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      |     ASTRA - Advanced Sysinfo Tool and Reporting Assistant      |
      |                   Version 7.20  Feb-03-2025                    |
      |              Copyright (C) 1997-2025 Sysinfo Lab               |
      |                 WWW: http://www.sysinfolab.com                 |
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                                 Contents

      1. About
      2. System Requirements
      3. Purchase
      4. Registration Benefits
      5. Program Features
      6. Running the Program
      7. Running in Batch Mode
      8. Troubleshooting
      9. Support

                                  1. About

      This  program  performs  computer  configuration   analysis    and
      diagnostics.  It gives detailed information  about  your  computer
      hardware and devices operational modes,    including  undocumented
      information. A unique quick HDD Health Status checker is included.
      It provides  information  on  CPU,    motherboard,    hard  disks,
      S.M.A.R.T., CD/DVD devices, SCSI devices, memory modules, chipset,
      BIOS, PCI/AGP, ISA/PnP and PnP devices, monitor, video card, sound
      card,  network card,  printer,  etc.  This program also creates  a
      report file in plain text,  INI,  HTML, XML and CSV format, and is
      able to run in batch mode. Bootable ISO and floppy images are also
      available.  The DOS  version  is especially  designed  for  system
      restore purposes and  may be used by repair professionals, Windows
      version also available.

                            2. System Requirements

        - processor 8086/8088
        - 470 kB of free base memory
        - CGA or MDA videocard
        - MS DOS 3.00 or higher

                              Running in Windows

      The program can't be  run  in  Windows.  Please  use  ASTRA32  for
      Windows NT4/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/10/95/98/ME. Please visit
      http://www.astra32.com to learn more about ASTRA32 for Windows.

                                3. Purchase

      Please visit  http://www.sysinfolab.com/register.htm  to order the
      program.

      Please visit http://www.sysinfolab.com/orderupgrade.htm  to update
      upgrade your existing license.

                           4. Registration Benefits

      1. You'll be able to create a FILE REPORT in  INI and  HTML format
         (see Examples folder).
      2. You'll be able to create a FILE  REPORT in  XML and CSV  format
         (Professional and Engineer license only).
      3. You'll be able to  run  program  in  BATCH  MODE  (Professional
         and Engineer license only).
      4. You'll be able  to  use  MACROS  in  BATCH  MODE  (Professional
         and Engineer license only).
      5. You'll get FREE technical support.
      6. You'll get FREE updates  during  one  year  from  the  date  of
         purchase and DISCOUNT after that.
      7. You can order ASTRA32 for Windows with 30% DISCOUNT.

                             5. Program Features

      - detects 1105 processor and coprocessor types

      - identifies processor frequency,  CPU clock  multiplier  and  FSB
        clock,  detects expected (not-overclocked) processors frequency,
        processor number (for Intel processors),  socket (slot,  socket)
        and package (Platform ID) processor type,  identifies  processor
        features (MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4, 3DNow!,  3DNow! Extensions
        and others) and L1/L2/L3 processor cache size

      - identifies processor sSPEC number  / OPN code.  The program  can
        distinguish more than 7600 sSpec numbers / OPN codes

      - identifies vendor and model  of  chipset.  Detailed  information
        about the memory controller  (supported and current memory types
        and clocks, controller mode,  timings,  etc),  north bridge  and
        south bridge

      - identifies motherboard manufacturer and URL,  identifies vendor,
        date and version of BIOS.

