Review your Mac's system information. There are several tabs at the top of the 'About This Mac' window that you can use to view different type of information: Overview - View your Mac's operating system, processor, and memory information here. Displays - View information about your Mac's screen and any attached displays.
The System Information app provides detailed specifications and other information about your Mac hardware and software, including your network and external devices. In some versions of OS X, this app is called System Profiler.
Choose Apple menu > About This Mac. This opens an overview of your Mac, including your Mac model, processor, memory, serial number, and version of macOS. To see the greater detail provided by the System Information app, click the System Report button.
- Mac OS, operating system (OS) developed by the American computer company Apple Inc. The OS was introduced in 1984 to run the company's Macintosh line of personal computers (PCs). The Macintosh heralded the era of graphical user interface (GUI) systems, and it inspired Microsoft Corporation to develop its own GUI, the Windows OS.
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To open System Information directly, press and hold the Option key and choose Apple menu > System Information. You can also use Spotlight to find System Information, or open it from the Utilities folder of your Applications folder.
System Information opens to a system report for your Mac:
Select items in the sidebar to see information about each item. For example:
- The Hardware section shows your Mac serial number
- The Memory section shows how much RAM is installed in each internal memory slot.
- The Software section shows which startup disk (boot volume) your Mac is using.
- The Network section shows details such as your IP address, the connections allowed by your macOS firewall, the signal strength of nearby Wi-Fi networks, and more.
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- To have System Information read your serial number aloud, choose File > Speak Serial Number.
- To save a copy of your system report, choose File > Save.
- To learn more about System Information, choose Help > System Information Help.
