• How to find out accurate information. How to view computer data

    If you are interested in issues such as checking the speed of your Internet connection, testing your monitor or support stereo sound device speakers, then our article will help you produce necessary tests quickly and without installing any software!

    Knowing everything about your computer is quite important. Firstly, this allows you to better understand the potential capabilities of your PC, and secondly, you can compare the results of your system with the results of other users.

    In order to fully test your PC, you can use special complex utilities, like, and the like. You can find out something about the system in the computer properties, but there are a number of indicators that are easier, faster and more convenient to find out using special online services. These are the ones that will be discussed in this article.

    What cannot be tested and why

    No matter how powerful they are modern Internet resources, the fact that they only work in a browser environment imposes a number of restrictions on them. Specifically, with their help we cannot get direct access to the system and its parameters. Accordingly, there are no online testing services for RAM or video cards, for example.

    True, there are several portals that have found how to bypass this limitation. They suggest installing a special plug-in client that collects data about your PC, transfers it to the server, where it is processed and presented as a finished result in the browser window. This is not a pure online service, but still. Of similar Russian-language sites, I recommend DriversCloud.com:

    After clicking on the "Start Analysis" button, the plugin loader should be automatically downloaded, which in established form takes up a little more than 11 megabytes (if the download has not started, you can download it manually on the page "How do I remove the plugin?"). If everything is already installed, testing will start, the result of which will be something like this summary table:

    We will receive generalized information about almost all PC components. However, this is not all the data! To the right of each description module there is a "Plus" button, by clicking which you can select a row additional characteristics in every category.

    But that's not all :) As you might guess from the name, DriversCloud also allows for all the main components of your computer! To view the proposed list of updates, click the "Find drivers" button under the table of characteristics of your PC.

    In short, the DriversCloud service is quite smart, but, alas, it is not completely independent of third-party software. Completely online using a regular browser, we can only test what concerns multimedia capabilities or network parameters:

    • operation of a microphone (requires) and speakers;
    • monitor settings (display dimensions, color parameters, brightness, contrast, etc.);
    • working with files;
    • parameters network connection(speed, browser used, IP address, etc.).

    I offer you everything that I managed to find :).

    Internet Speed ​​Test

    Probably the first and most logical thing that needs to be checked is the speed of the Internet connection. Let's not break the logic :)

    There are quite a few ways to test Internet speed. various services. Each of them can give different results, so to get more accurate data, I would advise you to double-check the readings on different sites and calculate the average value, which will be as accurate as possible.

    Here is a list of the most successful Internet speed testing services:

    The essence of all of them is the same: your computer connects to some server, downloads certain test files from there, and then sends them back. Based on how quickly data is received and uploaded, the server calculates the average speed of your Internet connection. The received data is displayed as beautiful pictures or plain text.

    From the above list one of the most accurate and beautiful services Internet speed test is SpeedTest.net:

    A characteristic feature of this service is that before starting testing, you can select any available server in any city on the map! If you don't do this, SpeedTest will choose the one that is closest to yours. current location, which is calculated by IP address.

    To start testing, just click the “Start testing” button and wait until the data is downloaded and sent. By the way, the whole process is animated and you can see the progress of transferring test files. Upon completion of the test, the result will open, which will reflect the ping time, as well as the speed of receiving and transmitting data in megabits per second:

    The most informative, in my opinion, is the Internet speed test from Yandex:

    There are no decorations here, however, there are a couple of nuances that distinguish the Internetometer from other services. Firstly, the measurement results are displayed not only in bits, but also in bytes, which allows you to quickly assess the real usable speed downloading data in the form familiar to us. Secondly, if we scroll down the page, we will see a whole section with various technical and reference information!

    The rest of the mentioned services work almost identically. It is worth paying attention to the fact that of them, the fastest is InetZamer.ru, MainSpy.ru allows you to see the dynamics of speed changes at different stages of testing, and 2ip.ru has a number of useful and even entertaining services that you may like.

