You arrive at a machine you have never seen before. The client describes the problem. You give a rough estimate. Then you open the case and discover the spec is nothing like what you expected — the RAM is half what you assumed, the storage is a cheaper model than the one you priced, the GPU is not the one in the quote.

Now the quote is wrong. Now you need to go back and revise it. The client is waiting.

**PC Audit eliminates the blind quote.** Boot any machine from a single USB stick and get a full, accurate spec report in about ten seconds. No agents, no network, no software installation — just plug in, boot, and read.

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## What a field engineer actually needs to know

The spec report from PC Audit covers exactly what matters for quoting and diagnosis.

**CPU.** Exact model, core count, thread count, and clock speed. Not “i7″ — the actual i7 model, generation, and whether it is the U-series, H-series, or desktop part that changes performance and price.

**RAM.** Size, type, speed, and channel configuration. Know whether you are looking at 8 GB or 16 GB, DDR4 or DDR5, single-channel or dual-channel — because that changes both the repair and the upgrade quote.

**Storage.** Exact model, capacity, interface, and health status. A quoted storage replacement needs the right part. A health check tells you whether the drive is failing before you quote the repair.

**GPU.** Discrete vs integrated, exact model, VRAM. Essential for quoting graphics work, gaming rigs, and workstation repairs where the GPU is the expensive part.

**OS and activation.** What is installed, whether it is activated, and what edition it is. Affects licensing quotes and replacement decisions.

**Motherboard and BIOS.** Model, chipset, and date. Tells you what upgrades are actually possible and what the machine can support.

All of this in a clean, readable PDF you can either read on-screen or save for the job file.

## Why USB boot matters on client sites

Client machines are not your machines. You cannot install software on them. You cannot rely on their network. You cannot assume they have the tools you need.

A USB boot sidesteps all of that. The audit runs from the USB, reads the hardware directly, and writes the report. When you remove the USB, the machine is exactly as it was — no leftover software, no changed settings, no trace of the audit.

That matters for client confidentiality. The client’s machine stays the client’s machine. You get the information you need without touching anything else.

## One USB covers the whole job

Carry PC Audit on the same USB as the rest of your toolkit. Boot Windows machines and Linux machines from the same stick. Get the same clean spec report from either.

No second USB for Windows, no third for Linux. One stick, every machine, ten seconds per spec.

## The cost of a blind quote

An accurate spec takes ten seconds with PC Audit. A wrong quote can cost hours

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PC AUDIT

Ten-Second Spec Checks Before You Quote

Features

• Works on Linux and Windows from USB
• Full Spec in About 10 Seconds
• CPU, RAM, Storage, GPU Detail
• No Agents or Network Needed

Never good – the client waiting, revising the price, ordering the wrong part, discovering mid-repair that the machine needs more than you quoted.

Ten seconds of scan time is cheaper than any of those outcomes. And it makes you look more professional, not less — you give accurate quotes because you know the machine, not because you guessed.

**PC Audit for field engineers: know the machine before you quote the repair. Ten seconds, one USB, accurate every time.**