How do I check my specs

[richiwatts]

How do I check the full specs of my pc:

What graphic card I have?
What sound card I have?
What type of memory I have?
What motherboard I have?

And anything else that is important to know.

I have checked device manager but I can only find what drivers I have and not the actual harware.

I want to turn my PC into a media PC to run Windows Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005. Before I start looking at what needs to be changed I need to know what I have

Rich

 

[AckNack]

Everest Home Edition from

http://www.lavalys.com

is a pretty good inventory program. Tells you just about anything you want to know about what's inside the PC.

AckNack

http://www.computer-help-guide.com

 

[cdogg]

I use a combination of Belarc Advisor and the built-in DirectX Diagnostics utility. For a quick summary, go to:

1) Start -> Run
2) Type dxdiag and hit OK

~cdogg
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[micker377]

There is also a free program (very similar to Everest Home), called "siw.exe", but is only 1.2 meg so you can carry it on a floppy. "Everest" is better, but "siw" doesn't need to be installed on the computer.

 

[Sleepsalot]

You can get a good free program called aida32 from

http://www.majorgeeks.com

Wayne

 

[micker377]

Aida32 has been renamed "Everest Home". Same program.

 

[cbs604]

And Everest doesn't need to be installed either. Very handy to carry around on a CD

Cheers,
Brodie