PC-CONFIG ========= System-Info and Benchmark-Program for PCs and compatible. (c) by Holin Datentechnik Auf dem Knippen 12 51503 Rosrath Germany http://holin.com What can CONFIG do, that other programs cannot? ================================================= 1) Shows ISA, EISA, MCA, VLB and PCI Mainboards 2) Pro-version finds mainboard manufacturer from BIOS id over 230 vendors on AMI BIOS, over 70 on AWARD BIOS 3) Shows chipsetdetails on Intel 430TX,HX,VX, SIS5571, SIS5597 ... 4) Identifies over 380 vendors of PCI cards, rev number ... 5) Identify processor caches and their size (8-512 KB) 6) Tell a DX from a SX CPU, identify NexGen586, Cyrix6x86, PentiumII 7) Identify VGA- card manufacturer, chip-set and BIOS version. 8) Identify over 600 expansion cards in Microchannel (MCA) systems 9) Identify a variety of harddisk cache software 10) Show HI-DOS memory under DOS 5, 386MAX, QEMM386 and MOVE'EM 11) Find areas of memory of different speeds in the first megabyte and in extended memory 12) Identify SCSI HD-controllers and their manufacturers 13) Establish the rotational speed of the harddisk 14) Display the name, cache size and contoller version IDE harddisks * 15) Identify the frame speed for VGA cards * 16) 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 Auf dem Knippen 12 51503 Roesrath 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. Prices: ======= Standard version: 20,00 DM / 11,- US$ or equivalent in YOUR currency Standard version with Cyrix-Speedup 30,00 DM / 17,- US$ Pro version: 99,50 DM / 54,- US$ see below Updates: ======== See http://holin.com for the latest version. System Requirements: ==================== IBM 286 or compatible with minimum 400 KB free RAM MS-DOS 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.MCA - Contains information about Microchannel & PCI Cards. CONFIG.XXX - A hard copy of the monitor screen (made with F4). REGISTER.TXT - Registration form. WHATSNEW.??? - Info on the latest features in this version 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 386 or better, 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 number of wait states on a memory access (8 and 16 bit CPUs only). Among others, these CPUs are being detected: AMD: 80486DX/4 an 486DX with tripple internal speed and 8k cache 5x86 P75: a chip with 486 pinout, external clock 33 MHz, internal 133 MHz clockspeed, 16k cache K5: chip with Pentium layout, /w 16k data and 8k code cache onboard. K6: chip with Pentium layout, /w 32k data and 32k code cache onboard. Needs 2.8V Intel: 80386SL: an 386SX version with internal static core. I.e., its clocktiming can be reduced to 0 MHz, so that its consumption of power is nearly 0 mW. RapidCAD: a 2-pieced chip, pincompatible to 386DX and 387DX, but containing 486 structures 80486DX: the standard 486 with internal copro and 8k cache 80486SX: same version without copro 80486SL: power-saving version of the 486SX, comparable to the 386SL 80486DX/2: an 486DX with internal clockdoubler 80486SX/J: an 80486SX with only 16 bit datapath 80486DX/4: an 486DX with tripple internal speed and 16k cache Pentium: the standard Pentium, with 60, 66 or 100,120,150,166,200 MHz PentiumPro:next generation of CPUs, now with 256 or 512k L2-cache shipped on the chip. Clocks at 150,180,200,233 MHz PentiumMMX:improved Pentium with some new commands for faster multimedia-processing. Has 32k internal cache. Needs 2.8V Pentium 2: next generation of chip. Uses "Slot 1" and does not fit in any older mainboard. Clocks at 233,266,300 and 333 MHz. Cyrix: Cx486DLC: an 386DX-pincompatible chip with 1k int. cache Cx486SLC: an 386SX-pincompatible chip with 1k int. cache Cx486S: an 486SX-pincompatible chip with 2k int. cache in some literature called M6 Cx486DX: an 486DX-pincompatible chip with 8k int. cache and copro in some literature called M7 Cx486DX/2: an 80486DX/2 clone Cx486DX/4: an 80486DX/4 clone with WriteBack features Cx5x86: chip with 486 pinout, internal optimations and 16k L1-cache 100 & 120 MHz versions availiable Cx6x86: chip with Pentium-pinout, at same clock speed slightly faster than the Pentium. Shipped with this names: 6x86 P120+ runs at 100 MHz, board 50 MHz 6x86 P133+ runs at 110 MHz, board 55 MHz ...
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