    Monitor testing

    When buying a monitor, many users don’t even think that it can and should be adjusted. We usually evaluate the performance of a monitor based on the criterion: “it shows or it doesn’t show” :) So we’ve had it for years without calibration for colors, brightness, etc. And, by the way, it is recommended to check your monitor settings a couple of times a year!

    As in the previous case, I offer you a number of services for testing and correcting the parameters of your display:

    Each service allows us to determine:

    1. Uniform color rendering and absence of dead pixels.
    2. Screen refresh rate (especially important for CRT displays).
    3. Image sharpness.
    4. Display brightness and contrast.
    5. Correct geometric proportions of the screen.

    Before moving on to considering the services themselves, let's define a little the algorithm of our actions. For cathode ray tube displays, you need to carry out all the tests one by one and correct each detected flaw along the way using the on-screen menu called up by buttons on the monitor.

    However, LCD monitors generally require fewer tests because they are not as prone to misalignment as their CRT counterparts. First of all, you should pay attention to the uniformity of color rendering when filling the screen with one color. If you find one or more dots of a different color on a plain background, these are “broken” pixels...

    Sometimes you can get rid of them by “warming up” the matrix with a dynamically changing image (for example, white noise) for a couple of hours. For spot treatment dead pixels You can use the service JScreenFix.com.

    The second common mistake in LCD monitor settings is incorrect setting brightness and contrast. To correct it, test pictures with gradations are usually used gray right down to its lightest tones, turning almost into white. If you see all the gradations, then everything is correct; if not, try changing the brightness and contrast parameters.

    I think now it will be easier for you to figure out why and how to use the proposed online test s of the monitor. Therefore, now let's talk a little about each of them. And first on the list is the Monteon.ru service:

    This is a Russian-language service that contains the entire set of classic monitor tests. It is better to run all tests in full screen mode, by pressing the F11 button on the keyboard or a special button on the bottom toolbar. For CRT displays, it is advisable to perform all tests. And for LCD, you can selectively check color rendering and brightness/contrast parameters.

    Those who like to do everything quickly, as well as cat lovers, will like another Russian-language service from the creators of the online CatLair:

    There are not as many tests here as on the previous resource, but all tests contain images of cats on the button icons :). To hide cats and all hint panels you just need to click on the screen. Clicking again will return everything to its place. Naturally, it is better to conduct testing in full screen mode.

    The last service on our list is English-language, however, it provides us with a number of very interesting and useful (especially for CRT monitors) tests:

    All tests here are divided into three large subgroups: “Color range” (color rendition), “Trailing” (dynamism) and “Homogenuity” (uniformity). Of particular interest is the second section, which allows you to test the display’s ability to dynamically change the position of objects on the screen without distorting their shape. There are settings for background and object colors, as well as movement speed.

    The only drawback of the service is that to work on your computer you must have a flash player of at least version 8 installed.

    Sound check

    It would seem that you can check in sound: it either exists or it doesn’t :) However, knowledgeable people Those who work with sound or just audiophiles can tell you that there are many tests that allow you to determine the frequency characteristics of sound-reproducing equipment, noise levels and other parameters.

    For the average user, this whole theory is not particularly important. However, there are also practical cases from real life. For example, you bought headphones, but there are no marks on them, where is the left and where is the right channel... The AudioCheck.net service will help you accurately determine the correct stereo online:

    We just need to go to the website, connect the headphones to the computer and press the channel check button (for example, “Left” for left). If you hear sound in the left earphone, it means you have inserted them into your ears correctly, otherwise you will have to swap them :)

    The service, alas, is English-language, but knowledgeable people can find many useful things on it. Tests for determining frequency characteristics, and to check dynamic range, and even an online hearing test! A list of all tests can be found on the page https://www.audiocheck.net/soundtestsaudiotesttones_index.php.

