*********************************************************************** DR. HARDWARE SYSINFO V 3.10e (October 1996) *********************************************************************** PC TEST & BENCHMARK PROGRAM for both Beginners and Insiders Dr. Hardware Sysinfo is Copyright (c) 1994-1996 by Peter Gebhard, Wilmersdorfer Str.20, 10585 Berlin/Germany All Rights reserved Get info via... CIS 100537,504 eMail 100537.504@compuserve.com Internet http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/PGSOFT FAX ++49-(0)30-342 25 95 Important Note ³ All informations in the doc files of this program - con- ³ cerning prices, conditions, features - exclusively refer ³ to this version 3.10e but no any longer as this is the ³ actual version. ³ Target ³ Dr.Hardware answers the following questions: ³ - What is inside of my PC? ³ - What are it's abilities and what is it's performance? ³ In other words: Recognition and descritpion of all ³ PC components, their configuration and performance. ³ Dr.Hardware is ³ - easy to use useful for be- ³ - a very clear program structure inspite of the masses ginners... ³ of details. ³ - Service (Report generation, selection box etc) ³ - background information to nearly each detail that is ³ shown ..and Insiders..³ - extremely detailed (total PC analysis) ³ - high actuality ³ Everybody needs ³ Who is interested in his PC will learn much more about his Dr. Hardware!! ³ machine. ³ Who isn't interested in his hardware will have no need ³ to become interested for if you ever have to know something ³ about it, ask Dr. Hardware and he'll tell you. ³ Examples for ³ - You want to buy or sell a PC; take Dr. Hardware to get the use of ³ the right arguments, get facts, data and analysis. He tells Dr. Hardware ³ you the truth about it. ³ - You are updating your hardware, installing components - ³ Dr. Hardware will assist you. ³ - You would like to buy some software package. But what's ³ about the so called system requirements? Are they fulfill- ³ ed by your PC. Dr. Hardware checks it out. ³ - You ask: How much power has my PC? ? ³ Run Dr. Hardwares benchmark tests. ³ NEW! V3.10e ³ The new version 3.10 comes with the following new features: ³ ...a lot more cpu internal stuff (MSRs, counter state) ³ ...actualized PCI Vendor and Device Data ³ ...ECP Parallel Port detection and details ³ ...expanded IRQ/DMA-Use-Determination ³ ...more reliable clock determination on AMD K5 ³ ...See WHATSNEW.TXT for a detailed list ! ³ Program ³ Features: ³ - Detailed analysis of compatible PCs ³ - Hardware & Software ³ - Processor, BIOS, Cache, Bus ³ - Details about selected chipsets ³ - Fixed Disks, CD ROM, Modem ³ - VGA (Chipset, VESA, frequencies) ³ - Details about... (E-)IDE devices, SCSI devices (if ³ ASPI- or CAM driver present), Smartdrive, PCI-, PnP units ³ - Network analysis ³ - PCMCIA details (via Card Services) ³ - Benchmarks (CPU, graphics, hard disks, CD ROM, Net) ³ - Interrupts, IRQs, Bios Data Segment, CMOS ³ and Advanced CMOS Setup, DMA, ports ³ - Memory analysis (incl. XMS, EMM, DPMI) and ³ MCB chain incl. High RAM ³ - Infos about DOS & WINDOWS ³ Comfort ³ þ SAA standard, Pull-Down-Menus and mouse support, ³ several color schemes ³ þ Report generation (printer/file); ³ automatic report generation via switch -r ³ (Example: c:\> drhard -r: mypc.rpt) ³ þ Online help (F1), including feature to print it out ³ þ Analysis selection box (Enter key word -> right analysis ³ will be called automatically) ³ þ Memory viewer including search function ³ þ Configurable: - via DRHARD.INI ³ - via QuickMenu button "OPTIONS" ³ System ³ requirements ³ DOS compatible PC (8088 or above), 420 KB free DOS RAM, ³ (Small-RAM-Option active), better 500 KB), 1,2/1,44 ³ MB floppy, nearly 1 MB harddisk space, VGA-, EGA-, ³ CGA- or Monochrome adapter, DOS 2.1 or above. Runs ³ under MS WINDOWS and OS/2 in the DOS Box. ³ Tip ³ The really authentic analysis of the hardware components ³ requieres a machine running in Real Mode. Switch off your ³ EMM Manager and run the program under DOS. ³ Under WINDOWS (especially under Windows 95!) or OS/2 ³ you will get partially reduced and less accurate results. ³ ->For details see PROBLEMS.TXT ³ The shareware ³ Dr.Hardware Sysinfo is distributed via shareware. concept ³ Advantage for you: you can first test the program and only ³ if you find it usefull you will have to pay for it. ³ Don't pay money for the shareware version besides the ³ copy charge. ³ You will find the most actual shareware version in the Where can I ³ Internet, but also at CompuServe. get the latest ³ - via CompuServe: GO WINUTIL, section "Diagnostic". shareware ver- ³ - in the GEBHARD SOFTWARE Homepage sion ³ (http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/PGSOFT) ³ ³ After the evaluation period of 30 days please register ³ your version (in other words: order the registered ³ version). See also LICENSE.TXT for details. ³ Registered ³ These are the benefits of the registration: Version - your ³ - registered version can be used eternally advantage ³ - Update service: pay once the full price, later only ³ very reasonable Update prices. ³ - additional program features: ³ 1.Benchmark comparision (your PC is measured and ³ compared with other machines. Very useful feature.) ³ 2.VGA frequency measurement: You can measure the ³ SVGA-/VESA-Modes you like. (in the shareware version ³ only mode 3h und 12h). ³ - no more shareware screens ³ The personal ³ The registered version comes with a file called USER.DAT, version ³ which contains a unique ID string or code to identify ³ it as your personal licensed version. The program won't ³ start without this file. ³ Don't erase this file and don't share it! ³ How to order ³ - From inside the program: Press F2 key for an order form the registered ³ that can be filled out immediately on the screen. version ³ - From outside the program: See ORDER.TXT ³ - FAX : ++49 (0)30 - 342 25 95 ³ ³ You can pay this way: ³ 1. Cash (for example via registered letter ³ (lettre de valeur); no coins please) ³ 2. Postal Money Order ³ 3. Euro-Cheque within Europe (Currency: DM) ³ 4. Check in Your Currency ³ 5. Credit Cards are not yet accepted. we'll work it out. ³ You will receive the program on a 3,5" HD disk. ³ Ordering online³ CompuServe members can order Dr.Hardware online: via CompuServe ³ GO SWREG ³ Program ID: 13157 ³ Price ³ US $ 35 Shipping cost ³ Cash : US $ 5 (outside Germany, else US $ 3) ³ Postal Money Order: US $ 5 ³ Euro-Cheque(Europe):US $ 3 / DM 4,- ³ Other Check : US $ 10/ DM 15,- ³ À>Note: Add surcharges from checks drawn on a non-german ³ bank if above 10 US $ to the regular shipping cost. ³ ³ via SWREG : US $ 5 ³ ONE piece for ³ If you buy one piece of Dr. Hardware you'll get a licencse ONE PC ³ to use it on exactly one PC. For each other PC you have ³ to register another version. ³ Content ³ The disk contains the following files: ³ - DRHARD.EXE (Program file) ³ - USER.DAT (Your personal registration file) ³ - INSTALL.BAT (batch file for installing the program ³ onto harddisk) ³ - README.TXT (what you are reading this moment) ³ - README.BAT (Batch file for viewing the doc files) ³ - LICENCE.TXT (Licence agreement) ³ - DRHARDE.DAT (File with internal data) ³ - DRHARD.INI (Setup File) ³ - BENCHCMP.DAT (Benchmark comparision - only reg. version) ³ - DRHARD.WAV (Wave-Datei, for Soundblaster analysis) ³ - PROBLEMS.TXT (Description of analysis problems and ³ restrictions) ³ - WHATSNEW.TXT (What is new in this actual version?) ³ - ORDER.FRM (Oder form for the registered version) ³ Program start ³ Write at the DOS prompt: DRHARD ³ Note: It's recommended that you copy the program to ³ your hard drive. ³ Startup mode ³ At the bottom of the first program screen you will ³ see some buttons that allow you to take influence on ³ the following program initialization and program comfort. ³ "Quick Start" :The