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New features of Dr. Hardware 2004 Build 5.5.0e vs. 5.0.1e
New features of Dr. Hardware 2004 Build 5.0.1e vs. 5.0.0e
New features of Dr. Hardware 2004 Build 5.0.0e vs. 4.5.0e
New features of Dr. Hardware 2003 Build 4.5.0e vs. 4.0.0e


New features of Dr. Hardware 2004 Build 5.5.0e vs. 5.0.1e
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New:
- Partition information for physical drives

Improved, updated:
- detects Pentium 4E ("Prescott"), Athlon 64 FX-53; improved
  detection of AMD 64 bit processors, extended CPUID information; 
  detects NSC Geode and SiS processors
- detects PCI Express devices (incl. detailed PCI Express device 
  description)
- Support for Intel chipsets 915P, 915GE, 925X, E7525, E7210 and
  a number of newer SiS and VIA chipsets
- improved detection of several drive types under Windows XP
- SDRAM/sensor analysis: support for Intel chipsets (915, 925X,
  E7525, E7210 - ICH6/6300ESB I/O Controller),
  improved support for several SiS chipsets
- Sensor analysis: support for ADM1032, Fujitsu-Siemes Hermes,
  improved LM90 detection
- detects new Pentium 4 and Athlon 64/Opteron steppings
- detects SSE3
- Support for SMBios V 2.3.4
- System benchmark results for Athlon 64 3400+

Bugfix:
- Drive statistics: large drive information (Integer overflow)
- Detection of several VIA chipsets
- Chipset analysis: S-ATA details Intel ICH5


New features of Dr. Hardware 2004 Build 5.0.1e vs. 5.0.0e
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Bugfix: enabled Burn-In-Test in the registered version


New features of Dr. Hardware 2004 Build 5.0.0e vs. 4.5.0e
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New:
- Network analysis: Detailed information about Windows
  Network, resources, adapter (including IP/Mac addresses),
  RAS connections including connection statistics
- Burnt-In Benchmark test suite (registered version only)
- modernized user interface (XP theme support etc.)
- Now there is only one registered version called
  Professional Edition, equivalent to the previous Premium
  Edition, supporting Windows 95, 98, Me, NT4, 2000, 2003,
  XP (32 bit edition)



Improved, updated:
- detects Athlon 64/64FX/Opteron
  Improved detection of Pentium 4 and Celeron (including Mobile
  processors), Xeon, Xeon MP, Pentium-III-S and Xeon
  preliminary detection of Pentium 4 EE
- Drive benchmark improved:
  - measures sequential, random and average read transfer
    rate, average write transfer rate and access time.
  - Improved test algorithm to avoid wrong results caused
    by Windows and/or device cache effects.
  - supporting removable harddrives like USB sticks, Zip or 
    Jaz drives
  - Important! Results from previous versions canīt be 
    compared to the current results
- PCI analysis: more info, support for PCI 2.3, 
  detects IRQs > 15
- SDRAM/sensor analysis: Support for nForce2 and current
  SiS chipsets (645, 650, 735, 746 etc.)
  improved support for nForce chipset
  preliminary support for nForce3 chipset
- Sensor analysis:
  - improved monitoring of Winbond chips
  - Improved detection and read-out of SiS950/ITE705F/ITE712F
  - support for Winbond W83627THF, W83637HF Chip
  - support for Fujitsu-Siemens Poseidon and Scylla chip
  - support for LM90 and up to 3 LM75 sensors
  - temperature data for Via 686A/B sensor
- SCSI(ASPI): Analysis and benchmark support for Windows NT,
  200x and XP
- More infos about Windows version
- Analysis Windows/Current configuration: improved detection
  of installed devices under Windows 200x/XP
- Analysis Hardware resources: interrupt detection improved
  under Windows 200x and XP
- Internet Explorer analysis:
  General IE infos and settings added
- File statistics: support for many other file types
- improved Transmeta processor detection (TM3200/5400/5600/5800),
  preliminary support for Efficeon
- detects Phoenix Award Bios
- detects new PCI devices
- Support for Intel 848P chipset, detects nForce3, current
  ServerWorks and ALi chipsets
- Bios viewer: Support for searching of strings, Copyright 
  string scan and clipboard support added
- DDC monitor infos under Windows 200x/XP 
- many more useful enhancements


Bugfix:
- Exception in SDRAM  and sensor analysis after closing the
  Properties dialog
- Bios Viewer: Address FFFF0h-FFFFFh (Hex mode)
- PCI Dump: Content of register 90h
- Detection of nForce chipsets
- Printer analysis: list of available resolutions (from index 1) 
- various minor bugs




New features of Dr. Hardware 2003 Build 4.5.0e vs. 4.0.0e
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New features:
- official Windows 2003 support(s.b.)
- detects the latest CPUs:
  Intel Pentium M
  AMD Athlon 64/Opteron
  VIA CX 3 Nehemiah;
- detects new CPU features:
  Enhanced SpeedStep Technology
  Thermal Control Circuit (TCC/TCC 2)
- detects new chipsets:
  nVidia nForce 2
- Detection and detailed analysis of the
  latest chipsets:
  (incl. info about DDR400, AGP 8x, S-ATA):
  Intel 852GM, 852GME, 852PM, 855GM, 855PM
  Intel 865G, 865P, 865PE, 875P
  Intel E7205, E7501, E7505
  AMD 8000
  Intel 450NX
- differentiates between desktop, notebook, 
  workstation and server chipsets (Intel chipsets
  only)
- Further info about Intel (ICH3/4) and
  AMD chipsets
- IDE analysis: support for ITE S-ATA controller
- Sensor analysis:
  Support for Intel chipsets based on ICH5/ICH5R,
  AMD 8111 Hyper Transport I/O Hub, nForce MCP
  Support for W83791D sensor Chip
  Support for ITE8712F sensor Chip (preliminary)
  improved Winbond chip value RAM reading
- detects core steppings of the latest Intel CPUs
- updated CPU detection via Brand ID 
- SDRAM analysis
  Support for Intel chipsets based on ICH5/ICH5R,
  AMD 8111 Hyper Transport I/O Hub, nForce MCP
  DDR400 Support
  Highest CAS latency included
  detects about 100 new memory makers
- detects several hundred of new PCI devices
- SMBios: updated according to SMBios 2.3.4 (thus
  detecting new CPUs, CPU sockets and AGP 8x)
- new benchmark results:
  - System benchmark: Intel Pentium 4/3.06 GHz,
  AMD Athlon XP 2800+, Duron 1200 MHz etc.
  - Video benchmark: AGP 4x, AGP 8x
- Windows tools: System recovery tool included

Bugfix:
- Intel 7500 chipset - DDR DRAM timings
- Cookie list on Windows XP
- several Windows tools

Misc.:
- Windows 2003 is from now on supported by the 
  Professional for Windows NT/2000/XP Professional 
  Ed. and Premium edition