basically just a Windows facelift.