Use these guidelines to locate information about your system.
Serial number:Look on the label on the bottom of

 

the computer to find the serial

 

number.
System BIOS versionRestart your system, You’ll see the

 

system BIOS version number

 

displayed on the screen when your

 

system performs power-on

 

diagnostics.
System

Start SETUP and select the System

configuration

Summary option to see your

 

system’s configuration.

MS-DOS version

At the MS-DOS prompt, type VER

 

and press Enter to see the MS-DOS

 

version number.

Software versionsIn 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.
CONFIG.SYS

At the MS-DOS prompt, type

 

TYPE C:\CONFIG.SYS and press

 

Enter to see a listing of your

 

CONFIG.SYS file, which contains

 

system configuration commands.

AUTOEXEC.BAT

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.

5-2 Troubleshooting