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PC-CONFIG
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System-Info and Benchmark-Program for PCs and compatible.
(c) by Michael Holin, PO Box 1147, 65432 Florsheim, Germany
Telefon ++49 6145 941888
Fax ++49 6145 941889
Internet 100441.1366@compuserve.com
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/holin
What can CONFIG do, that other programs cannot?
=================================================
1) Shows ISA, EISA, MCA, VLB and PCI Mainboards
2) Shows chipsetdetails on Intel 430FX,HX,VX, SIS501, SIS5501 ...
3) Identifies over 380 vendors of PCI cards, rev number ...
4) Identify processor caches and their size (8-512 KB)
5) Tell a DX from a SX CPU, identify NexGen586, Cyrix6x86, PentiumPro
6) Identify VGA- card manufacturer, chip-set and BIOS version.
7) Identify over 600 expansion cards in Microchannel (MCA) systems
8) Identify a variety of harddisk cache software
9) Show HI-DOS memory under DOS 5, 386MAX, QEMM386 and MOVE'EM
10) Find areas of memory of different speeds in the first megabyte
and in extended memory
11) Identify SCSI HD-controllers and their manufacturers
12) Establish the rotational speed of the harddisk
* 13) Display the name, cache size and contoller version IDE harddisks
* 14) Identify the frame speed for VGA cards
* 15) Speeds up Cyrix/TI/IBM CPUs 5-10% by activating the NegateLock
pin
* Registered Version only!
| This sign means: New since last version.
Copyright und License Agreement:
=================================
CONFIG is (c) copyright Michael Holin
Kiesstrasse 6
65439 Florsheim
Germany
The user of this software recognizes and accepts that this program
and all rights thereto are protected by copyright and other rights of
possession. The user gains none of these rights for himself through
purchase or use of the program, but only the right to useage of the
program not exclusive to himself.
The program, parts of the program or the documentation thereof may
not be copied, except for the purpose of a back up copy for
safekeeping. The purchaser may use a single purchased copy only for
his own purposes, and only on one computer at one time. It may be
neither passed freely nor sold to third persons.
Neither the program nor its documentation may be altered in any way,
extended, changed for use on other systems, or translated into other
languages without express written permission from the author.
By using this program, the user accepts these conditions of license
and use.
Without the presence of the file CONFIG.REG in the same directory as
CONFIG.EXE, the capabilities of the program are limited. Keep this
file CONFIG.REG in a safe place, it will also be needed for future
versions of CONFIG.
Prices:
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Private Version: Commercial Version:
--------------------------------------------------
29 DM or 20 US$ 99 DM or 70 US$
School students, students, schools, youth centres, charitable
organisations and the like will be charged reduced price on production of
appropriate proof. If you pay by check, please enter the equivalent
amount of YOUR currency.
You can also pay by credit card. See REGISTER.FRM for details!
Or register in compuserve GO SWREG forum. CONFIG has number 3879.
Updates:
========
See http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/holin for the latest version.
If you don't have access to www, send US$ 10 (paper only) or fax your
creditcard details and you get the update via snailmail.
System Requirements:
====================
IBM 286 or compatible with minimum 400 KB free RAM
MS-DOS ver. 2.0, better ver 3.0 or higher
CGA, MDA, EGA, VGA compatible graphics adapter
Guarantee agreement:
====================
The program and instructions are handed over as seen, the author
takes no responsibility for the suitability of the program for any
particular purpose. In particular, the author takes no responsibility
for damage or consequences directly or indirectly intentionally or
unintentionally which may arise from use of the program or its
documentation.
The program, the documentation and the prices are subject to change
at any time.
Files in this package:
======================
CONFIG.EXE - The program
CONFIG.TXT - This text
CONFIG.INI - The configuration file with switches. Changes can be
made here with a text editor.
CONFIG.FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions and their answers
CONFIG.REG - Contains your name and your code! Please save this
carefully and in your own interest do not let it be
known. (registered Version)
CONFIG.MCA - Contains information about Microchannel & PCI Cards.
CONFIG.VGL - File with its own comparison list. Can be edited
with an ASCII editor
CONFIG.XXX - A hard copy of the monitor screen (made with F4).
Installation
============
Copy all CONFIG files from the main directory of your diskette or CD
to a directory of your harddisk. The program may be started by typing
CONFIG and pressing the ENTER key.
The software is'nt copy-protected, it can be started from diskette too.
Brief Description:
==================
PC-CONFIG is principally a program which can list the componenets of
your computer without you having to touch a single screw to look
inside
While there are several of this kind of program (let's call them
computer test or diagnostic programs) available on the international
commercial market, you will certainly want to put PC-CONFIG on the
short list.
The main users of PC-CONFIG are professionionals and interested
amateurs, who like to be informed over the hardware configuration
of their computers, be it because they wish to make sure a computer
really has what it claims to have before buying it, or because they
change the hardware of their computers often and wish to confirm that
everything runs properly together.
The Window HARDWARE:
====================
Machine:
At this point the computer BIOS is searched for possible clues as to
the computer manufacturer (e.g. Commodore, Unitron....) and the
computer is gererally classified (XT,AT,AT386). At the same time,
particular chip-sets are tested for:- Chips & Technologies, G2-, OPTI,
SIS, UMC, FOREX, ETEQ, ELITE, CONTAC, SHASTA (see also below: problems)
BIOS:
The copyright string found in the BIOS is displayed here. It may be
that the BIOS copyright does not belong to the computer manufacturer.
This is because many manufacturers use licensed versions of a BIOS.
In this way, a Unitron computer for example has a Phoenix BIOS.
BIOS-Date:
This shows how old the BIOS-version is, und thus the age of the
computer. Also checked is whether the BIOS (in computers built since
1987) is copied into shadow RAM. If BIOS calls run as quickly as
normal RAM calls, it can be assumed that the BIOS has been copied
into RAM.
In the case of a 386er, shadow RAM is assumed if the call is 32 bits
wide.
BIOS-Extension:
The address of any BIOS extension such as VGA-ROM or SCSI controller ROM
is displayed
Bus System:
Displays whether the computer has a standard ISA (= Industry Standard
Architecture) bus, an EISA (=extended ISA) bus, IBM's Microchannel
Architecture (MCA), the popular VESA-Local-Bus, or Intels PCI Bus.
Processor:
The CPU is identified (88,86,188,186,286,386DX/SX,486DX/SX,Pentium,
Cyrix486, RapidCAD,V20,V30). 80386 or 80486 processors are tested
whether they are running in REAL or VIRTUAL mode (many memory
managers such as 386MAX run the processor in virtual mode). The
processor clock speed is displayed, together with the