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Chapter 2. Hardware Information and System Requirements Tables

Figure 2 2. Windows 9x System Properties

Disk drives   the type (IDE or SCSI) of hard drive will be found here. (IDE drives will normally

include the word "IDE," while SCSI drives will not.)

Hard disk controllers   information about your hard drive controller.

CDROM   information about any CD ROM drives connected to your computer.

Note

In some cases, there may be no CD ROM icon, yet your computer has a functioning CD ROM

drive. This is normal, depending on how Windows was originally installed. In this case, you may

be able to learn additional information by looking at the CD ROM driver loaded in your computer's

config.sys file.

Mouse   the type of mouse present on your computer.

Display adapters   if you are interested in running the X Window System, you should write down

the information you find here.

Sound, video and game controllers   if your computer has sound capabilities, you will find more

information about them here.

Network adapters   information on your computer's network card (if you have one).

SCSI controllers   if your computer uses SCSI peripherals, you will find additional information

on the SCSI controller here.

This method is not a complete substitute for opening your computer's case and physically examining

each component. However, in many cases it can provide sufficient information to continue with the

installation.

Note

This information can also be printed by clicking on the Print button. A second window will appear,

allowing you to choose the printer, as well as the type of report. The All Devices and System

Summary report type is the most complete.