7 Jul
2013
7 Jul
'13
10:46 a.m.
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From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org]
On Behalf Of Dave Wade
Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 11:05 AM
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
Subject: Re: software to view system properties
On 07/07/2013 16:30, Cindy Croxton Electronics Plus wrote:
We are going to be receiving 16 pallets of laptops
shortly, and I am
looking for software that does not have to be installed, does not
require an OS (there is no hard drive in the laptops), and will export
to something that I can import into an Excel spreadsheet. Has anyone
ever used this program, or can you suggest an alternative?
http://www.gtopala.com/siw-tools/siw-viewer.html
We need to run a basic BIOS boot test, check the screen to make sure
it is not cracked or gouged, etc.
I also want to collect system info such as Manufacturer of the laptop,
the model number, the serial number, Processor type and speed,
installed memory, and if it has any goodies installed like webcam or
wireless.
Preferably the program can be run from a USB stick, and will write the
system info back to the same stick. Then I can import the system info
into a spreadsheet.
I don't believe there is anything "off the
shelf". I am inclined to say use
the "Hwinfo" tool on the Ultimate Boot CD but I don't know if it will write
to a USB stick...
http://www.ultimatebootcd.com/
Thank you, Dave!
I also thought about using something like Spiceworks www.spiceworks.com and
hooking several laptops up to a hub and a host laptop. Supposedly
Spiceworks installs nothing to the machines being scanned, will gather the
info and store in MySQL, print reports, export to spreadsheet, and lots of
other things. The part I am unsure of, is if there is no OS on the machines
to be scanned, will it work? Would there be any advantage to making bootable
USB sticks for the laptops, so there is some sort of OS? Not all of the
units will have optical drives, and most won't have a floppy, but they
should all have a USB port of some sort.
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