mainly important data about your PC ³ are collected at start; ³ "Comfort start":expanded data collection at start; ³ advantage: in the menu, while generating ³ reports or during compact analysis super- ³ fluous analysis steps are avoided. The ³ risk of a crash at start is the greatest ³ in this start mode but also the following ³ user comfort. ³ "Safity Start": no data are collected at start. The ³ risk of a crash is mimimized. ³ No PC data are shown in the overview window ³ "Step Start" : like comfort start, however each analysis ³ step has to be confirmed. ³ This allows you to exclude a problematic ³ analysis from the usual startup procedure. ³ Installation ³ It's recommended that you install the program onto the ³ hard disk although it's possible to run it directly from ³ the floppy disk or cd rom (if files aren't compressed) ³ Hard disk access is much faster than floppy disk access. ³ Profi Install ³ Copy all files into the directory of your choice. That's ³ all. There are no archives with compressed files. ³ Start the pogram with: DRHARD ³ Easy Install ³ The program disk contains an easy-to-use installation ³ batch file named INSTALL.BAT. ³ The syntax is: ³ INSTALL [DRIVE LETTER:] [DIRECTORY] ³ You can determine target drive and directory by your own. ³ (Example: install d: sysinfo) ³ By running INSTALL.BAT without any parameters ³ Dr. Hardware will be installed into the directory DRHARD ³ on drive C. ³ ³ Before running the program you may configure the program ³ via DRHARD.INI but there is no need to do that. ³ All you need... ³ (to run the program) are the files DRHARD.EXE and ³ DRHARDE.DAT and also USER.DAT if it's the registered ³ version. The file BENCHCMP.DAT is used for the ³ benchmark comparision in the registered version. ³ Program Setup ³ You can take influence on the program behaviour and optics ³ by doing entries in the configuration file DRHARD.INI. ³ In order to do this you need an ASCII editor. ³ Almost all settings can be configured from inside the ³ program too. There is one important exception: ³ If there is not enough conventional memory to load the ³ program please activate the setting "SMALL RAM" if it is ³ not set. The default setting however is "active", so ³ nothing has to be done. ³ Guarantee ³ Note: The complete license agreement can be found ³ in the file LICENSE.TXT. ³ ³ The program author takes no responsibility for the ³ suitability of the program for any purpose. Also the ³ author takes no responsibility for damage resulting ³ directly or indirectly from use of the program or its ³ documentation. ³ By using this program, the user accepts these conditions ³ of license and the ones that are fixed in the file ³ LICENSE.TXT. ³ Tip ³ It's recommended that you backup all important data before ³ running this program. ³ Be careful especially in an active network environment. ³ You also should make a copy of your original disk. ³ Credits ³ Finn Thoegersen, VGADOC4 ³ Ralph Brown, Interrupt Liste ³ James Kelsey, Programming Plug and Play ³ Eduard Gebhard, Translation of the online help ³ Contact to the ³ Peter Gebhard author & Support³ Wilmersdorfer Str.20 ³ D - 10585 Berlin ³ Germany ³ FAX: +49-30-342 25 95 ³ CompuServe 100537,504 ³ E-Mail (Internet) 100537.504@compuserve.com ³ Homepage http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/PGSOFT ³ Important infos ³ ...can be found in the following files: PROBLEMS.TXT, ³ LICENSE.TXT and WHATSNEW.TXT. Please read! (read these ³ files from inside the program -> Menu SERVICE/READ ME...). ³ Note ³ All trademarks are property of their respective ³ owners and appear for identification purposes only. ³ The latest news ³ Visit the Web Page of P. Gebhard Software in the homepage ³ http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/PGSOFT ³ Infos about the latest update, prices, new features and ³ more. You can also leave an email. ³ The author... ³ hopes you enjoy the use of DR. HARDWARE!!