My old Harddrive was installed in the new computer...but how
can I locate the information I need from it?
2006-10-03 16:22:08 · 7 answers · asked by Joy S 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
click on the start button and go to my computer. from there right click on the hard drive and go to properties and you should get the info you need.
2006-10-03 16:33:19 · answer #1 · answered by Mike 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi there
Before you can do this, you will need a hard drive installed back in your old system with Windows on it before you can view this information in the ways described below.
For Windows 98 systems, you can find this out by going into your system properties by right clicking on the My Computer icon on your desktop and selecting properties. Your system information should be displayed, showing you the amount of RAM you have installed on your system and the speed of your CPU (measured in megahertz or MHz). It will also tell you the make of your processor (Intel Pentium, AMD Athlon etc) You can also click your start button at the bottom left, select control panel and then select system. This method can be used for later version of Windows too including Windows XP. In Windows XP, you can also access this information by clicking the start button and selecting My Computer from the list and in the left hand part of the window that appears you should see "view system information" in blue text. Click that and you will get the same information.
Hope this helps
Scott
2006-10-05 10:59:28 · answer #2 · answered by scott.radley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you still have an Operating System running on your old comp.
1. Boot it up and hit Pause then read the info show there.
2. Go to Windows, press Windows key + R ( Run ), type in dxdiag, it will give you complete details about your system.
If your old comp no longer work ( boot ), then open the side case, remove the RAM and read its spec on the RAM, as well as the CPU after you removed its colding fan.
Hope that helps
2006-10-04 06:20:46 · answer #3 · answered by Jacky Chan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, one thing you can do is just turn it on and watch it boot-up. If you've got 98 running, you should see what it is on the 'black screen' when it's booting. The numbers that start spinning are actually your ram - when it stops, THAT's your ram.
XP made it easier to find out what your computer has but kind of hard before that. You could always open your case or look at your computer specs when you bought it.
2006-10-03 23:25:32 · answer #4 · answered by longhats 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
open it up if it doesnt work. if it still powers up when the computer turns on it should show you the ram at the beginning. if you miss that part, turn on windows and go to the control panel and select "system" then it will tell you the power of your processor and the amount of memory on it.
2006-10-03 23:25:41 · answer #5 · answered by bitemebiteme27 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
System Properties should tell you that info...what OS did your old computer have? Win98? other?
btw, you cannot find that info in the old hard drive
2006-10-03 23:23:37 · answer #6 · answered by Chris™ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It should show both settings on startup, or in the "setup" (bios) settings on startup
2006-10-03 23:29:19 · answer #7 · answered by PYRO 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