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+----------------------------------------------------------------+ | ASTRA - Advanced Sysinfo Tool and Reporting Assistant | | Version 5.11 Nov-20-2005 | | Copyright (C) 1997-2005 Sysinfo Lab | | WWW: http://www.sysinfolab.com | | e-mail: support@sysinfolab.com | +---------------------------------------------------------------─+ 1. About This Program This program performs computer configuration analysis and provides detailed information on your computer hardware and its working modes. 2. System Requirements - processor 80286 - 450 kB of free base memory - EGA videocard - MS DOS 3.30 or higher 3. Program Features - detects 189 processor and 19 coprocessor types List of processors detected by the program: Intel: 80286 80386DX 80386SX i386SL i376 i486DX/DX2/DX4 i486DX2WB/DX4WB i486SX/SX2 i486SL i486DX2/DX4 OverDrive for i486DX i486DX2WB/DX4WB OverDrive for i486DX Pentium (P5/P54C) Pentium Mobile Pentium OverDrive for i486DX Pentium OverDrive for i486DX4 Pentium OverDrive for P5 Pentium MMX Pentium MMX Mobile Pentium MMX OverDrive for P54C Pentium Pro Pentium II (Klamath/Deschutes) Pentium II Mobile (Deshutes/Dixon) Pentium II Xeon Pentium II OverDrive for Pentium Pro Celeron (Covington/Mendocino/Coppermine/ Tualatin/Willamette/Northwood) Celeron Mobile (Mendocino/Coppermine/Tualatin/ Northwood) Celeron M (Banias/Dothan) Celeron D Pentium III (Katmai/Coppermine/Tualatin) Pentium III Mobile Pentium III Xeon (Tanner/Cascades) Pentium III-S Mobile Pentium III-M Pentium M (Banias/Dothan/Yonah) Pentium 4 (Willamette/Northwood/Prescott/Cedar Mill) Pentium 4 Extreme Edition (Northwood/Prescott) Pentium 4-M Mobile Pentium 4 Pentium D (SmithField/Presler) Pentium Extreme Edition (SmithField/Presler) Xeon (Foster/Prestonia/Nocona/Irwindale/Paxville/ Dempsey) Xeon MP (Foster/Gallatin/Cranford/Potomac) AMD: Am386DX Am386SX Am486DX/DX2/DX4 Am486DX2WB/DX4WB Am486SX Elan SC400 Microcontroller Am5x86 Am5x86WB K5 (SSA/5 / 5k86) K6 (K6/Little Foot) K6-2 K6-2+ K6-III K6-III+ Athlon (Argon/Pluto/Orion/Thunderbird) Athlon XP (Palomino/Thoroughbred/Barton/Thorton) Athlon 4 Athlon MP (Palomino/Thoroughbred) Mobile Athlon XP Duron (Spitfire/Palomino/Morgan/Applebred) Mobile Duron (Spitfire/Palomino/Morgan/Applebred) Sempron (Thoroughbred/Barton/Thorton/Paris/ Palermo) Mobile Sempron (Paris/Sonora/Dublin/Georgetown/Albany/ Roma) Opteron UP/DP/MP (SledgeHammer/Venus/Troy/Athens/ Denmark/Italy/Egypt) Athlon 64 (ClawHammer/Newcastle/Winchester/ San Diego/Venice) Athlon 64 FX (SledgeHammer/ClawHammer/San Diego) Mobile Athlon 64 (ClawHammer/Newark/Oakville/ Lancaster) Turion 64 Athlon 64 X2 (Toledo/Manchester) Cyrix: Cx486DLC/DLC2 Cx486SLC/SLC2 Cx486DRx/DRx2 Cx486SRx/SRx2 Cx486DRu/DRu2 Cx486SRu/SRu2 Cx486S/S2 Cx486Se/S2e Cx486S_a Cx486DX/DX2/DX4 OverDrive Cx5x86 MediaGX MediaGXm Cx6x86 Cx6x86MX/MII VIA: Cyrix III (Joshua/Samuel) C3 (Samuel 2/Ezra/Ezra-T) Antaur C7 Centaur/IDT: WinChip WinChip2/2A WinChip3 Rise: mP6 mP6-II Transmeta: Crusoe TM3xxx Crusou TM5xxx Efficeon TM8xxx NexGen: Nx586 Nx686 UMC: U5D U5S U486DX2 U486SX2 IBM: 386SLC 486SLC/SLC2 486BLX3 Texas Instruments: Ti486DX/DX2/DX4 Ti486SXL C&T: 38600 38600SX National Semiconductor: Geode GX1/GXLV/GXm Geode GX2 SiS: 55x List of coprocessors detected by the program: Intel: 80287 80287XL 80387 i387SL i487SX RapidCAD Cyrix: 82x87 83x87 84x87 EMC87 IIT: 2C87 3C87 4C87 4C87DLC ULSI: 83x87 84x87 C&T: 38700 NexGen: Nx587 plus any build-in co-processors. - identifies processor frequency, CPU clock multiplier and FSB clock, detects expected (not-overclocked) processors frequency, processor number (for Intel processors), socket (slot, socket) and package (Platform ID) processor type, identifies processor features (MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, 3DNow!, 3DNow! Extensions and others) and L1/L2/L3 processor cache size - identifies motherboard manufacturer and URL, identifies vendor, date and version of BIOS, identifies vendor and model of chipset - identifies models and size of ATA/ATAPI devices (HDD, CD/DVD drives, ZIP drives). Detects PIO, DMA and Ultra DMA modes (including active modes of the configuration). Identifies ATA/ATAPI devices on external UDMA/SATA controllers. Detection of CD-drives' maximum and current read/write speeds - reading of HDD S.M.A.R.T. information (including drives using external UDMA/SATA controllers). Detection of HDD temperature and HDD health status (using an unique algorithm) - identifies SCSI devices (HDD, CD drives, scanners, tape drives). Detects device name, type, size, SCSI serial number, temperature, buffer size, HDD rotation speed and others - detects SPD memory modules (size, type, vendor, speed parameters and many others) - identifies PCI/AGP/PCI-X/PCI-E/PCMCIA, system PnP, ISA/PnP devices and used resources. Program can detect over 7900 devices - identifies USB devices (vendor, model, serial number, version, speed and others) - Windows 98/ME only. Program can detect over 4200 devices - identifies over 6000 monitor models, the viewable diagonal image size, modes supported by the monitor and other features - support of DMI/SMBIOS standard, including detection of system name, motherboard model, BIOS, CPU, cache, memory subsystem parameters, motherboard slots and ports information - identifies vendor and model of graphic controller, video memory size and supported videomodes - identifies sound card type, modem, network card, LPT/PnP devices (printers, scanners) and many others (*) - creates a file report in plain text and INI format (*) - able to run in batch mode (*) - ability to use macros in batch mode - program can be run from a bootable floppy disk or CD - program runs under any extended memory managers (QEMM, EMM, etc.) and also in a DOS-mode under Windows 95/98/ME - hypertext context-sensitive help. (*) - ability to import reports into hardware inventory management software - Hardware Inspector Note: (*) - this is available only for registered versions. 4. The Demo Concept ASTRA is distributed as feature-limited demo version. You can use it for free during a 14-day trial period. After the trial time is expired, you must either register the program or delete it from all your storage devices. You can find the more detailed information in the license agreement (file license.txt). 4.1 Registration Benefits 1. You'll be able to create a FILE REPORT. 2. You'll be able to run program in BATCH MODE. 3. You'll be able to use MACROS in BATCH MODE. 4. You'll be able to create a FILE REPORT in INI format. 5. The program will detect the SERIAL NUMBER of DEVICES. 6. You'll see no more nag screens. 7. You'll get FREE technical support. 8. You'll get FREE UPDATES DURING ONE YEAR from the date of purchase and 50% DISCOUNT after that. 9. You can order ASTRA32 for Windows with 30% DISCOUNT. 10.You'll be able to import reports into HARDWARE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE - Hardware Inspector. 4.2 How To Register See file register.txt for more details. 5. Running the Program 5.1 Archive ASTRA.DAT Data file ASTRA.EXE Program file ASTRA.OVR Overlay file ASTRA.PRG Win32 module ASTRA.URL Internet shortcut ASTRA32.DLL Dynamic link library ASTRA32.VXD VXD driver ENGLISH.HLP English help file FILE_ID.DIZ Description file LEIA-ME.TXT Portuguese version of this file LICENSE.TXT License agreement README.TXT This file REGISTER.TXT Registration form RUSSIAN.HLP Russian help file WHATSNEW.TXT News 5.2 Starting and Running the Program Program uses a window interface. Choose a window from the 'Information' menu (hot key F10). If a window border is inactive (gray) this window is unavailable (for example, there is no PCI bus on the computer). If there are scrolling bars in a window, you can scroll it using cursor keys or a mouse. 