2 External component identification
Finding your hardware and software information
Locating hardware
To find out what hardware is installed on your computer:
1.
From the Start screen, type
control panel
, and then select
Control Panel
.
2.
Select
System and Security
, select
System
, and then click
Device Manager
in the
left column.
A list reveals all the devices installed in your computer.
To find out information about system hardware components and the system BIOS version number, press
fn
+
esc
.
Locating software
To find out what software is installed on your computer:
▲
From the Start screen, click the down arrow in the lower-left corner of the screen.
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