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Try This! CPU-Z

Imagine a scenario where you’re dumped into an office full of unfamiliar

PCs. There’s no documentation about the systems at all, so your boss tells

you to get cracking and find out as much as possible about each PC

ASAP. Try this! Download a copy of the very popular and free CPU-Z

utility from www.cpuid.com. CPU-Z gives you every piece of information

you’ll ever want to know about a CPU. Copy it to a thumb drive, then

insert it into a bunch of different computers. (Ask permission, of course!)

What kinds of processors do you find in your neighbors’ computers? What

can you tell about the different capabilities?

The clock speed and the multiplier on early clock-multiplying systems had

to be manually configured via jumpers or dual in-line package (DIP) switches

on the motherboard (see Figure 3-23). Today’s CPUs report to the

motherboard through a function called CPUID (CPU identifier), and the

speed and multiplier are set automatically. (You can manually override this

automatic setup on many motherboards. See “Overclocking,” later in this

chapter, for details.)

Figure 3-23 DIP switches on a motherboard

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