On various PC support forums, there are always users asking for assistance who don't know their motherboard make and model, chipset, BIOS version, or other information about their hardware specs, and aren't sure how to find it. Instead of having to hold their hand and lead them through it, I want to offer a small sysinfo utility they can download and run, then paste the output.
Various sysinfo utilities have been recommended such as HWINFO32, Everest Home Edition, SiSoft Sandra, DXDIAG, MSInfo32, and others, but these utilities output an encyclopedic collection of information when using the 'save-to-file' system report feature, 97% of which just isn't necessary (nor even particularly useful). I would just like the main components or specs, such as (if available):
Motherboard make and/or model
System make and/or model (OEM info)
Chipset (Northbridge and Southbridge)
BIOS version, date, ID string, or OEM Sign-on
RAM, # modules, type, speed
Processor model, stepping, speed
Hard drives make and model
CD/DVD drives make and model
GPU and driver version
CPU to AGP Controller driver version (if applicable)
Sound hardware and driver version
Network Adapter and driver version
Maybe IRQ list
OS and Service Packs
And maybe a few other things I'm forgetting
Edit: Perhaps I should ask whether anyone knows of such a utility that already exists and is free? If not...
Can this be gathered using some kind of script, then matched with some definition file containing PCI VEN, DEV, and PnP IDs? I wouldn't have a clue how to write such a script, but I'd be willing to give it a shot if someone could point me in the right direction.
Anyone want to try a collective effort that might be freely released under GPL? I can't code, but I could gather as many PCI and PnP IDs as could find and match them to their common hardware marketing names.
Various sysinfo utilities have been recommended such as HWINFO32, Everest Home Edition, SiSoft Sandra, DXDIAG, MSInfo32, and others, but these utilities output an encyclopedic collection of information when using the 'save-to-file' system report feature, 97% of which just isn't necessary (nor even particularly useful). I would just like the main components or specs, such as (if available):
Motherboard make and/or model
System make and/or model (OEM info)
Chipset (Northbridge and Southbridge)
BIOS version, date, ID string, or OEM Sign-on
RAM, # modules, type, speed
Processor model, stepping, speed
Hard drives make and model
CD/DVD drives make and model
GPU and driver version
CPU to AGP Controller driver version (if applicable)
Sound hardware and driver version
Network Adapter and driver version
Maybe IRQ list
OS and Service Packs
And maybe a few other things I'm forgetting
Edit: Perhaps I should ask whether anyone knows of such a utility that already exists and is free? If not...
Can this be gathered using some kind of script, then matched with some definition file containing PCI VEN, DEV, and PnP IDs? I wouldn't have a clue how to write such a script, but I'd be willing to give it a shot if someone could point me in the right direction.
Anyone want to try a collective effort that might be freely released under GPL? I can't code, but I could gather as many PCI and PnP IDs as could find and match them to their common hardware marketing names.