5.3 Using Help System Program provides you with a hypertext context-sensitive help facility. You can choose an item from the Help:Contents menu or use the hot key F1. English is the help system default language. If you wish to change it, choose an item Help:Language. In the appear red window choose the language you need and click the OK button. You can navigate in the help system using cursor keys or a mouse on the scrolling bar. You can go to hypertext links by press TAB (forward) or Shift-TAB (back) and Enter (go to the link) buttons. To quit the help system, press the ESC button. 5.4 Creating a File Report To create a file report, choose the Full Report item (hot key F2) in the Report menu. You can type the report name and comments in the appeared window. By default program will create file astra.rpt with the content of the ASTRA's all information windows will be created in its catalogue. If your computer has a network name, file report will be named after it (maximum 8 symbols). Creation of summary (Report:Summary Report) and INI (Report:INI Format Report, see 4.5) reports is also available. 5.5 Running in Batch Mode Usage: ASTRA /R[J,S] [[path\]filename[.ext]] [/Q] [/?] /R[S,J] [[path\]filename[.ext]] - creating report in the 'path' directory with the 'filename' name and '.ext' extension. Default 'path' directory is the program's directory even if it is not the current directory. The default name of the created file is 'astra' or your network computer name, the default extension is '.rpt' [S] - creating summary report [J] - creating a INI format report, the default extension is '.rjs'. /Q - quiet mode. Use it together with the key /R[S,J] /nVESA - disabling VESA test /nSCSI - disabling SCSI test /nPNP - disabling PNP test /nISA - disabling ISA/PnP test /nLPT - disabling LPT/PnP test /nSPD - disabling SPD test /nDMI - disabling DMI/SMBIOS test /nDDC - disabling DDC test /nUSB - disabling USB test /nDRV - disabling Drives test /nSMART - disabling HDD S.M.A.R.T. test /nUDMA - disabling external UDMA/SATA test /nSB - disabling Sound Card test /?, /H - help Using macros in batch mode: $HOSTNAME$ - insert host name $MACADDR$ - inser primary MAC address $DATE$ - insert current date (YYYYMMDD) Example: astra /r c:\reports\$DATE$\$HOSTNAME$.txt 5.6 Using ASTRA with hardware inventory management software To create a file report in INI format, choose the INI Format Report item in the Report menu or use /RJ command line key. This file can be imported to Hardware Inspector. Hardware Inspectror Hardware Inspector is the application for automated hardware asset tracking and inventory management of hardware. The Hardware Inspector is unique because it keeps separate records of the devices, and not just configuration settings of each computer. Each device is assigned a passport, and the program keeps the history of its transitions between workplaces and registers their maintenance information. See more information on http://www.hwinspector.com 5.7 Running in Windows Program runs in a DOS-window under Windows 9x/ME. Due to the use of the external Win32 module, program running in a DOS-window is absolutely identical to the program operation in pure DOS. Before starting the program in multitask OS, please close all applications and make sure that no programs are using disk drives and sound card otherwise identification of these devices can be incorrect. Attention: after starting the program all data in the Windows clipboard will be lost. The program can't be run in a DOS-window under Windows 3.x, Windows NT/2000/XP and OS/2. Please use ASTRA32 for Windows NT4/2000/XP/Server 2003/95/98/ME. Please visit http://www.astra32.com to learn more about ASTRA32 for Windows. 5.8 Description of the Program Windows 5.8.1 Window System Summary Processor Summary Processor: Vendor, name and number of the processor and also expected (not-overclocked) processor clock. Coprocessor: Vendor and name of the numeric coprocessor. In 486DX and higher coprocessor and processor are using the same crystal (except NexGen Nx586/686); coprocessor is identified as Internal. CPU Clock: Processor frequency. For Pentium processors frequency is defined with the RDTSC command reading TSC (Time Stamp Counter). Frequency accuracy reaches 0.1 MHz with any CPU usage. For 486 and lower processors frequency is defined by its speed. For Intel Pentium Pro and higher, AMD K6-2 and higher, VIA Cyrix III and higher, IDT WinChip2 and higher processors there can be identified clock multiplier, FSB clock and bus type (DDR, QDR) Level 1 Cache: L1 cache size (cache for keeping data and instruction). Is identified for Intel processors of the sixth generation and higher, AMD K5 PR120 and higher, VIA Cyrix III and higher, Centaur processors. Level 2 Cache: L2 cache size. L2 cache is integrated in the processor and identified for Intel processors of the sixth generation, AMD K6-2+ and higher, VIA Cyrix III and higher. Level 3 Cache: L3 cache size of Intel Xeon processors. Motherboard Summary System Name: Can be identified on motherboards with DMI/SMBIOS support. Motherboard OEM: Motherboard vendor. In some cases the name written on the box doesn't coincide with this line. Classic example is Acorp. The company doesn't possess its own production facilities and places orders at Hope Vision, SuperPower, San Li or Agama Technology Co. Ltd plants. Can be identified on motherboards with AWARD and AMI BIOS. Board Model: Can be identified on motherboards with DMI/SMBIOS support. BIOS Version: BIOS vendor and version. Chipset Vendor: Mainboard chipset vendor. Chipset is a group of microchip designed to work and sold as a unit in performing one or more related functions. Is identified only in systems with the PCI bus. Chipset: Name of chipset. Is identified only in systems with the PCI bus or AWARD BIOS. Southbridge Vendor: Chipset southbridge vendor. Southbridge: Name of southbridge. PCI Bus Version: If not installed - Not Present. PnP BIOS Version: If not installed - Not Present. DMI/SMBIOS Version: DMI/SMBIOS version. If not installed - Not Present. Memory Summary Base Memory: Base memory size. Base memory is the first 640 Kb of memory running in real mode. There can be identified free base memory size. Extended Memory: Extended memory size. Extended memory is all of the memory above the first megabyte. System Memory: Total size of system memory. Memory Module: Information on each memory module (size, speed, type, manufacturer) Storage Summary Floppy Drive: Capacity and physical size of the floppy disk (5.25 or 3.5 inches). HDD Model: IDE or SCSI HDD vendor and model. HDD Size: IDE or SCSI HDD size. CD/DVD Model: ATAPI or SCSI devices vendor and model (CD/DVD devices, ZIP, magnetooptics, etc). CD/DVD Speed: Maximum read speed of ATAPI device. Maximum write speed supported by the device is indicated in brackets. Video Summary Monitor Vendor: Monitor vendor name. Monitor Model: Monitor model name. Some monitors don't support this function. In this case the program will type 'Old Style Monitor/Cable'. Video Chip Vendor: Name of the video chip vendor. Video Chip: Name of the video chip model. VESA OEM String: Video BIOS ID identified by any video card with VESA-support. Video Memory: Video memory size returned by VESA BIOS function. Some graphics accelerators return not total video memory size but size identified in 2D mode. Sound Summary Sound Chip Vendor: Is identified only for PnP and PCI cards. Sound Chip: Sound chip model. Is identified only for PnP and PCI cards. AC'97 Codec Name: Name of AC'97 codec. Codec Enhancement: 3D Stereo Enhancement of AC'97 codec. Sound Card Type: Compatibility of the sound card with Sound Blaster cards. DSP Version: Version of the DSP digital processor installed on the sound card. Base Port: Sound card base port number. IRQ: Sound card IRQ channel number. 8bit DMA: Sound card 8bit DMA channel number. 16bit DMA: Sound card 16bit DMA channel number. Printer Summary Printer Vendor: Is identified only for LPT/PnP and USB printers. Printer Model: Is identified only for LPT/PnP and USB printers. Operating System Summary DOS Version: Version and vendor of DOS. Identifies OS location in the memory (in HMA - if DOS is located in high memory area). MS DOS 7.0 and higher is available together with MS Windows 9x/ME. Windows Version: Windows version and build. Windows Folder: Folder where Windows is located. Modem Summary Modem Vendor: Is determined only for ISA/PnP, PCI and USB modems. Modem Model: Is determined only for ISA/PnP, PCI and USB modems. Network Summary Adapter Vendor: Is determined only for ISA/PnP and PCI network adapters. Adapter Name: Network adapter model. Is determined only for ISA/PnP and PCI cards. MAC Address: Network card MAC address. NetBIOS installed require. Network Name: Computer network name. This feature is available only if your computer network name has been specified. Ports Summary Mouse Type: Possible values: Bus, Serial, InPort, PS/2, HP. If you don't have PS/2 mouse, there will be identified COM-port with installed mouse. If a mouse driver is not installed or mouse itself is absent, the program will display a message 'Not Found'. LPT Ports: Number of parallel ports on the computer. In brackets the program indicates number of used I/O port. COM Ports: Number of serial ports on the computer. In brackets the program indicates number of used I/O port. Joystick: Checks if joystick is installed on the system. 5.8.2 Window DMI System Info System Info System Vendor: Product Name: System product name. Version: System version. Serial Number: System serial number. UUID: Universal Unique ID number. Wake-up Type: Identifies the event that caused the system to power up. Structure Length: System Enclosure Manufacturer: System enclosure manufacturer. Type: System enclosure type. Version: System enclosure version. Serial Number: System enclosure serial number. Asset Tag: Boot-up State: Identifies the state of the enclosure when it was last booted. Power Supply State: Identifies the state of the enclosure's power supply (or supplies) when last booted. Thermal State: Identifies the enclosure's thermal state when last booted. Security Status: Identifies the enclosure's physical security status when last booted. OEM-defined: Contains OEM- or BIOS vendor-specific information. Height: The height of the enclosure. Power Cords: Identifies the number of power cords associated with the enclosure or chassis. Contained Element: Identifies the number of Contained Element. Structure Length: 5.8.3 Windows DMI Motherboard Info Motherboard Info Board Vendor: Motherboard vendor. Product Name: Motherboard model. Version: Motherboard version. Serial Number: Motherboard serial number. Structure Length: Onboard Device N Info Information about on board device number N Description: Device description. Device Type: Status: Device status - enabled/disabled. System Configuration Options Contains information required to configure the base board's Jumpers and Switches. 5.8.4 Window CPU Info CPU Info Processor: Vendor, name and number of the processor and also expected (not-overclocked) processor clock. Coprocessor: Vendor and name of the numeric coprocessor. In 486DX and higher coprocessor and processor are using the same crystal (except NexGen Nx586/686); coprocessor is identified as Internal. CPU Clock: Processor frequency. For Pentium processors frequency is defined with the RDTSC command reading TSC (Time Stamp Counter). Frequency accuracy reaches 0.1 MHz with any CPU usage. For 486 and lower processors frequency is defined by its speed. Frequency Range: Frequency range on which processors of the given type were made. Level 1 Cache: L1 cache size (cache for keeping data and instruction). Is identified for Intel processors of the sixth generation and higher, AMD K5 PR120 and higher, VIA Cyrix III and higher, Centaur processors. Level 2 Cache: L2 cache size. L2 cache is integrated in the processor and identified for Intel processors of the sixth generation, AMD K6-2+ and higher, VIA Cyrix III and higher. Level 3 Cache: L3 cache size of Intel Xeon processors. System Bus Clock: Processor system bus clock. FSB Clock: Processor FSB clock and bus type (DDR, QDR). Is determined for Intel Pentium Pro processors and higher, AMD K6-2 and higher, VIA Cyrix III and higher, IDT WinChip2 and higher. Multiplier: Processor clock multiplier. Is determined for Intel Pentium Pro processors and higher, AMD K6-2 and higher, VIA Cyrix III and higher, IDT WinChip2 and higher. Expected Clock: Expected (not-overclocked) processor clock. It allows to identify the processor overclocked. Is available for Intel Pentium Pro processors and higher. Platform ID: Socket (slot, socket) and package processor type. Is determined for Intel Pentium II processors and higher. Vendor: Identification of the processor's vendor 'GenuineIntel' - for Intel company; 'AuthenticAMD' - for AMD company; 'UMC UMC UMC ' - for UMC company; 'CyrixInstead' - for Cyrix company; 'NexGenDriven' - for NexGen company; 'CentaurHauls' - for Centaur/IDT company; 'RiseRiseRise' - for Rise company; 'GenuineTMx86' - for Transmeta company; 'Geode by NSC' - for National Semiconductor company; 'SiS SiS SiS ' - for SiS company. Processor Name: Internal processor name. Processor Type: Identifies single, dual processors and overdrive processors. The program will type 'Original OEM Processor', 'OverDrive Processor' and 'Dual Processor'. CPUID: Family, Model, Stepping. Information identified by the CPUID instruction. Family is processor generation (for Intel processors: 4 - 486, 5 - Pentium, 6 - Pentium Pro and processors based on the it core). Ext. Family/Model: Extended Family and Model. CPU Signature: Processor 8-byte verification code. BrandID: Identifies Celeron, Pentium III, Pentium III Xeon, Pentium III-S, Pentium III-M, Celeron Mobile, Pentium 4, Pentium 4-M, Xeon, Xeon MP, AMD Opteron and Athlon 64 processors. Available on Intel processors based on the 0.18-micron Coppermine technology. Processor Cores on Die: Number of processor cores on physical die. Logical CPU Count: Count of logical processors of Hyper-Threading technology. Max CPUID Level: Values returned by the CPUID instruction with arguments 0. Max ExtCPUID Level: Values returned by the CPUID instruction with arguments 80000000h. Serial Number: Processor Serial Number. Available on Intel Pentium III and Intel Pentium II Mobile processors. The serial number must be enabled in BIOS Setup. Code Name: Processor code name before its official release. Production technology can be named in brackets, too. Core Stepping: Core stepping to identify processor errors and frequency rates. MSR XXh: Contents appropriate MSR (Model Specific Register). Instruction Set List of additional command set. - Floating-Point Unit On-Chip - IA MMX Technology - Streaming SIMD Extensions (SSE) - Streaming SIMD Ext. - 2 (SSE-2) - Streaming SIMD Ext. - 3 (SSE-3) - Intel Extended Memory 64 Tech. - Intel Architecture - 64 (IA-64) - AMD MMX Instruction Extensions - AMD 3DNow! Instructions - AMD 3DNow! Extensions - AMD x86-64 Long Mode - Cyrix Extended MMX - CMPXCHG8 Instruction Supported - CMPXCHG16 Instruction Supported - Fast System Call - Conditional Move Instruction - CLFLUSH Instruction - Fast Save and Restore - Monitor/MWAIT - SYSCALL and SYSRET Instructions - LAHF/SAHF Instructions - AMD RDTSCP Insruction Supported - AMD Fast Save and Restore Processor Features List of processor features returned by the CPUID instruction. - Virtual Mode Extension - Debugging Extension - Page Size Extension - Time Stamp Counter - Model Specific Registers - Physical Address Extension - Machine Check Exception - On-chip APIC Hardware Supported - built-in local APIC (must be enabled in BIOS) - Memory Type Range Registers - Page Global Enable - Machine Check Architecture - Page Attribute Table - 36-bit Page Size Extension - Processor Serial Number - Debug Store - Self-Snoop - Hyper-Threading Technology - Pending Break Enable - CPL-Qualified Debug Stor - Context ID - Send Task Priority Messages - Intel Execute Disable Bit - AMD No-execute Page Protection - Intel Virtualization Technology - AMD Secure Virtual Machine - AMD Model-Specific Registers - AMD Multiprocessing Capable - AMD CMP Legasy - AMD CR8 in Legasy Mode Power Management - ACPI Support - Thermal Monitor Supported - Thermal Monitor 2 - Enhanced SpeedStep Technology - AMD Temperature Sensor - AMD Frequency ID Control - AMD Voltage ID Control - AMD Thermal Trip - AMD Thermal Monitoring - AMD Software Thermal Control If your processor doesn't support CPUID, this window will be closed after showing the first three items and displaying a message 'CPUID Command: Not Present'. 