I have an older PC(2002, AOpen, 1.0 GHz Intel Celeron, 128MB RAM, Windows XP SP2) and I want to pass it down to a younger brother. However, I want to make a few upgrades(384MB RAM, and a 32 or 64MB video card)before. I need some info on the motherboard, but I'm not sure how to find this info. Is there any software(other than CPU-Z) where I can find this information?
2007-06-03 13:52:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
As previous respondents have replied ... there are many programs that will help you determine specifics about the motherboard.
The "old school" & foolproof way, however, is to examine the initial boot window when the PC first powers on. At the bottom left hand corner there will be a series of alphanumeric characters which precisely identify the mainboard.
Press the "pause" key when arriving at this window & then write down the data. A simple search on Yahoo will correctly ID the board at which point you may do further searches for accurate specs.
regards,
Philip T
2007-06-03 14:39:10 · answer #1 · answered by Philip T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Almost possitive the memory is PC100 or 133. Itas backwards compatible -- IF youre capacity is 384MB
As far as video RAM, youre okay even going up to 128MB, although you probably wont be able to play the latest greatest games with it, but youll get away with some older gaming, and less graphics intensive.
Still have an emachine with the 384MB capacity I think youre telling me you have.
2007-06-03 22:32:30 · answer #2 · answered by writersbIock2006 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One other option is to remove the casing and look at the motherboard itself, it should have a sticker on it somewhere with information.
2007-06-03 21:04:12 · answer #3 · answered by nehpets 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
do a search for pc wizard 2007, i use it & gives very detailed info about spec of your computer
2007-06-03 21:00:52 · answer #4 · answered by pure_english_nut 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Belarc advisor can be downloaded for free and will give you a detailed account of your specs.
http://www.belarc.com/free_download.html
2007-06-03 21:05:02 · answer #5 · answered by sosguy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
WCPUID
http://hp.vector.co.jp/authors/VA002374/src/download.html
2007-06-03 21:27:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