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SIW, a competitor to Belarc Advisor (and Everest) ...

Discussion in 'Other PC Software' started by Christer, 2005/11/07.

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  1. 2006/01/25
    charlesvar

    charlesvar Inactive Alumni

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    Hi Jim,

    You can contact the developer - I'm curious what the problem is.
    I meant contacting SIW's developer.

    Regards - Charles
     
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  2. 2006/01/25
    TonyT

    TonyT SuperGeek Staff

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    That's a strange one! This is your mb specs:


    -- SPECIFICATIONs ------------------------------------
    CPU - Socket 478 supports
    Pentium 4 up to 3.4 GHz or Celeron up to 2.8 GHz
    BIOS - AMI BIOS with ACPI 1.0 function
    Supports multiple-boot
    Supports Plug and Play 1.0A, APM 1.2, DMI
    2 MB Flash ROM
    CHIPSET - Intel i865PE/ICH5
    Supports 800, 533 and 400 MHZ FSB
    MEMORY - Four 184-pin DDR SDRAM 2.5V DIMM sockets support up to 4GB
    (Dual DDR 266/333/400).
    SLOTS - (5) 32-bit Bus Mastering PCI slots (V2.2 compliant)
    (1) 32-bit AGP slot (supports 4x/8X mode)
    (1) CNR slot (Comunications Networking Riser)
    AUDIO - Integrated C-Media CMI 9761A audio codec chip providing
    6-channel audio.
    Compliant with AC97 2.3 Specifications
    VIDEO - None
    ETHERNET - Integrated Realtek RTL8100C 10/100 Ethernet function.
    FIREWIRE - None
    RAID - None
    PCI IDE - Two channes parellel ATA connectors
    Supports UDMA 66/100/133
    SERIAL ATA- Two channels Serial ATA ports
    ICH5 integrates Serial ATA
    I/O PORTS - (2) PS/2 ports (for mouse & keyboard)
    (1) RJ45 connector (10/100Mbps Ethernet)
    (6) USB ports (4 rear, 2 via pin header)
    (1) D-Sub 9-pin male serial port (16550 UART compatible)
    (1) D-Sub 25-pin female printer port (SPP/EPP/ECP mode)
    (3) Audio I/O ports (LINE-Out, LINE-In, MIC JACK)
    (1) FDD port (Supports 3 mode, 1.2/1.44/2.88 MB FDD)
    (1) On-board IrDA/FIR port with optional cable for transceiver
    HEALTH - On-board voltage monitors for +3.3V, +5V, +12V, VCORE
    CPU fan speed monitor
    CPU temperature monitoring through flexible thermal sensor
    COMPATIBLE - WinXP/Win2000/WinNT/WinME/Win98SE/Linux/FreeBSD
    APPROVALS - FCC Class B & CE EMI Regulation Compliant PC'99 compliant
    PCB SIZE - ATX form factor, 30.5cm x 24.4cm (12" x 9.6 ")
    www.soyousa.com
     
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  4. 2006/01/26
    irdreed

    irdreed Inactive

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    Tony T
    Thanks. I had the Motherboard specs in front of me when I was reviewing the SIW printouts, and that's when the Flags were raised.
    I tried both Everest and SIW in my other Machine (Win98SE) but a similar Motherboard (w/Intel 645 Chip) and both report 5 Pci Slots.

    My curiosity is way up there now. Will try to contact the author.
     
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  5. 2006/01/26
    TonyT

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    Hidden tape recording of technician who bundled & boxed the motherboard:

    tech: crashX$!!@!...oops...what are these black things? Looks like they go there...grabs thermoplastic glue gun...aaw..nobody will ever have a card in all 5 slots at the same time, and if they find a card doesn't work in one slot they'll try another one...anyway, it's not my problem...next order?
     
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  6. 2006/01/27
    irdreed

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    TonyT,
    Gabriel Topala Had me make a run with no DMI....here's the instructions:
    The results were the same......Wrong number of PCI slots.

    Soo....Hey Maybe you're right, (except for the crash):
    :D :D
    Moving right along.....it seems maybe this "Cheapie" MB I have, (with it's BIOS which is post 2004), has some deficiencies as stated in the link here that Gabriel Topala references:
    http://www.pcpitstop.com/faq/smbios.asp#badinfo
    So this "Bad Info" has no impact on functionality or performance. SMBIOS data is intended for use by inventory and diagnostic programs.
     
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  7. 2006/01/27
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    Just a note to Whiskeyman that I am running Win 98SE and have Everest and download and installed SIW with no problems, have Zone Alarm,CA EZTrust AV and BOClean.

    Quickshot
     
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