5.8.5 Windows DMI CPU Info Information on the CPU's installed on the computer. Processor N Info Information about processor number N. Processor Vendor: Processor Version: Processor model. Current Speed: Current CPU speed. External Clock: External clock frequency. Voltage: CPU core voltage. Processor Upgrade: Socket (slot, socket) processor type. Processor Status: CPU status - enabled/disabled. Socket Designation: Reference designation. Processor Type: Processor Family: Processor ID1: Raw processor identification data. Processor ID2: Raw processor identification data Max Speed: Maximum internal processor speed, as supported by the system. Socket Status: CPU socket populated. Serial Number: CPU serial number. Asset Tag: Part Number: CPU part number. Structure Length: 5.8.6 Window Cache Info The window is available only for Intel processors of the sixth generation and higher, AMD PR120 and higher, VIA Cyrix III and higher and some others. Level 1 Instruction Cache Size: Level 1 instruction cache size. Associativity: Number of ways. Lines per Tag: Number of cache lines per tag. Lines Size: Size of a cache line. TLB 4K Pages. Number of Entryes: TLB number of entryes for 4-Kbytes pages. TLB 4K Pages. Associativity: TLB number of ways for 4-Kbytes pages. TLB 2/4M Pages. Number of Entryes: TLB number of entryes for 2-Mbytes and 4-Mbytes pages. TLB 2/4M Pages. Associativity: TLB number of ways for 2-Mbytes and 4-Mbytes pages. Level 1 Data Cache Size: Level 1 data cache size. Associativity: Number of ways. Lines per Tag: Number of cache lines per tag. Lines Size: Size of a cache line. TLB 4K Pages. Number of Entryes: TLB number of entryes for 4-Kbytes pages. TLB 4K Pages. Associativity: TLB number of ways for 4-Kbytes pages. TLB 2/4M Pages. Number of Entryes: TLB number of entryes for 2-Mbytes and 4-Mbytes pages. TLB 2/4M Pages. Associativity: TLB number of ways for 2-Mbytes and 4-Mbytes pages. Level 2 Cache Size: Level 2 cache size. Associativity: Number of ways. Lines per Tag: Number of cache lines per tag. Lines Size: Size of a cache line. Instr. TLB 4K Pages. Number of Entryes: Instruction TLB number of entryes for 4-Kbytes pages. Instr. TLB 4K Pages. Associativity: Instruction TLB number of ways for 4-Kbytes pages. Data. TLB 4K Pages. Number of Entryes: Data TLB number of entryes for 4-Kbytes pages. Data TLB 4K Pages. Associativity: Data TLB number of ways for 4-Kbytes pages. Instr. TLB 2/4M Pages. Number of Entryes: Instruction TLB number of entryes for 2-Mbytes and 4-Mbytes pages. Instr. TLB 2/4M Pages. Associativity: Instruction TLB number of ways for 2-Mbytes and 4-Mbytes pages. Data. TLB 2/4M Pages. Number of Entryes: Data TLB number of entryes for 2-Mbytes and 4-Mbytes pages. Data TLB 2/4M Pages. Associativity: Data TLB number of ways for 2-Mbytes and 4-Mbytes pages. Level 3 Cache Size: Level 3 cache size. Associativity: Number of ways. Lines Size: Size of a cache line. 5.8.7 Window DMI Cache Info Information about L1/L2/L3 cache levels. Level N Cache Information about cache level N. Installed Size: Installed cache size. Operational Mode: Current SRAM Type: Status: Cache status - enabled/disabled. Socket Designation: Reference designation. Cache Socketed: Location: Location, relative to the CPU module - internal/external. Maximum Cache Size: Maximum cache size that can be installed. Supported SRAM: Cache Speed: Cache module speed, in nanoseconds. Error Correction: Error-correction scheme supported by this cache component. System Cache Type: Logical type of cache - instruction / data / unified. Associativity: Associativity of the cache. Structure Length: 5.8.8 Window BIOS Info BIOS Info Motherboard OEM: Motherboard vendor. In some cases the name written on the box doesn't coincide with this line. Classic example is Acorp. The company doesn't possess its own production facilities and places orders at Hope Vision, SuperPower, San Li or Agama Technology Co. Ltd plants. OEM URL: Web-address of the motherboard vendor where BIOS upgrade can be downloaded. BIOS Version: BIOS vendor and version. BIOS Model: Model, Submodel, Revision: Needed only in old BIOS versions. It is installed as FCh/01h/00h in all modern BIOS versions. BIOS Date: Date of issue of the current BIOS. AWARD Copyright: Information on the vendor's copyright (only for AWARD BIOS). Motherboard ID: Motherboard ID displayed during the computer start-up (only for AWARD ¿ AMI BIOS). BIOS ID: BIOS ID displayed during the computer start-up (only for AWARD ¿ AMI BIOS). BIOS Type: BIOS type (only for AWARD BIOS). Bus Type: System bus type of the motherboard (only for AWARD BIOS). BIOS Size: Microchip size containing BIOS (only for AMI BIOS). Processor: Processor family (only for AWARD and AMI BIOS). Chipset: Name of the motherboard chipset (only for AWARD BIOS). Chipset ID: Chipset ID (only for AWARD and AMI BIOS). BIOS Revision: Number of the BIOS version (only for AWARD and AMI BIOS). APM Version: In Energy Star BIOS's there will be identified APM version. DMI/SMBIOS Version: Version of DMI/SMBIOS specification. Number of Structures: Total number of DMI/SMBIOS structure. Structure Address: Physical starting address of the read-only SMBIOS structure table. DMI BIOS Info BIOS Vendor: BIOS Version: BIOS Date: BIOS release date. BIOS ROM Size: Size of the physical device containing the BIOS. Starting Segment: Segment location of BIOS starting address. Current Languages: Currently installed language. Number of Language: Number of languages available. Structure Length: Bus Supported System buses, which supported by BIOS. - PCI is Supported - AGP is Supported - USB is Supported - ISA is Supported - VLBus is Supported - MCA is Supported - EISA is Supported - PC Card is Supported Boot Options Boot options, which supported by BIOS. - Selectable Boot - Boot From CD - ATAPI ZIP Drive Boot - LS-120 Boot - BIOS Boot Specification - Boot From PC Card - Network Service Boot supported - I2O Boot - 1394 Boot BIOS Features - BIOS Characteristics - ACPI Supported - PnP is Supported - APM is Supported - ESCD Support - Enhanced Disk Drive (EDD) - BIOS is Upgradeable (Flash) - BIOS ROM is Socketed - BIOS Shadowing is Allowed - Smart Battery Supported - Targeted Content Distribution - Int 13h - 5.25"/360kB Floppy - Int 13h - 5.25"/1.2MB Floppy - Int 13h - 3.5"/720kB Floppy - Int 13h - 3.5"/2.88MB Floppy - Int 5h, Print Screen Service - Int 9h, 8042 Keyboard Services - Int 14h, Serial Services - Int 17h, Printer Services - Int 10h, CGA/Mono Video Services - Int 13h - Floppy for NEC 9800 - Int 13h - Floppy for Toshiba - NEC PC-98 Advanced Power Management Features - 16-bit PM Interface Support - 32-bit PM Interface Support - CPU Idle Call Reduces Processor Speed - BIOS Power Management Disabled - BIOS Power Management Disengaged OEM Strings Free form strings defined by the OEM. Other Structures List of DMI/SMBIOS structures (name, code), not supported by the program. 