    Virus check

    The last thing we can check online on our computer is files. They are in gigabytes hard drives our PCs and some of them can be quite unsafe! If you downloaded something from the Internet and it does not inspire confidence in you, check it with a recognized online antivirus scanner VirusTotal.com:

    This service allows you to test any type of data up to 128 megabytes in size using more than 50 antivirus engines with the latest databases. All that is required of you is to select the file to be tested on your computer, transfer it for analysis and wait for the results. If your file has already been tested, the results can be almost instantaneous!

    Another series works in a similar way. popular services, like VirusScan.Jotti.org (up to 5 files no more than 50 MB at a time), VirScan.org (up to 20 files no more than 20 MB) or Metascan Online (1 file up to 140 MB). However, Virus Total is the most famous and authoritative. However, it must be said that no one can say 100% whether a file is dangerous. Virus scanners only suggest a threat, but it’s up to you to decide :)

    If you want to scan the entire computer, and not just specific files, then there is such an opportunity. True, for this you will have to use Internet Explorer and a special extension to it. However, if this does not bother you, then I bring to your attention ESET Onlie Scanner:

    This is a service from the developers popular antivirus NOD32. It allows you to use the real ESET database to identify dangerous software on your computer using a special plugin for IE. All you need to do is open the service, click the “Launch ESET Onlie Scanner” button and confirm the installation of the add-on, and then launch it.

    However, it is worth saying right away that, alas, you will not be able to cure detected viruses using the service. The scanner only detects their presence and offers to download and install trial version ESET antivirus package Smart Security. However, you receive a List of unsafe files and nothing prevents you from manually deleting everything that you consider necessary!

    Conclusions

    Modern Internet services, as we can see, have reached almost the limit of their capabilities, which are limited only by the operating features of browsers. And some even try to "jump" established restrictions through the use of our own online clients and plugins.

    Of course, up to the level of full-fledged programs in some cases online services fall short. However, for solving a certain range of problems they are even better than conventional software, since they practically do not depend on the power of your PC and can work on any device that has a browser!

    P.S. Permission is granted to freely copy and quote this article, provided that open credit is given. active link to the source and preservation of the authorship of Ruslan Tertyshny.

    To run some programs, games, or perform specific processes, the computer's hardware and software must meet certain requirements. To find out how your system meets these characteristics, you need to review its parameters. Let's find out how to do this on a Windows 7 PC.

    There are two main ways to view computer parameters on Windows 7. The first is to use special third-party diagnostic software, and the second involves extracting necessary information directly through the operating system interface.

    Method 1: Third Party Programs

    Let's start exploring options for viewing PC parameters by using third party programs, choosing one of the most popular - AIDA64. Using this software as an example, we will consider the algorithm of actions.


    Method 2: Internal system functionality

    The main parameters of the computer can also be viewed using exclusively the internal functionality of the system. Is it true, this method still cannot provide such a large amount of information as the use of third-party specialized software. In addition, it should be noted that to obtain the necessary data, you will have to use several OS tools, which is not convenient for all users.


    Also some additional information about the system can be determined using the tool "DirectX Diagnostic Tool".

    1. Dial combination Win+R. Enter in the field:

      Click "OK".

    2. In the window that opens, in the tab "System" you can view some of the data that we saw in the computer properties, as well as some others, namely:
      • Manufacturer name and model motherboard;
      • BIOS version;
      • Paging file size, including free space;
      • DirectX version.

    3. When you go to the tab "Screen" The following information will be provided:
      • Manufacturer and model name of the video adapter;
      • The size of its memory;
      • Current screen resolution;
      • Monitor name;
      • Enable hardware acceleration.

    4. In the tab "Sound" information about the name of the sound card is displayed.

    5. In the tab "Enter" provides information about the PC mouse and keyboard.

    If you require more detailed information about the connected equipment, you can view it by going to "Device Manager".


    Some information about computer parameters that cannot be viewed using the tools described above can be retrieved by entering a special command in « Command line» .

