From time to time it is good practice to analyse your hardware, just to see if it’s in optimal condition and is not suffering through any problems. However, it’s a routine operation that demands some effort and many times, we become too lazy to use the Device Manager or worse, we don’t have a tool at hand.
Windows offers a simple solution. Go to “Start” and click on “Run” and type “winmsd” to access a program. This gives you basic information regarding the processor type, BIOS version and boot device. It also displays the IRQs and the possible I/O conflicts and Internet Settings. This way, many computer-related problems can be taken care of with just the click of a mouse.
Note: This tip is intended for you “tweakers” out there. If you are not comfortable making hardware changes, don’t if everything is working.