5.8.9 Window PCI/AGP Devices Info PCI Bus Version: If not installed - Not Present. Number of PCI Buses: The number is 1 for single processor systems without AGP bus. Bus N, Device N, Function N Information about PCI device on bus number N, device number N and function number N. Vendor: Code and name of the device vendor. For example, code 8086h belongs to Intel Corporation. Device: Code and name of the PCI device. Program can identify many devices installed on a PCI bus - from chipsets to video cards. Subsys Vendor: Unavailable on some PCI devices. Subsystem ID: Unavailable on some PCI devices. Class: Class of the device. SubClass: Subclass of the PCI device of this class. Revision: Revision of the vendor. Interface: Type of the device program interface. Device Properties Device Timing: Possible values - fast, medium, slow, reserved. Memory Access: Device response to I/O Space accesses. I/O Access: Device response to Memory Space accesses. Bus Master: Device ability to act as a master on the PCI bus. 66 MHz Speed Support: Device is capable of running at 66 MHz bus. Device Resources The following items are optional. SMBus Port: Base port of access to SMBus. ROM Address: ROM address of the device. Memory Address: Range of the device's memory addresses. Base I/O Port: Number of the device I/O port. System IRQ: Number of the device system IRQ. Interrupt Pin: Interrupt pin used by the PCI device. AC'97 Capabilities AC'97 Codec Name: Name of AC'97 codec. Codec Enhancement: 3D Stereo Enhancement of AC'97 codec. AGP Capabilities AGP Version: Version of the AGP bus supported by the device. AGP Speed Supported: Speed of the AGP bus supported by the device. 'Selected' is the current speed of the AGP bus. Fast Write: 4GB Addressing: Side Band Addressing: PCI-X Capabilities Primary Bus Speed: Primary Bus Size: Secondary Bus Speed: 'Current' is the current speed of the PCI-X bus. Secondary Bus Size: PCI-E Capabilities PCI Express Version: Version of the PCI-E bus supported by the device. Link Speed: 'Current' is the current link speed of the PCI-E bus. Link Width: 'Current' is the current link width of the PCI-E bus. Link Port Number: Physical Slot Number: 5.8.10 Window SPD Memory Info Provides information for memory modules with SPD support. To read the information memory module and chipset should support SPD. Currently the program supports the following chipsets: - with Intel PIIX4 south bridge - Intel 440MX - SMSC Victory66 - with Intel ICH/ICH0/ICH2/ICH2-M/ICH3-S/ICH3-M/ICH4/ICH4-M/ICH5/ ICH5R/ICH6/ICH7/6300ESB/ESB2 hub - with VIA 596/A/B south bridge - with VIA 686/A/B south bridge - with VIA VT8231/VT8233/VT8233A/VT8233C/VT8235/VT8237 south bridge - with Reliance OSB4/CSB5/CSB6 south bridge - with AMD 755/756/766/768/8111 south bridge - with ALI 1533/1543/1535 south bridge - nVidia nForce/nForce2/nForce3/nForce4 - SiS 5595/961/962/963 south bridge. Note: SPD reading is blocked on some Asustek motherboard models. Memory Slot N Info Information about memory module in slot number N. Memory Type: Memory module features - size, speed (PC66, PC100, PC133 for SDRAM; PC1600, PC2100, PC2700, PC3200 for DDR SDRAM), memory usage type (SDRAM, DDR SDRAM, DDR SGRAM, DDR2 SDRAM, DRDRAM, EDO). Manufacturer: Memory module manufacturer. If module memory manufacturer is unknown (memory was made in China) the program will identify it as "Noname". Module Type: Memory module type (DIMM, RIMM, SO-RIMM). Number of Rows/Banks: Module Attributes: Possible values: 'Unbuffered', 'Buffered', 'Registered, Unbuffered', 'Registered, Buffered'. Only for SDRAM and DDR memory. Error Checking: Memory module error checking. None - absent, Parity - parity check, ECC - error correction (in brackets error correction module discharge). Only for SDRAM and DDR memory. CAS# Latency: Time it takes to position the proper sector under the read/write head. In brackets: Cycle Time in nanoseconds / maximum frequency in MHz, Timings, CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS, Access Time - access time in nanoseconds. CLS# Latency: CLS# Latency. Only for DRDRAM. CS# Latency: CS# Latency. Only for DDR. WE# Latency: WE# Latency. Only for DDR. Refresh Rate: Memory module refresh rate. Data Width: External bus data width. SDRAM Width: Memory module organization. Only for SDRAM, DDR. Voltage Interface: Memory module voltage interface. Protocol Version: Current RDDRAM protocol version. Only for RDDRAM. SPD Revision: Number of the using SPD revision. Part Number: Unique part number. Manufacture Date: Memory module manufacture date. Serial Number: Unique module's serial number. Revision Code: Number of the module revision code. Note: Some characteristics of Noname memory modules can be identified as 'None', i.e. corresponding information is absent. 5.8.11a Window DMI Memory Info For motherboard with DMI/SMBIOS support version 2.2 or higher. Physical Memory Array N Info Information about memory controller number N. Maximum Capacity: Maximum memory capacity for this array. Location: Physical location of the memory array, whether on the system board or an add-in board. Use: Identifies the function for which the array is used. Memory Error Correct.: Primary hardware error correction or detection method supported by this memory array. Memory Devices: Number of slots or sockets available for memory devices in this array. Structure Length: Memory Device N Info Describes a single memory device number N that is part of a larger physical memory array. Size: Size of the memory device. If not installed - Not Present. Form Factor: Implementation form factor for this memory device. Memory Type: Type of memory used in this device. Speed: Identifies the speed of the device, in megahertz (MHz). Device Locator: String that identifies the physically-labeled socket or board position where the memory device is located. Bank Locator: String number of the string that identifies the physically labeled bank where the memory device is located. Total Width: Total width, in bits, of this memory device, including any check or error-correction bits. If there are no error-correction bits, this value should be equal to Data Width. Data Width: Data width, in bits, of this memory device. Device Set: Identifies when the memory device is one of a set of Memory Devices that must be populated with all devices of the same type and size, and the set to which this device belongs. Type Detail: Additional detail on the memory device type. Manufacturer: Memory device manufacturer. Serial Number: Memory device serial number. Asset Tag: Part Number: Memory device part number. Structure Length: 5.8.11b Windows DMI Memory Info For motherboard with DMI/SMBIOS support version below 2.2. Memory Controller N Info Information about memory controller number N. Maximum Capacity: Maximum memory capacity for this controller. Memory Types: Describes the physical characteristics of the memory modules that are supported by the system. Memory Slots: Number of slots or sockets available for memory devices in this controller. Error Correcting: Memory controller error correcting capability. En. Error Correcting: Identifies the error correcting capabilities that were enabled when the structure was built. Error Detecting: Memory controller error detecting method. Current Interleave: Current interleave support. Supported Interleave: Supported interleave. Supported Speeds: Describes the speed of the memory modules supported by the system. Module Voltage: Describes the required voltages for each of the memory module sockets controlled by this controller. Structure Length: Memory Module N Info Describes a single memory module number N that is part of a larger physical memory controller. Installed Size: Size of the memory device. If not installed - Not Present. Memory Type: Type of memory used in this device. Socket Designation: Reference designation. Bank Connections: Memory bank connections (RAS#). Current Speed: Speed of the memory module, in ns. Enabled Size: Identifies the amount of memory currently enabled for the system's use from the module. Error Status: Memory module error status. Structure Length: 5.8.12 Window IDE (ATA/ATAPI) Info Information on the ATA/ATAPI devices installed on the computer. ATA devices (usually a hard disk) HDD Model: HDD vendor and model read from IDE-controller. HDD Default Size: Real HDD size read from the IDE-controller. Due to the two different ways of defining 'megabyte' your hard disk capacity can be calculated in two different ways: after calculating the number of bytes in the formula