2006-10-27 09:13:48 · 8 answers · asked by Raquel A 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
Try to find Aida 32, it will gives you the building dates for each part of the cumputers Look for the mainboard one
Hey guys, The operating system doesn't give the age of a cumputer! Even if you have windows 98 doesn't proove that the cumputer is 8 years old it can't be older or only 2 years old.
And a company could heve decided to install win XP on old pcs
2006-10-27 09:16:45 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heh, good luck to you.
If you don't have access to the original invoices (maybe you could search by vendor in your financial system?) there are a couple of options:
- serial numbers: most vendor sites allow you to enter a serial number to determine the ship date, config etc. This serial number is usually printed on a label somewhere on the outside of the computer.
- computer brand+model: a little googling can show you roughly how old a certain model is
- software like sisoft Sandra and aida32 like others mentioned might give you a clue but the amount of output can be confusing for a novice
- if you have an IT department, they really should have a list/database
- you could look at the processor type and google a bit to see when each processor was produced.
2006-10-27 09:38:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The easiest way is to get into the accounting books and find the invoices. There is no sure fire way to find them by looking at the computer.
Dells you can look up the service tag on the internet and you got a few other suggestions
Other than that you can see what is in the system info and guess. Start>Programs>Accessories>System tools and that will have info about the components. You can come up with decent estimate from that. Really the type of hardware is more important if you are doing it to plan on replacements.
2006-10-27 09:24:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not every computer lists a manfacturing date on the label. Perhaps you could go to your purchasing department and see if they have a record of the serial number and the date it was purchased.
You might try to go to the computer manufacturer's web site and see if they can reconcile the tag number of S/N with a specific date. Perhaps you can use the model # as well.
In any event, it doesn't sound like a trivial task. Good luck.
2006-10-27 09:18:40 · answer #4 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Operating system age as someone else answered is a good clue, a better guaranteed more painful way is to open up the box and look at the manuf date on some of the installed components
2006-10-27 09:21:09 · answer #5 · answered by Doug L 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Look at the processor sticker and the "Windows (version)" sticker. XP is from '02 (I think), ME is from '00, 98 is from '98, 95 is from '95, and 3.1 is from the early '90s.
2006-10-27 09:19:07 · answer #6 · answered by cl94 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
download sisoft sandra, or everest and look what they will tell you about the components. they won't tell you the age, but will tell you the type. go to tomshardware (www.tomshardware.com) and search there for the types written by the everest or sisoft sandra
2006-10-27 09:17:22 · answer #7 · answered by t85us 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YOU WILL PROBALLY HAVE TO TURN EACH ONE ON.DURING THE START UP,IT GIVES ALL THE INFO..OR CHECK THE BACK.SOME COMPANIES PUT INFO ON THE BACK.
2006-10-27 09:17:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