    1. Click again "Start" and go to the item "All programs".

    2. In the list that opens, enter the directory "Standard".

    3. Find the item there "Command line" and click on it RMB. In the list that opens, select the option to activate as an administrator.

    4. IN "Command line" enter the expression:

      Press the button Enter.

    5. After this, wait a while until "Command line" System information will be downloaded.

    6. Data loaded into "Command line", largely overlap with the parameters that were displayed in PC properties, but in addition you can see the following information:
      • The date the OS was installed and the time it was last loaded;
      • Path to the system folder;
      • Current time zone;
      • System language and keyboard layout;
      • Directory where the paging file is located;
      • List of installed updates.

    You can find out information about computer settings in Windows 7 using third-party specialized programs, and through the OS interface. The first option will allow you to get more information, and in addition it is more convenient, since almost all the data is available in one window by going to tabs or sections. But at the same time, in most cases the data that can be seen using system tools, is quite sufficient to solve many tasks. In this case, you do not need to install any third-party software that will additionally load the system.

    1. Urgently needed, in other words, both by means of the operating system (without opening the lid system unit) determine the model of processor, video card, motherboard, etc.?
    2. Hello admin! Recently, my friends and I decided to give a friend an anniversary gift, asked what he needed, and he said - give me a video card and an interesting computer toy. We came to a computer store and said - sell us a video card, and the sales consultants said - please tell us the characteristics of your computer! How do we know these characteristics? We called a friend, but he also has no idea, he only knows that the processor is from Intel. What’s interesting is that they don’t sell the toy either, they say - find out the characteristics of the computer and we’ll select a toy for you accordingly, otherwise the toy won’t work and you’ll have to bring it back, there are a lot of you ignorant people walking around here. Find out at least what processor you have and how powerful the power supply is.

    In short, it turns out that among all my friends, you are the only one who understands computers, the admin. We are waiting for help from your site!

    How to find out the characteristics of your computer

    Friends, there are a good dozen ways find out the characteristics of your computer in a few seconds. Let's not waste your time talking and let's get down to business.

    Way to find out the characteristics of your computer No. 1

    In the input field enter the command Msinfo32

    and press Enter on the keyboard. Comes out in a second complete information about our computer and the installed operating system. We immediately see the model of our processor, its frequency and number of cores, the manufacturer of the motherboard, the amount of RAM and a lot of other information.

    If we want to set the model of the video card, click on the plus sign and expand the Components branch and select the Display item, see the name of our video card, the amount of its memory, driver version, and so on.

    Way to find out the characteristics of your computer No. 2

    Right-click on the This PC icon and select Properties.

    The System window will open, as we see there is also a lot of information, Windows edition, processor model name and frequency. This is the easiest way.

    Way to find out the characteristics of your computer No. 3

    Right-click in the left corner of the desktop and select Run.

    In the input field, enter the command dxdiag.exe, the System window will open, it also displays the characteristics of our computer: operating system, processor, memory.

    Go to the Screen tab and see the characteristics of the video card and monitor.

    Way to find out the characteristics of your computer No. 4.

    Download the cool little program CPU-Z (I carry it with me on a flash drive all the time) on the website http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html and you will find out detailed specifications your processor (CPU tab),

    Motherboard - model, chipset, (Mainboard tab),

    RAM(Memory tab)

    And video cards (Graphics tab).

    Or for these purposes you can use .

    Way to find out the characteristics of your computer No. 5

    You can find out a lot of things in the BIOS of your computer; when you boot the computer, press the Delete key and enter the BIOS. We immediately see the model of our motherboard and processor, the amount of installed RAM.

    Other ways

    When you turn on the computer, look at the information on the monitor screen, press pause on the keyboard and rewrite the characteristics.

    And lastly, the power of the power supply can only be determined by removing the side cover of the system unit and looking at the sticker of the power supply itself. You won't get anything for this and your computer won't be taken out of warranty.

    If you are a user who wants to learn how to work on a computer on your own, then you should know how to find out the characteristics of your computer using standard Windows tools, as well as use programs that show detailed information about the hardware installed in the computer.

