Chapter 2.

Hardware Information and System

Requirements Tables

This chapter provides instructions for learning about your hardware and a system requirements table

which will help you keep a record of your current system settings and requirements.

2.1. Learning About Your Hardware with Windows

If your computer is already running Windows 9x, you can use the following steps to get additional

configuration information:

Figure 2 1. Windows 9x System Properties

In Windows, click on the My Computer icon using the secondary (normally the right) mouse

button. A pop up menu should appear.

Select Properties. The System Properties window should appear. Note the information listed un 

der Computer   in particular the amount of RAM listed.

Click on the Device Manager tab. You will then see a graphical representation of your computer's

hardware configuration. Make sure the View devices by type radio button is selected.

At this point, you can either double click on the icons or single click on the plus sign + to look at each

entry in more detail. Look under the following icons for more information: