Use these guidelines to locate information about your system.
Serial number:
System BIOS version:
System
configuration:
MS-DOS version:
Software versions:
CONFIG.SYS:
AUTOEXEC.BAT:
Look on the back panel of the
computer to find the serial number.
Restart your system. You’ll see the
system BIOS version number
displayed on the screen when your
system performs power-on
diagnostics.
Start SETUP and select the System
Summary option to see your
system‘s configuration.
At the MS-DOS prompt, type
V E R
and press
Enter
to see the MS-DOS
version number.
In Windows applications, select
About from the Help menu. As
your software application starts, it
usually displays a version number
on the banner screen. Also, you can
check your software manual.
At the MS-DOS prompt, type
TYPE C
: \
C O N F I G
.
SYS
and press
Enter
to see a listing of your
CONFIG.SYS file, which contains
system configuration commands.
At the MS-DOS prompt, type
TYPE C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT and
press
Enter
to see a listing of your
AUTOEXEC.BAT file, which
contains your system startup
commands.
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