      - identifies  models  and  size of  ATA/ATAPI devices (HDD, CD/DVD
        drives,  ZIP  drives).  Detects  interface  type  (Parallel ATA,
        Serial  ATA  I,  Serial  ATA II). Detects PIO, DMA and Ultra DMA
        modes  (including active modes of the configuration). Identifies
        ATA/ATAPI  devices  on external UDMA/SATA controllers. Detection
        of CD-drives' maximum and current read/write speeds

      - reading of HDD S.M.A.R.T.   information  (including drives using
        external  UDMA/SATA controllers).  Detection of HDD temperature,
        quick HDD Health Status checker  (using an unique algorithm) and
        calculation of SSD Remaining Life

      - identifies SCSI devices (HDD, CD drives, scanners, tape drives).
        Detects device  name,    type,    size,    SCSI  serial  number,
        temperature, buffer size, HDD rotation speed and others

      - detects SPD memory modules (size, type, vendor, speed parameters
        and many others)

      - identifies  PCI/AGP/PCI-X/PCI-E/PCMCIA,   system  PnP,   ISA/PnP
        devices  and  used  resources.  Program  can  detect  over 31500
        devices

      - identifies over 26300 monitor models, the viewable diagonal image
        size, modes supported by the monitor and other features

      - support of DMI/SMBIOS standard,  including detection  of  system
        name,  motherboard model,  BIOS,  CPU,  cache,  memory subsystem
        parameters, motherboard slots and ports information

      - identifies vendor and model of graphic controller,  video memory
        size and supported videomodes

      - identifies sound card type, modem, network card, LPT/PnP devices
        (printers, scanners) and many others

 (*)  - creates a file report in plain text, INI and HTML format

 (**) - creates a file report in XML and CSV format

 (**) - able to run in batch mode

 (**) - ability to use macros in batch mode

      - program  can  be  run  from  a bootable  CD, USB or floppy disk,
        bootable ISO and floppy images are also available

      - program runs under any extended memory managers (QEMM, EMM, etc.)

      - hypertext context-sensitive help.

 (*)  - ability to import reports  into  hardware  inventory  management
        software - Hardware Inspector

      Note: (*) - this is available only for registered versions.
            (**) - this is available only in Professional license.

                           6. Running the Program

                      6.1 Starting and Running the Program

      Program uses a  window  interface.    Choose  a  window  from  the
      'Information' menu (hot key F10).  If a window border is  inactive
      (gray) this window is unavailable (for example,  there is  no  PCI
      bus on the computer). If there are scrolling bars in a window, you
      can scroll it using cursor keys or a mouse.

                            6.2 Using Help System

      Program provides  you  with  a  hypertext  context-sensitive  help
      facility.  You can choose an item from the Help:Contents  menu  or
      use the hot key F1.  English is the help system default  language.
      If you wish to change it,  choose an item Help:Language.   In  the
      appear red window choose the language you need  and click  the  OK
      button. You can navigate in the help system using cursor keys or a
      mouse on the scrolling bar. You can go to hypertext links by press
      TAB (forward) or Shift-TAB (back)  and  Enter  (go  to  the  link)
      buttons. To quit the help system, press the ESC button.

                          6.3 Creating a File Report

      To create a file report,  choose the Plain Text Report  item  (hot
      key F2) in the Report menu.  You can  type  the  report  name  and
      comments in the appeared window.  By default program  will  create
      file astra.rpt with the content of  the  ASTRA's  all  information
      windows will be created in its catalogue.  If your computer has  a
      network name,  file report will  be  named  after  it  (maximum  8
      symbols).  Creation  of  summary  (Report:Summary  Report),    INI
      (Report:INI Format Report),  HTML (Report:HTML Format Report), XML
      (Report:XML  Format Report)  and  CSV  (Report:CSV  Format Report)
      reports is also available.

          6.4 Using ASTRA with hardware inventory management software

      To create  a file  report  in INI format,  choose  the  INI Format
      Report item in the  Report menu or use /RJ command  line key. This
      file can be imported to Hardware Inspector.

                              Hardware Inspectror
      Hardware Inspector is the application for automated hardware asset
      tracking and inventory  management  of  hardware.    The  Hardware
      Inspector is unique because  it  keeps  separate  records  of  the
      devices,  and not just configuration settings  of  each  computer.
      Each device is assigned a passport,  and  the  program  keeps  the
      history of its transitions between workplaces and registers  their
      maintenance   information.        See    more    information    on
      http://www.hwinspector.com

                        7. Running in Batch Mode

      Usage:
      ASTRA /R[T][J][H][X][S] [[path\]filename1[.ext]] ... [[path\]filenameY[.ext]]
            [/LP profile_name.rpf] [/Q] [/C comment] [/?]

