33.5 Reviewing Hardware Details

The following table provides common device information that might be useful for troubleshooting. For detailed information about each device, click the hardware component name in the interface.

Table 33-4 Common Device Information

Inventory Item

Attributes

Description

Batteries

Name

Battery name.

Manufacturer

Battery manufacturer name.

Serial Number

Battery serial number.

Chemistry

The battery chemistry, for example, lithium-ion or nickel metal hydride.

BIOS

Name

BIOS name.

Manufacturer

BIOS manufacturer name.

Version

The version or revision level of the BIOS.

Busses

Name

Bus type, such as PCI, ISA, and others.

Description

Bus description.

CD ROMs

Name

CD-ROM name.

Manufacturer

CD-ROM manufacturer.

Chassis

Name

Chassis name.

Manufacturer

Chassis manufacturer.

Asset Tag

A code for property and product identification.

Serial Number

Serial number assigned by the manufacturer.

Dell Device

Name

Dell hardware name.

Version

Dell version.

Component ID

Dell Component ID.

 

Dell PCI Information

Click for additional details.

Dell Applications

Click for a list of all applications associated with this Dell device.

Desktop Monitors

Name

Monitor name. When a monitor is connected through a KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) switch, the system might pass two instances of the desktop monitor. This is because of manufacturing limitations for the device.

Manufacturer

Monitor manufacturer.

Model

Identifying information of the monitor.

Size

Monitor screen size.

Floppy Disks

Name

Floppy disk name.

Capacity

Floppy disk capacity.

Description

Floppy disk description.

Keyboards

Name

Keyboard brand name and model.

Description

Description of the keyboard, such as interface, ergonomics, system requirements, and so on.

Logical Disks

Volume Label

Name of the logical disk volume.

Filesystem Type

Type of file system, such as File Allocation Table (FAT).

Filesystem Size

Drive’s actual size in MB.

Available Space

Available space on the logical disk.

Modems

Name

Modem name.

Manufacturer

Modem manufacturer.

Motherboards

Name

Motherboard name.

Manufacturer

Motherboard manufacturer name.

Version

The version of the motherboard.

Slots

The number of expansion slots in the motherboard for adding more memory, graphic capabilities, and support for special devices.

Network Adapters

Name

Network adapter name.

Manufacturer

Network adapter manufacturer.

Maximum Speed

Rate at which the information is transferred over the LAN.

Mac Address

Short for Media Access Control address, a hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network.

Parallel Ports

Name

Port name.

Description

Port description.

Physical Disks

Name

Disk name.

Manufacturer

Disk manufacturer.

Capacity

Capacity of the disk.

Free Space

Remaining free space on the disk.

Pointing Devices

Name

Pointing device name.

When a pointing device is connected through a KVM (keyboard, video, mouse) switch, the system might not pass the correct name and configuration of the device, because of manufacturing limitations for the device.

Buttons

Number of buttons.

Description

Description of the pointing device.

Power Supplies

Name

Name of the power supply.

Description

A description of the power supply.

Processors

Name

Processor name.

Family

The name of the class or group to which the processor belongs, such as Pentium II, Pentium III, and others.

Speed

The speed at which a microprocessor executes instructions. Every computer contains an internal clock that regulates the rate at which instructions are executed and that synchronizes all the various computer components. Clock speeds are expressed in megahertz (MHz) or gigahertz (GHz).

Serial Ports

Name

Serial port name.

Description

Serial port description.

Sound Adapters

Name

Sound adapter name.

Description

A description of the sound adapter.

Video Adapters

Name

Video adapter name.

Manufacturer

Manufacturer name.

NOTE:For XEN Guest OS managed device, the inventory scanner does not scan for all the items listed in the Table 33-2, General Information about Device Hardware. It might scan and report only the following inventory items: Processor, Network Adapter, MotherBoard, Chassis, and BIOS.