# Beeping Computer

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beeping-computer/600724>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 25, 2011, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beeping-computer/600724 "2011-10-25T10:28:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beeping-computer/600724/21 "2011-10-27T02:51:11Z")

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> [@t-bonham@scc.net](#):
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> Run [Belarc Advisor](http://belarc.com/free_download.html).
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> It’s a free program that will tell you lots of information about your computer, including identifying the BIOS. Plus tells you if you are up-to-date on Microsoft Security fixes, what & where all the installed programs are on your computer (and when they were last used), etc. Lots of useful info.

Before I do this, I found one piece of info that says the BIOS is: Dell Inc, AO1 1-25-2010. Is this enough or should I go further? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2011, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/beeping-computer/600724/22 "2011-10-27T03:14:17Z")

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> [@LouisB](#):
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> The damage done to me is irreversible; about the computer, I don’t know. \*\*But it hasn’t beeped since I opened this thread. \*\*I’ll try to locate the BIOS information but it will take me a while.  
> Thanks for all the replies.

(bolding mine)

Damn, we’re good.

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