any good light shareware/freeware to detect hardware configuration?
Hi,This morning around 11:00am I'm going to buy an used desktop.Before I make the purchase, I hope to know its hardware specifics.So could anyone please shed some light on what small shareware/freeware I can try to detect hardware configuration? Thank you very much!ZhaoBTW,The seller asks for around $300 for this desktop (Shuttle XPC Mini Desktop Computer: 60 GB HD, DVD-RW Drive, 512 DDR Memory. Condition: like new). Does it sound a fair price given the information in his Ad above?
Re: any good light shareware/freeware to detect hardware configuration?
I don't know what operating system is on that desktop, but I suppose it's not Linux. So my question might well be off-topic here, but I wanted to try my luck here, since this group looks very active and you guys are quite responsive to any question, including a recent thread about where to buy a new system :) Thanks, Zhao Zhao Peng wrote: Hi, This morning around 11:00am I'm going to buy an used desktop. Before I make the purchase, I hope to know its hardware specifics. So could anyone please shed some light on what small shareware/freeware I can try to detect hardware configuration? Thank you very much! Zhao BTW, The seller asks for around $300 for this desktop (Shuttle XPC Mini Desktop Computer: 60 GB HD, DVD-RW Drive, 512 DDR Memory. Condition: like new). Does it sound a fair price given the information in his Ad above? ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: any good light shareware/freeware to detect hardware configuration?
On Friday 16 December 2005 04:48 am, Zhao Peng wrote: I don't know what operating system is on that desktop, but I suppose it's not Linux. Well, Linux is the freeware that I would suggest. Burn a Knoppix CD and boot it up. dmesg and the KDE Information Center will probably tell you everything you want to know. -N ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: any good light shareware/freeware to detect hardware configuration?
On Friday 16 December 2005 04:48 am, Zhao Peng wrote: I don't know what operating system is on that desktop, but I suppose it's not Linux. Well, Linux is the freeware that I would suggest. Burn a Knoppix CD and boot it up. dmesg and the KDE Information Center will probably tell you everything you want to know. You might also try http://www.ultimatebootcd.com. Tons (107) of utilities and such it should tell you everthing you need to know plus help you configure once you do. They'll send it to you for the price of shipping. Jason ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: any good light shareware/freeware to detect hardware configuration?
There is an interesting tool for winders named 'PC Wizard' that does a lot hardware detection and cool stuff. http://www.cpuid.org/pcwizard.php http://www.cpuid.org/download/pcw2006_v1661.exe __ | 0|___||. Andrew Gaunt *nix Sys. Admin., etc. _| _| : : } [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www-cde.inse.lucent.com/~quantum -(O)-==-o\ [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://www.gaunt.org On Fri, 16 Dec 2005, Zhao Peng wrote: I don't know what operating system is on that desktop, but I suppose it's not Linux. So my question might well be off-topic here, but I wanted to try my luck here, since this group looks very active and you guys are quite responsive to any question, including a recent thread about where to buy a new system :) Thanks, Zhao Zhao Peng wrote: Hi, This morning around 11:00am I'm going to buy an used desktop. Before I make the purchase, I hope to know its hardware specifics. So could anyone please shed some light on what small shareware/freeware I can try to detect hardware configuration? Thank you very much! Zhao BTW, The seller asks for around $300 for this desktop (Shuttle XPC Mini Desktop Computer: 60 GB HD, DVD-RW Drive, 512 DDR Memory. Condition: like new). Does it sound a fair price given the information in his Ad above? ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
Re: any good light shareware/freeware to detect hardware configuration?
The previous two suggestions are pretty solid, and I'll second the Knoppix suggestion. However, my usual approach to used hardware (and I deal with a lot of it) is to open the case and take the parts out. I generally write down the serial and part numbers and maker names off of the bits and pieces and then start Googling for the stuff that I've not seen before. Cheers, Jason ___ gnhlug-discuss mailing list gnhlug-discuss@mail.gnhlug.org http://mail.gnhlug.org/mailman/listinfo/gnhlug-discuss