        [T] - creating a file report in plain text format (default
              [.ext] -.rpt)
        [J] - creating a file report in INI format (default [.ext] -.rjs)
        [H] - creating a file report in HTML format (default [.ext] -.htm)
        [X] - creating a file report in XML format (default [.ext] -.xml)
        [C] - creating a file report in CSV format (default [.ext] - .csv)
        [S] - creating summary report file
        [P] - do NOT include private data in the report

        You may specify different names of reports for different types of reports
        [[path\]filename1[.ext]] - name of the report for first type of the report
        [[path\]filename2[.ext]] - name of the report for second type of the report
        [[path\]filenameY[.ext]] - name of the report for Y type of the report
          default [path\] - program folder
          default [filename] - 'astra' or network name

        [/LP profile_name.rpf] - load report profile with name profile_name.rpf
          See example of the report profile in the Examples folder
          You may use /LP switch with /R switch (astra.exe /R /LP profile.rpf)

        [/C comment] - specify comment (macros allowed)
        [/Q] - quiet mode (use with switch /R[T][J][H][X][‘] only)
        [/?], [/H] - help

      Using macros in batch mode:
        $HOSTNAME$ - insert host name
        $MACADDR$ - inser primary MAC address
        $DATE$ - insert current date (YYYYMMDD)
        $TIME$ - insert current time (HHMMSS)
        $YEAR$ - insert current year (YYYY)
        $MONTH$ - insert current month (MM)
        $DAY$ - insert current day (DD)

      Example 1:
        astra.exe /RTP c:\reports\$DATE$\$HOSTNAME$.txt
      Result:
        Save plain  text report  without private  data  host_name.txt to
        c:\reports\current_date\ folder

      Example 2:
        astra.exe /RTHX name1.txt name2.htm name3.xml /Q
      Result:
        Save plain text report name1.txt,  HTML report name2.htm and XML
        report name3.xml to the program folder in quiet mode

      Example 3:
        astra.exe /RHXT c:\reports\name /C Today $DATE$
      Result:
        Save HTML report name.htm,  XML report name.xml  and plain  text
        report name.txt to c:\reports\ folder with comment 'Today YYYYMMDD'

      Example 4:
        astra.exe /R /LP profile.rpf
      Result:
        Save reports using report profile profile.rpf and exit

      Example 5:
        astra.exe /LP profile.rpf
      Result:
        Load report profile profile.rpf and run ASTRA in interactive mode

                              8. Troubleshooting

      You can try  to disable  the detection  of some components loading
      report profile or using switches of the command line:

      ASTRA /nVESA /nSCSI /nISA /nLPT /nSPD /nDMI /nDDC /nDRV /nSMART
            /nUDMA /nMSR /nHDD /nATAPI /nPNP /nSB /nPCI /nDBG
        /nVESA - disabling VESA test
        /nSCSI - disabling SCSI test
        /nISA - disabling ISA/PnP test
        /nLPT - disabling LPT/PnP test
        /nSPD - disabling SPD test
        /nDMI - disabling DMI/SMBIOS test
        /nDDC - disabling DDC test
        /nDRV - disabling Drive test
        /nSMART - disabling HDD S.M.A.R.T. test
        /nUDMA - disabling external UDMA/SATA test
        /nMSR - disabling CPU MSR test
        /nHDD - disabling HDD test
        /nATAPI - disabling ATAPI test
        /nPNP - disabling PNP test
        /nSB -  disabling Sound Card test
        /nPCI - disabling low level PCI test
        /nChipset - disabling chipset test
        /nDBG - do not include debug information in the report

                                 9. Support

      Please,  feel free to  send  all  your  questions,    suggestions,
      comments and bug reports to the address:
        http://www.sysinfolab.com/support.htm

      You can download the latest version of the program at:
        http://www.sysinfolab.com

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