========================================== ASTRA32 - Advanced System Information Tool Version 0.96 beta Sep-12-2004 Copyright (C) 1997-2004 Sysinfo Lab ========================================== WWW: http://www.astra32.com e-mail: support@sysinfolab.com Contents -------- 1. Introduction 2. System Requirements 3. Installation 4. Purchase 5. Registration Benefits 6. Running in Batch Mode 7. Troubleshooting 8. Forthcoming Program Updates 9. Feedback 10. What's New 1. Introduction --------------- This program performs computer configuration analysis and provides detailed information (including undocumented information) on your computer hardware and its working modes. Features: detects 161 processor and co-processor types, CPU and bus frequency. Provides information on CPU features, cache, motherboard, hard disks, CD/DVD devices, SCSI devices, memory modules, chipset, BIOS, PCI/AGP, USB and ISA/PnP devices, DMI/SMBIOS, monitor, video card, sound card, network card, printer, installed programs, etc. This program also creates a file report, and is able to run in batch mode. 2. System Requirements ---------------------- - MS Windows NT4/2000/XP/Server 2003/95/98/ME - 386 processor - 8 MB of memory 3. Installation --------------- Run the astra32setup.exe file and follow the instructions. To perform installation under Windows NT4/2000/XP/Server 2003 you must have Administrator rights. 4. Purchase ----------- ASTRA32 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). The registration fee during beta testing is $24.95 for personal license. Please visit http://www.astra32.com/ordernow.htm to order the program. 5. 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 be able to import reports into HARDWARE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE - Hardware Inspector. 7. You'll see no more nag screens. 8. You'll get FREE technical support. 9. You'll get FREE updates during one year from the release date of version 1.0 and 50% DISCOUNT after that. 10.You can order ASTRA for DOS with 30% DISCOUNT. 6. Running in Batch Mode --------------------------------- Usage: ASTRA32 /R[S,J] [[path\]filename[.ext]] [/Q] [/?] /R[S,J] [[path\]filename[.ext]] - creating report file with name filename.ext default [path\] - program folder default [filename] - astra32.txt default [.ext] - .txt [S] - creating summary report file [J] - creating INI format report file default [.ext] - .ini /Q - quiet mode (use with switch /R[S,J] only) /nVESA - disabling VESA test /nSCSI - disabling SCSI test /nISA - disabling ISA/PnP test /nLPT - disabling LPT/PnP test /nSPD - disabling SPD test /nUSB - disabling USB test /nDMI - disabling DMI/SMBIOS test /?, /H - help Using macros in batch mode: $HOSTNAME$ - insert host name $USERNAME$ - insert user name $MACADDR$ - inser primary MAC address $IPADDR$ - insert primary IP address $DATE$ - insert current date (YYYY-MM-DD) Example: astra32 /r c:\reports\$DATE$\$HOSTNAME$.txt 7. Troubleshooting ------------------ If your system hang during detection, please send the astra32.log file from the 'My Documents' folder. You may try to disable the detection of some components using Troubleshooting button in the start-up window or using switches of the command line: ASTRA32 /nVESA /nSCSI /nISA /nLPT /nSPD /nUSB /nDMI /nVESA - disabling VESA test /nSCSI - disabling SCSI test /nISA - disabling ISA/PnP test /nLPT - disabling LPT/PnP test /nSPD - disabling SPD test /nUSB - disabling USB test /nDMI - disabling DMI/SMBIOS test 8. Forthcoming Program Updates ------------------------------ - identifies floppy drives - identifies COM/PnP devices 9. Feedback ----------- Please, feel free to send all your questions, suggestions, comments and bug reports to: support@sysinfolab.com Please, contact us to get additional information about ordering our software: sales@sysinfolab.com If you want to help with the development of this program, send the report from your system to support@sysinfolab.com You can download the latest version of the program at: http://www.astra32.com 10. What's New -------------- Version 0.96 beta (September 12, 2004) ------------------------------------- - Added information about installed programs - Added detection of DVD read/write speed - Added detection of DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW read-write features - Added detection of AC'97 sound codec name and its features - Added detection of Intel Celeron M (Dothan), Intel Xeon (Nocona), AMD Sempron (Thoroughbred) and AMD Sempron (Paris) processors - Added Insyde BIOS for MiTAC and Phoenix BIOS for Samsung support - Added detection of new processors features: Intel Extended Memory 64 Technology, Send Task Priority Messages and AMD Fast Save and Restore - Fixed detection of Intel Pentium M (Dothan) processor - Updated ATA drive detection - Updated program datatbase Version 0.95 beta (June 12, 2004) ------------------------------------- - Added detection of USB devices (vendor, model, serial number, version, speed and others) - Added support of multimonitor configurations - Added detection of Intel Mobile Pentium 4 (Prescott) and Intel Celeron D processors - Added Insyde BIOS, SystemSoft BIOS for KAPOK, Phoenix BIOS for ALR support - Fixed program hang-up during PCI devices detection on some computers - Fixed program hang-up during VESA test on some computers - Fixed detection of mobile AMD Athlon/Duron clock multiplier - Updated program datatbase Version 0.94 beta (April 25, 2004) ------------------------------------- - Added detection of monitor (vendor, model, viewable size, serial number, date of manufacture, supported modes and others) - Added detection of video memory size - Added VESA support (VESA OEM string, supported video modes, power management and others) - Windows 9x/ME only - Added detection of network card MAC and IP address - Added macros support in batch mode ($HOSTNAME$, $USERNAME$, $MACADDR$, $IPADDR$, $DATE$) - Added detection of SCSI devices temperature - Added reading of SPD information on Intel 6300ESB hub - Fixed L1 cache size detection of Intel Pentium 4 (Prescott) processor - Fixed detection of new Phoenix-Award BIOS - Updated program datatbase Version 0.93 beta (February 25, 2004) ------------------------------------- - Added SCSI devices detection (HDD, CD drives, scanners, tape drives) and their features (device name, type, size, SCSI serial number, buffer size, HDD rotation speed and others) - Added reading of SPD information on Intel ICH6 hub and AMD 8111 chipset - Added SystemSoft BIOS for MiTAC support - Fixed IRQ detection of PCI devices - Fixed size detection of Rambus memory modules - Updated program datatbase Version 0.92 beta (January 11, 2004) ------------------------------------ - Added reading of SPD information on Reliance CSB6 south bridge and nVidia nForce3 chipset - Added detection of Intel Pentium 4 Extreme Edition, AMD Athlon 64 FX, AMD Mobile Athlon 64, AMD Mobile Duron (Applebred) and Transmeta Efficeon TM8x00 processors - Added detection of clock multiplier of IDT WinChip2, IDT WinChip3 and VIA Cyrix III (Joshua) processors - The number of determined memory modules is increased up to 8 - Fixed detection of Intel Pentium M clock multiplier - Some bugs fixed - Updated program datatbase Version 0.91 beta (December 07, 2003) ------------------------------------- - Fixed program hang-up on computers with Asustek motherboard - Fixed program hang-up during ISA/PnP detection on some computers Version 0.90 beta (November 25, 2003) ------------------------------------- - First public beta version