Create a technical reference library for all hardware and software documentation. This library can also include other documentation related to your computers that you want to have in a central location. The types of information for this library are:
Vendor documentation, including manuals, receipts, warranties, proofs of purchase, and the like.
Insurance policy and any claims.
Information about any kits, tools, and add-ons that you have installed.
All internal documentation that you have generated, including policies, procedures, training guides, and the like.
Hardware configuration information for each of the computers, including, but not limited to, the following:
Their location, cabling, intermediary devices, and external connections.
Computer type, model number, serial number, motherboard, and CPU.
Computer BIOS manufacturer and revision level (x86-based computers) or firmware revision level (RISC-based computers).
CMOS information for x86-based computers.
Firmware information on RISC-based computers.
For each component, information such as IRQ, DMA addresses, and I/O port.
Amount of RAM, parity or non-parity.
Information about the video display and the video card.
Complete configuration of the disk subsystem, including the makes, models, and serial numbers of all disks and controllers, and their type (such as SCSI or EIDE).
Configuration information for other storage media, such as tape, optical disk, or removable disk.
Types and configuration of network cards.
Configuration information about any other adapters, such as multiport adapters.
Software configuration information and backups for each computer, including:
Disk map, describing location and size of each partition and logical drive.
Backups of each Master Boot Record and Partition Boot Sector.
Windows NT startup floppy disk.
Windows NT versions installed and the partitions on which they are installed.
User information, including which users are allocated disk space and what utilities and application programs they are using.
Backups of the system configuration files, including the Registry.
Which application programs are installed on which volumes.
Licensing information.
Phone List
Notification plan of who to contact for which kinds of problems or emergencies, and how to notify them.