heads*sectors*cylinder*512-bytes-per-sector you may get the result in the unit 'megabyte' by dividing either by 1024*1024 (like in the BIOS of the computer does) or by 1000*1000 (like the producers of hard disks do). Geometry: Logical number of heads, sectors per track and tracks while CHS addressing. It has nothing to do with physical HDD parameters. Compatibility: Compatibility of this device with the specific ATA/ATAPI standard. Serial Number: HDD unique serial number. Controller Revision: Number of the revision returned by the IDE-controller. HDD Marketing Size: The marketing size much more than real size. In one 'computer' megabyte of 1048576 bytes, but in one 'marketing' (used by HDD manufacturers) of 1000000 bytes. Buffer Size: Buffer size of the IDE-controller (you shouldn't mix it up with disk cache). Part of the buffer can be used for system purposes, and its real size can be smaller. Some hard disks don't provide information on the buffer size. Buffer Type: Internal buffer type of the IDE-controller. Possible values - 'Not specified', 'Single ported single sector buffer', 'Dual ported multi-sector buffer', 'Dual ported multi-sector buffer with a read caching'. HDD Temperature: Current temperature of HDD. HDD Health Status: Can be one of three values: good - HDD is healthy, poor - HDD health is average, run a HDD diagnostic utility provided by your HDD vendor, bad - the risk of HDD failure is extremely high, do data backup immediately and run a HDD diagnostic utility provided by your HDD vendor. ECC bytes: Number of correction bytes. Security Erase Time: Security Erase Time (in minutes). Enh. Security Erase: Enhanced Security Erase. Current APM Value: Current Advanced Power Management Value. Acoustic Management: Current value of the automatic acoustic management (recommended - value recommended by vendor) and status (enabled/disabled) ATA Controller Vendor: Vendor of ATA controller ATA Controller Name: Name of ATA controller Device Location: Device location on the ATA controller Transfer Modes PIO Mode Support: PIO (Programmed Input/Output) is a way of moving data between device in a computer in which all data must pass through the processor. The higher the number is, the higher the data transfer rate is (For PIO mode 4 - 16.6 MBps). SW DMA Mode Support: Number of the supported single word DMA mode. Active: SW DMA mode currently enabled by BIOS. MW DMA Mode Support: DMA (Direct Memory Access) is a transfer protocol where a peripheral device transfers information directly to or from memory, without the system processor being required to perform the transaction. Apart from the previous mode, single word DMA modes can be supplanted by multiword DMA modes. Active: MW DMA mode currently enabled by BIOS. UDMA Mode Support: Number of the UltraDMA mode. Theoretical transmission speed for UltraDMA mode 2 is 33 MB/s, mode 5 - 100 MB/s. Some chipsets don't support UltraDMA mode (for example, chipsets i430VX and lower don't support it while i440BX supports only mode 2). Active: UltraDMA mode currently enabled by BIOS. Sectors per Interrupt: Number of sectors that can be transferred per interrupt in a block mode. Active: Current numbers of sectors per interrupt. HDD Features - DMA Transfer: HDD support of the DMA mode - LBA Supported: LBA (Logical Block Addressing) - accesses made through "big" logical blocks of data. Intended to break 504 MB barrier so that BIOS can support disks larger than 1024 cylinders - Block Mode: HDD block mode. This means that more than one sector can be transferred on each interrupt; newer drives allow you to transfer as many as 16 or 32 sectors at a time - Double Word I/O: Support of DMA mode with two data words - Standard Standby Timer - IORDY Supported - IORDY may be disabled - S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, Reporting Technology): An open standard for developing disk drives and software systems that automatically monitor a disk drive's health and report potential problems so that you to take proactive actions to prevent impending disk crashes - S.M.A.R.T. Self-test - S.M.A.R.T. Error Logging - Security Mode - Removable Media - Power Management - PACKET Command - Write Cache - Look-ahead - Release Interrupt - Service Interrupt - Device Reset Command - Host Protected Area - Write Verify Command - Write Buffer Command - Read Buffer Command - NOP Command - Identify Device DMA Command - Download Microcode Command - Read/Write DMA Queued - CFA Feature - Advanced Power Management - Removable Media Status - Power-up in Standby - Set Features Req. to Spinup - Set Max Security Extension - Automatic Acoustic Management: Optimizing the noise-to-speed ratio of your hard disk - 48-bit Address: Support of the 48-bit LBA address - Device Configuration Overlay - Flush Cache Command - Flush Cache Ext Command - Media Serial Number - Media Card Pass Through - Streaming Feature - General Purpose Logging - Write DMA/Multiple FUA EXT - Write DMA Queued FUA EXT - World Wide Name Starting from S.M.A.R.T., every item can be enabled or disabled. S.M.A.R.T. Info ID: Attribute ID number. Attribute Name: S.M.A.R.T. attribute name. Threshold: Threshold attribute value. If a life-criticall attribute value gets below the threshold the HDD will soon fail. Worst: The worst attribute value during lifetime. Value: Current attribute value in conventional units. Raw Value: Normalized attribute value. The value meaning depends on an attribute. For example, Reallocated Sector Count attribute stands for a number of relocated sectors. ATAPI Devices (usually a CD-ROM) ATAPI Model: Vendor and name of the ATAPI device. ATAPI Type: Device type (HDD, CD-ROM, CD-RW, DVD-ROM, scanner, streamer, etc.) installed on the EIDE port. ATAPI Name: Full ATAPI name. Vendor Specific: Any text information provide by the vendor. CD Read Speed: Maximum read speed of your CD device (current value in brackets). CD Write Speed: Maximum write speed of your CD device (current value in brackets). DVD Read Speed: Current read speed of your DVD device. DVD Write Speed: Current write speed of your DVD device. Buffer Size: CD device buffer size. Loading Mechanism: Disk loading mechanism type. Rotation Control: Rotation control method (CLV/CAV). Read Retry Count: Number of read retries if the first attempt fails. Write Retry Count: Number of write retries if the first attempt fails (is important only for rewritable CDs). Compatibility: Compatibility of the device with the certain ATA/ATAPI standard. Serial Number: Unique ATAPI serial number. Controller Revision: Version number returned by the IDE-controller. Command DRQ Type: Possible values - 'Microprocessor DRQ', 'Interrupt DRQ', 'Accelerated DRQ'. Command Packet Size: Possible values - '12 byte' and '16 byte'. ATA Controller Vendor: Vendor of ATA controller ATA Controller Name: Name of ATA controller Device Location: Device location on the ATA controller Transfer Modes PIO Mode Support: PIO (Programmed Input/Output) is a way of moving data between device in a computer in which all data must pass through the processor. The higher the number is, the higher the data transfer rate is (For PIO mode 4 - 16.6 MBps). SW DMA Mode Support: Number of the supported single word DMA mode. Active: SW DMA mode currently enabled by BIOS. MW DMA Mode Support: DMA (Direct Memory Access) is a transfer protocol where a peripheral device transfers information directly to or from memory, without the system processor being required to perform the transaction. Apart from the previous mode, single word DMA modes can be supplanted by multiword DMA modes. Active: MW DMA mode currently enabled by BIOS. UDMA Mode Support: Number of the UltraDMA mode. Theoretical transmission speed for UltraDMA mode 2 is 33 MB/s, mode 5 - 100 MB/s. Some chipsets don't support UltraDMA mode (for example, chipsets i430VX and lower don't support it while i440BX supports only mode 2). Active: UltraDMA mode currently enabled by BIOS. Reading Features - CD-R Disk Read - CD-RW Disk Read - DVD-ROM