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SYSTEM INFORMATION
The System Information windows provide an overview of the system. The information is separated into three screens containing system board information, processors and bus information, floppy drive, fixed disk and miscellaneous hardware information. The information comes from POST, CMOS, device drivers and a series of routines run by Micro-Scope. Use PgUp and PgDn to alternate between the three screens. Following is a description of the information displayed.
SCREEN - System Information #1
System Board Information
System Type – The IBM or equivalent IBM system type will be displayed at the top of the window, such as "PSII model 95" or "IBM AT". The manufacturer will be displayed where possible.
BIOS Name – The section displays the name of the BIOS manufacturer.
BIOS Date – The section displays the date the BIOS revision was released. Some manufacturers have made changes to their BIOS without issuing a new version number, so date information is sometimes crucial. Additional BIOS information will be located in memory at segment F000 and can be accessed using the Memory Display Utility described in Section IV of this manual. The data will be found in the ASCII field in the right-hand side of that display.
BIOS MSR – The BIOS Model, Submodel and Revision is displayed in this section. This information is vital for upgrading system ROMs.
DMI Version – This gives the DMI version being used to collect system information. More information on this feature will be found under the DMI Information menu item, described later in this chapter.
Processor and BUS Information
CPU – Displays Basic CPU type (for example: 80486, Pentium II, Pentium IV, Celeron, AMD K6-3, AMD Athlon). If possible the diagnostic will determine the manufacturer and revision of the CPU. This is dependent on the CPU. With multiple processors, the entry will show the quantity (up to 4) but will display the CPU type only once.
CPU Speed – Displays the speed of the CPU installed in the system. The speed displayed is based on the results of an ID routine performed by Micro-Scope upon boot-up, and is different than the Benchmark done under System Board Diagnostic and Batch tests. If the turbo switch is off, or there is an incorrect setting in the extended CMOS, the speed of the system will be affected and the CPU will run slower than its rated speed. If the system is configured correctly, the CPU speed displayed should match its rated speed.
NPU – Displays the type of NPU installed in the system. INTERNAL means the NPU is contained within the CPU.
BUS Type – The BUS types present in the system will be displayed. These will include ISA, EISA, MCA, PCI, USB and PCMCIA. Video (VLB) and VESA LB are not displayed since they are merely an extension of the CPU internal or (local) BUS.
System Speed – The speed of the system bus is displayed. Except for some older systems where the bus and CPU speed are equal, , the CPU speed will be a multiple of this figure.
Memory Information
Base Memory – This section displays the amount of Base memory detected by POST.
Extended Memory – Displays the amount of Extended Memory detected by Micro-Scope. Memory must be continuous. Some memory managers create a memory "hole", and Micro-Scope will not report that portion of memory above the hole. However, that memory can still be selected for testing by the diagnostic.
Expanded Memory – This section displays the amount of expanded memory reported by the expanded memory driver. If expanded memory is present and drivers are loaded, the page frame used by the expanded memory driver will be displayed. If drivers are not loaded, the display will report "Not Active".
Video Information
Video BIOS – This displays the name of the BIOS ROM chip on the video adapter. If available, the number and revision of the video chipset will also be shown.
Video Memory – This section displays the amount of video memory detected by Micro-Scope. Some video cards do not have full access to their video memory without the aid of a VESA driver (e.g. some ATI cards).
Video Maximum Mode – This displays the maximum mode for the video adapter. This information is determined by Micro-Scope at boot-up. Micro-Scope is designed to detect and test up to 64 megabytes of video memory.
Display – Displays the type of video monitor - Analog Monochrome, Analog Color, Digital Monochrome, Digital Color, STN, TFT, Internal or External for laptop displays.
AGP Bus Version – If the system has AGP capability, this gives the version of bus used for the AGP, and its speed.
SYSTEM INFORMATION SCREEN #2
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