    More detailed information You will not be able to view the devices that are on your computer through standard means. But 90% of this information is enough for the task at hand.

    No software installation

    If you don't have it on hand special program, then you can use standard means Windows. To do this, right-click on “Computer” and click “Manage” in the drop-down menu.

    The “Computer Management” window will open, click “Device Manager” on the left. After this, the devices that are on your computer will appear on the right side of the window.

    How to view the characteristics of a computer will also help you standard utility, which shows some information about devices. To do this, go to “Start” - “All Programs” - “Accessories” - “System Tools” - “System Information”.

    You can also use dxdiag. To do this, go to “Start” - “Run” or the Win + R key combination and enter dxdiag. Once entered, press Enter.

    The DirectX Diagnostic Tool window opens. In this window you will see: computer model, computer manufacturer, Bios version, processor parameters and memory.

    If you go to the “Monitor” tab, you can see the type of chips and the manufacturer of the video card.

    I think you have already noticed that these utilities do not show more detailed information. Due to the fact that in Windows there is no more detailed information about installed devices, created different programs, which show detailed information about devices on the computer. Of these programs, there are paid and free ones, we will consider one of free programs, which displays technical information about devices.

    The information above applies not only to how to find out the characteristics of your computer in Windows 7, but also for other systems.

    Freeware CPU-Z

    The program is called CPU - Z, using it you can find out the following parameters:

    • Processor;
    • Motherboard;
    • RAM;
    • Video cards;
    • And others.

    I also want to note this program does not require installation, which makes it easier for the user to use.

    Good day, friends. Recently, one of my friends asked me the question: “ .

    Of course, I prompted and explained everything to him. Without thinking twice, I decided to write a short article on how to do this, using several programs and methods.

    Also for video lovers, I filmed and posted at the end of the article a short video lesson on how to find out the characteristics of a computer. In the last issue of the blog, we looked at the problem.

    View specifications

    Probably every person who has a computer should understand a little about what he has to work on or simply use it as needed.

    I will give examples that can be used in two operating rooms Windows systems XP and Windows 7.

    We look when you turn on the computer.

    The very first and most basic information of your computer, of course, can be viewed when you boot it using DOS or in the BIOS.

    Quickly view the information we are interested in

    Turn on our computer, go to Menu >>> Start.

    Right-click on My Computer.

    In the window that appears, go to the very bottom and go to Properties.

    You should go to System Properties, General tab (for Windows XP). System and Security > System (for windows 7). Here is a short list of the characteristics of our computer.

    Counters and productivity tools.

    Display and print detailed information about your computer and system performance.

    Characteristics of productivity tools.

    Command line and dxdiag program

    Go to Menu >>> Start >>> Run... or press the key combination Win + R.

    The Run Program (Run) window should appear.

    Enter the command and click OK.

    The DirectX Diagnostic Tool appears.

    Various tabs will appear at the top: System, Display (Screen), and so on. We go to each one in turn and find out the information we need.

    Everest or Aida

    The characteristics shown by these programs are the most extensive and include almost all the information about your computer.

    Let’s say if you don’t have any driver downloaded, you can see what kind of device it is, what driver is needed, what manufacturer it is and where all this can be found and downloaded. When I worked in a service center, I often used the Everest program for its clear interface and the ability to find required characteristics computer in the shortest possible time.

    Windows Tools and the msinfo32 Command

    Easy to log in, clear and accessible interface and button navigation. Press the keyboard shortcut again and enter the command .

    Anyone, not even advanced user computer can deal with the msinfo32 command.

    Everything is very accessible and simple. If you don't know and Windows updates, then this information should be useful to you.

    How to find out your computer's specifications | website

    A few words from the author

    Today we looked at several in various ways How to find out the characteristics of a computer. Everyone will choose a more convenient and practical viewing method for themselves. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to ask them below in the comments to this article.

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