Disk Read - DVD-RAM Disk Read - DVD-R Disk Read - DVD-RW Disk Read - DVD+R Disk Read - DVD+RW Disk Read - DVD+R DL Disk Read - BD-ROM Disk Read - BD-R Disk Read - BD-RE Disk Read - Read Packet Using Method 2 - Read Mode2 Form1 Sectors - Read Mode2 Form2 Sectors - Multisession Disk Read - READ-CD Command on AudioCD - Read Bar Code Capable - Read Lead-in (CD-Text) Writing Features: - CD-R Disk Write - CD-RW Disk Write - DVD-RAM Disk Write - DVD-R Disk Write - DVD-RW Disk Write - DVD+R Disk Write - DVD+RW Disk Write - DVD+R DL Disk Write - BD-R Disk Write - BD-RE Disk Write - Test Write Mode Support - Buffer Underrun Protection Other Features - Audio Play Support - CD-DA Stream is Accurate - Composite Audio/Video - Digital Output on Port 1 - Digital Output on Port 2 - Support Subcode R-W - Support Subcode R-W D&C - C2 Pointers Supported - ISRC Supported - UPC Supported ATAPI Features - DMA Transfer: Drive support of the DMA mode - LBA Supported: LBA (Logical Block Addressing) - accesses make through "big" logical blocks of data - Block Mode: Running in a block mode. This means that more than one sector can be transferred on each interrupt; newer drives allow you to transfer as many as 16 or 32 sectors at a time - IORDY Support - IORDY may be Disabled - ATA Software Reset - Overlap Operation - Command Queuing - Interleaving DMA 5.8.13 Windows SCSI Devices Info For SCSI detection the ASPI manager for SCSI controller should be loaded. SCSI Devices Info Device Name: Vendor and name of the SCSI device. Size: Real SCSI size. Device Type: SCSI device type (HDD, CD drive, scanner, tape drive). Geometry: Heads, Sectors, Tracks: Logical number of heads, sectors per track and tracks. It has nothing to do with physical HDD parameters. Compatibility: Compatibility of the device with the certain SCSI standard. Serial Number: SCSI unique serial number. Controller Revision: SCSI firmware revision number. Vendor Specific: Any text information provide by the vendor. HDD Marketing Size: The marketing size much more than real size. In one 'computer' megabyte of 1048576 bytes, but in one 'marketing' (used by HDD manufacturers) of 1000000 bytes. Buffer Size: Buffer size of the SCSI device (you shouldn't mix it up with disk cache). Part of the buffer can be used for system purposes, and its real size can be smaller. Rotation Speed: Specifies the speed where the medium rotates. Device Temperature: Current temperature of SCSI device. Location: Device logical address (Host, Target, LUN - host number, device number, logical unit number). Manager ID: SCSI manager identifier. Adapter ID: SCSI controller identifier. Read Retry Count: Number of read retries if the first attempt fails. Write Retry Count: Number of write retries if the first attempt fails. Ext. Self-Test Time: Time in seconds that the device requires to complete an extended self-test. Bus Width: Device bus width. Address Width: Device address width. SCSI Device Features - Removable Medium - Read Cache - Write Cache - Read Reallocate: Automatic reallocation of defective logical blocks during read operations. - Write Reallocate: Automatic reallocation of defective logical blocks during write operations. - Terminate I/O Process - Normal ACA - Hierarchical Support - Embedded Array Controller - Protection Information - Enclosure Services - Multi-Ported Device - Medium Changer - Relative Addressing - Synchronous Transfer - Linked Commands - Soft Reset - Quick Arbitration 5.8.14 Window Drives Info BIOS Drives INT 13h Extension: If this extension is not supported BIOS won't identify the correct disk size over 8 GB. Windows emulates this extension and always returns 1.x version. Drive Letter: Name of the drive. Drive Size: Total size of the drive. Drive Type: Type of the drive (fixed, floppy, optical, RAM). Cylinders: Number of cylinders. Heads: Number of heads. Sectors: Sectors per track. Local/Network Drives Drive Letter: Name of the logical drive. Drive Type: Type of the logical drive (fixed, floppy, removable, optical, RAM) Mapping: Remote name of the network drive (for network drives only). Volume Lable: Volume lable of the logical drive. File System: Name of the file system (FAT, FAT32, NTFS). Volume Serial Number: Volume serial number of the logical drive. Total Size: Total size of the logical drive. Free Space: Free size of the logical drive. 5.8.15 Window USB Devices Info USB Devices Info Vendor: USB device vendor. Device: USB Device name. Manufacturer: Manufacturer name. Product: Product name. Serial Number: USB device unique serial number. Device Version: USB device version. Class: Device class. SubClass: Device subclass. Protocol: Device protocol. Configuration: Configuration string. USB Version: Version of USB supported by the device. Speed: Speed supported by the device. Transfer Type: Transfer type (Control, Isochronous, Bulk, Interrupt). Data Packet Size: Data packet size in byte. Max Power: Maximal power consumption. Interfase List of all interfaces supported by the device. Class: Interface class. SubClass: Interface subclass. Protocol: Interface protocol. Interface: Interface name. 5.8.16 Window PnP Devices Info PnP Version: PnP BIOS version. Number of PnP Devices: Number of system PnP devices. Device Number N: Information about system PnP device number N. PnP Device Name: Name of the system PnP device. PnP Device ID: EISA-style device ID and its name. Base Type: Base type of the device and its name. SubType: Device subtype of the type. Node Size: Memory size provided for PnP devices. Device Resources: System IRQ: Enabled system IRQ number and type. Possible values - 'High True Edge', 'Low True Edge', 'High True Level', 'Low True Level'. DMA Channel: DMA channel number and type. Possible values - 'Type 8237', 'Type A', 'Type B', 'Type F', capacity - 8/16 bit, Bus Master support. I/O Port: Range of used I/O ports. Memory Address: Memory addresses range and its type. Possible values - ROM, RAM, capacity - 8/16/32 bit, Cacheable, Shadow. 5.8.17 Window ISA/PnP Info Provides information for all ISA/PnP devices. The program will detect them even if your BIOS doesn't support PnP. ISA/PnP Info Number of Cards: Number of the installed ISA/PnP cards. Read Port: Number of the ISA/PnP read data port. Card Number N Information about ISA/PnP card number N. Device Name: Name of ISA/PnP device. ISA Device ID: EISA-style ISA/PnP device ID. Serial Number: Unique card serial number. PnP Version: Number of PnP version supported by the card. ANSI String: Internal text string of the ISA/PnP card. Logical Device N Information about logical device number N. Every ISA/PnP card has one or more logical devices. The following is the list of all these devices. Device Name: Name of logical device. Logical Device ID: EISA-style logical device ID. Status: Current status of logical device - enabled/disabled. Compatible ID: Compatible device ID. If there are no original drivers you can use drivers of this compatible device. Device Name: Name of compatible device. ANSI String: Internal text string of the ISA/PnP card. I/O Port: Number of the I/O port used by the device. System IRQ: Number and type of the system IRQ used by the device. Possible values: High True Edge, Low True Edge, High True Level, Low True Level. DMA Channel: Number and capacity of the DMA channel used by the device. Possible values - 8/16 bit. Memory Address: Memory addresses and their discharge. Possible values - 8/16/32 bit. 5.8.18 Window Printers Info Provides information for all LPT/PnP devices (printers, scanners) and USB printers. LPT/PnP Device on LPTN Information about LPT/PnP device on LPT port number N. LPT device should be compliant with IEEE-1284 standard. Manufacturer: Manufacturer of the LPT/PnP device. Model: Device model. Class: Device class. Possible values: PRINTER, MODEM, NET, HDC, PCMCIA, MEDIA, FDC, PORTS, SCANNER, DIGCAM. Description: Device description. Port: Number of LPT port. Serial number: Device serial number. Memory: Installed memory size. Version: Device Version. Revision: Device Revision. Command Set: Command set supported by the device. IO Preferences: Supported IO preferences. Compatible ID: Compatible device ID. If there are no original drivers you can use drivers of this compatible device. Status: Current status of the device. Other: Other unique ID of this device/vendor. Note: Fields are optional except Manufacturer, Model and Class. USB Printer N Information about USB printer number N. Vendor: Printer vendor. Device: Printer name. Manufacturer: Manufacturer name. Product: Product name. Serial Number: USB device unique serial number. Device Version: USB device version. Class: Device class. SubClass: Device subclass. Protocol: Device protocol. Configuration: Configuration string. USB Version : Version of USB supported by the device. Speed: Speed supported by the device. Transfer Type: Transfer type (Control, Isochronous, Bulk, Interrupt). Data Packet Size: Data packet size in byte. Max Power: Maximal power consumption. 