Dr. Hardwares tradition of precise computer analysis is going to be continued under Windows 95, 98, ME, NT4, 2000 and XP now.
Against other system information tools that are operating under Windows Dr. Hardware gets itґs results not only by inquiring registry settings but also partially through BIOS calls, I/O port accesses and register manipulation what is sometimes a difficult job under Windows.
As a result of that you get what can be detected independantly of the operating system. The major advantage of this concept is that Dr. Hardware provides very good analyzing results in cases where - for example - a component has not been correctly installed.
Another true strength of this program is its high relevance. We implement detection algorithms for new processors or chipsets one day before releasing it - if necessary.
Furthermore the detailed description of all components and the in-depth-analysis of more sophisticated stuff make Dr. Hardware to one of the most remarkable programs of its sort.
Last but not least we have made great efforts to keep this program as compact and easy-to-use as possible. You will find that its a real power tool and a good friend of your machine.
Limitations:
· If you continue using the evaluation version of the program after a reasonable trial period of 10 days, you have to pay a the registration fee to the author.
Here are some key features of "Dr Hardware":
· Detailed analysis of core hardware and connected devices of personal computers
· Detects processor, BIOS, cache, bus system
· Detailed information on most of the current mainboard chipsets
· Examines harddisk, CD ROM, modem, VGA adapter
· Lists your (E-)IDE, ATAPI and SCSI devices
· Description of installed multimedia devices
· PCI list
· SMBios analysis
· SDRAM detection and information (Serial Presence Detect Method)
· Analysis of mainstream sensors
· Network analysis
· Benchmarks for CPU, video adapter, harddrives, CD ROM/DVD, net drives
· List of used IRQ and DMA channels as well as I/O ports and memory areas
· Windows memory analysis, process and module list, system monitor
· Windows version information
· Monitor test screen
· Burn-In test
What's New in This Release:
New:
- ATA/S-ATA hard disks: S.M.A.R.T analysis; hard disk
temperature
- Keyboard test to test the function of the keyboard
(keystroke test).
Improved/Updated:
- detects Pentium XE (Extreme Edition), Pentium D, Celeron D;
detects AMD Dual Core processorsen (Athlon 64 X2/Opteron), Turion,
latest Athlon-64/Opteron/Sempron cpus.
- enhanced processor info (details about 32-/64-Bit technology,
socket, current and max clock frequency on notebooks)
- improved mainboard vendor/model detection
- Processor revisions of current AMD processors, core steppings
of Intel processors updated
- detects chipsets nVidia nForce4, ATI Radeon IGP Serie, several
SiS chipsets; improved detection of 910GL,915P/PL/G/GV,
925X/X2/XE
- Southbridge report for Intel, SiS and VIA chipsets
- detailed info for Intel 945G/P, 955X chipsets
- ATA/S-ATA analysis: detects S-ATA 1 + 2 devices, Native Command
Queuing (NCQ); detects capacity above 128 GB
- SDRAM/sensor test: improved support for NVidia nForce2, nForce3,
nForce4 chipsets, latest Intel chipsets with
ICH7/ICH7R I/O Controller Hub
- Sensor test: support for Winbond W83697EHF, LM86/89/99,
MAX6657/8/9, ADT7461
- SMBios processor socket detection updated
- detects many more SDRAM vendors
- detects many more PCI devices
- Support of further file formats in the browser cache viewer
(GIF, JHTML, PHTML, TXT)
- several small improvements
Bugfix:
- Sensor test: Celsius-Fahrenheit conversion
- Intel 925X/XE chipset detection
- partition table reporting
- Bios viewer fixed
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