5.8.20 Window DMI Slots Info Contains information about system slots. Slot Slot Type: System slot type (AGP, PCI, ISA, etc.). Current Usage: Current usage - available / in use. Data Bus Width: Slot data bus width. Slot Designation: Reference designation. Slot Length: Slot length - short length / long length. 5.8.21 Window DMI Ports Info Port N Information about port number N. Int. Connector Type: Internal connector type. Ext. Connector Type: External connector type. Port Type: Describes the function of the port. Int. Designator: Internal reference designator, i.e. internal to the system enclosure. Ext. Designator: External reference designation external to the system enclosure. 5.8.22 Window Monitor Info This window is available only on computers with relatively new monitors and video cards supporting the VBE/DC specification. All recent cards support VBE/DC (some video cards have Plug-n-Play ON/OFF modes - it should be ON). It is necessary to have new Plug-n-Play cord connecting videocard and monitor in order to detect monitor type. Monitor Info Monitor Vendor: Monitor vendor name. Monitor Model: Monitor model name. Viewable Size: Viewable diagonal monitor size. This size is less than the size of tube indicated on monitor itself and in price-lists. Real diagonal size of 14-inch monitors is 12.7 inches, of 15-inch monitors - 13.8 inches, of 17-inch monitors - 15.7 inches. Serial Number: Monitor unique serial number. Manufacture Date: Month and year of the monitor manufacture. EDID Version: VBE/DC version. Monitor ID: EISA-style Monitor ID. Horizontal Size: Real (visible) horizontal image size. Vertical Size: Real (visible) vertical image size. Gamma Factor: Standard used to correct the non-linear brightness distortion. Display Type: Display type - color/monochrome. Input Signal: Input signal type - analogue/digital. Internal Vendor: Vendor string. Internal Model: Model string. Internal Number: Monitor serial number. Vertical Frequency: Vertical frequency rate (optionally). Horizontal Frequency: Horizontal frequency rate (optionally). DPMS Features DPMS features supported by the monitor: - Active Off - active off mode. Energy consumption is less than 5 Wt, return to normal mode within 8-20 seconds - Suspend - suspended mode. Energy consumption is less than 30 Wt, return to normal mode within 4 seconds - Standby - standby mode. Energy consumption is less than 80% of normal consumption, return to normal mode within 1 second. Supported Modes List of supported modes (horizontal and vertical size in pixels) and supported refresh frequency (in Hz). Monitor's refresh rate can be less than indicated in the monitor documentation. 5.8.23 Window Video Info Video Info Video Chip Vendor: Name of the video chip vendor. Video Chip: Name of the video chip model. Subsystem Vendor: Name of the video card vendor. Subsystem ID: Name of the video card model. Video Memory: Video memory size. Some graphics accelerators return not total video memory size but size identified in 2D mode. Bus Type: Video card bus type - ISA, PCI, AGP, PCI-E. VESA OEM String: Video BIOS ID identifier. VESA Version: Version of VESA BIOS. Vendor Name: VBE vendor. For VESA 2.0 only. Product Name: For VESA 2.0 only. OEM Software Version: For VESA 2.0 only. VESA Power Management VESA PM Version: VESA power management version. - Standby - Suspend - Off - Reduced On AGP Capabilities AGP Version: Version of the AGP bus supported by the video card. AGP Speed: Speed of the AGP bus supported by the video card. 'Selected' is the current speed. - Fast Write - 4GB Addressing - Side Band Addressing PCI-E Capabilities PCI Express Version: Version of the PCI-E bus supported by the device. Link Speed: 'Current' is the current link speed of the PCI-E bus. Link Width: 'Current' is the current link width of the PCI-E bus. Link Port Number: Physical Slot Number: Supported VESA Modes Table with all supported VESA BIOS modes containing mode number, text or graphic mode, horizontal and vertical resolution, colors, pixel per bit number and supported features. VESA 1.2 modes are compatible with traditional banked only modes. VESA 2.0 modes support banked+linear modes. If your video memory is too small to support one of mode will be marked Not Supported in the Features section. Program displays list of additional S3 video modes for S3 video cards. 6. Troubleshooting You may try to disable the detection of some components using switches of the command line: ASTRA /nVESA /nSCSI /nPNP /nISA /nLPT /nSPD /nDMI /nDDC /nUSB /nDRV /nSMART /nUDMA /nSB /nVESA - disabling VESA test /nSCSI - disabling SCSI test /nPNP - disabling PNP test /nISA - disabling ISA/PnP test /nLPT - disabling LPT/PnP test /nSPD - disabling SPD test /nDMI - disabling DMI/SMBIOS test /nDDC - disabling DDC test /nUSB - disabling USB test /nDRV - disabling Drive test /nSMART - disabling HDD S.M.A.R.T. test /nUDMA - disabling external UDMA/SATA test /nSB - disabling Sound Card test 7. Known Bugs 1. While detecting your sound card using EMM386 memory manager the following message can be displayed: 'EMM386 DMA buffer is too small. Add D=64 parameter and reboot'. Do what EMM386 asks, and everything will be fine. 2. SPD information can't be read from memory modules on some Asustek motherboard models. 8. Thanks - The following library was used for identifying processors without CPUID support and frequency of 486-class and lower processors: x86 CPU/FPU Detection Library. TMi0SDGL Revision 2 Version 2.15. Copyright(c) 1996-98 by B-coolWare. - Author used x86/MS-DOS Interrupt List, Release 61 by Ralf Brown. - Information on motherboard manufacturers' database provided by IC Book (http://icbook.com.ua) - Database on PCI devices, updated at http://members.datafast.net.au/dft0802/. - Thanks to Vladimir Afanas'ev (System Speed Test author). - great thanx to the program's beta-testers: Andrey Ikonnikov, Yury Lysenkov, Maxim Bulanov, Alexey Klimin and Dmitry Molosnov. - Thanks to Elena Ognovenko (www.ogonek.narod.ru) for translation into English of the documentation. - Thanks to Marcos Gonτalves for translation into Portuguese of the documentation. - Special thanks to all who have e-mailed file reports, comments and suggestions. 9. Feedback Please, feel free to send all your questions, suggestions, comments and bug reports to the address: support@sysinfolab.com Please, contact us to get additional information about ordering our software: sales@sysinfolab.com Should the program name something 'unknown' (for example, a monitor model), don't hesitate to send us your file report and the undetected device's name. Sysinfo Lab is particularly interested in receiving file reports created on the following system configurations: - old computer models (486DX and lower) - new computer models (Xeon, Opteron, Athlon 64) - PC with rare processors (VIA Cyrix, Rise, IDT, Intel Pentium II Xeon / III Xeon) - brand-name computers - notebooks. You can download the latest version of the program at: http://www.sysinfolab.com [END]