HARDiNFO - News

Supported Platforms: Windows XP, 2003 Server, 2008 Server, Vista, Windows 7





WHAT'S NEW IN HARDiNFO 7

Version 7.0



  • NEW Support for Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 2008 R2 Server, 32-bit and 64-bit versions.
  • NEW Online Benchmark Results Comparsions on www.hardinfo-benchmark.com for HDD, Memory Card, Display Adapter and CPU Benchmark.
  • NEW User Interface design and improved draw speed.
  • NEW Added saved benchmark results for Harddisk, Memory Card, USB flash memory and Display adapter benchmarks.
  • NEW Added support for multiple Audio / Sound Adapters.
  • NEW Enhanced Monitor Information Detection with multi-monitor support.
  • NEW Added Detailed Operating System Hotfix Updates information.
  • NEW Added Support for the following processors: Intel Core i3, Core i5, Core i7, AMD Athlon II, X2, X3 X4, AMD Phenom II X2, X3, X4, X6 and AMD FX CPU
  • NEW Added CPU Frequency Multiplier Information.
  • NEW Added SMBIOS Version and BIOS Version Information to Mainboard Page.
  • NEW Added Support for multiple USB controllers.
  • NEW Added Support for DDR-2 and DDR-3 memory.
  • NEW Added Support for multiple display adapters (crossfire).
  • NEW Added Download link for display adapter drivers.
  • NEW Added Support for hard drives larger than 2 TB.
  • NEW Added detection of firmware version for CD/DVD drives.
  • NEW Added Network Connection Speed to Network Adapters Information.
  • NEW Added Keyboard Layout information.
  • NEW Added DHCP Detection to Network Adapters Configuration.
  • NEW Added Added Test Information for CPU Benchmark operations.
  • NEW Added Check for Update option to check online for a newer version.
  • NEW Added Support for Network Connections higher than 1Gbps for Network Monitor.
  • NEW Added option to Memory Card Benchmark to display all drives, because some UFD formatted USB memory sticks are detected by Windows as fixed disks.
  • Improved Detection of Display Adapter Model and Video Processor.
  • Improved Display detection to detect multiple monitors / displays in System Overview.
  • Improved Detection of Total Physical Memory (RAM) when there is more than 4GB of RAM installed.
  • Improved CPU Cache Memory Detection.
  • Improved CPU Detailed Information.
  • Improved Disk Drives Information Display.
  • Improved HDD Benchmark Information Display.
  • Improved The HTML Reports design and added new items to reports.
  • Improved The 3D / Display Adapter Benchmark.
  • Improved Network Monitor information display.
  • Fixed DVD Speed and RPM estimation in DVD-ROM Benchmark.
  • Fixed Detection of Printer DPI resolutions.
  • Fixed Quad Core CPU Frequency Detection.
  • Fixed The Network Monitor crash problem when no traffic recorded in Windows 7.
  • Fixed User Interface paint problems.
  • Fixed The HDD Benchmark to skip read and write OS cache on which resulted in faster than real transfer speeds, now HARDiNFO displays the real speed of HDD hardware.
  • Fixed The Memory Card Benchmark to skip read and write OS cache on which resulted in faster than real transfer speeds, now HARDiNFO displays the real speed of Memory Card and USB drive devices.
  • Fixed Detection of larger than 1TB hard drives, SSD and USB sticks.
  • Removed IRDA Information as Infrared devices are obsolete.
  • Other minor fixes and improvements.











WHAT'S NEW IN HARDiNFO 2008 version 6.0

Version 6.01 adds German language support.

NEW Windows Vista & Windows 2008 Server full compatibility and support.

* NEW HARDInventory - Hardware Inventory software with components warranty and invoice information.

* NEW HARDMonitor - Advanced Remote Network Monitor software which can monitor network traffic from any computer on the network, with user selectable logging frequency in seconds. It can store traffic data for any number of days or months using an SQL Server 2005 database (SQL Express or Enterprise). The network monitoring service has a very low CPU usage, less than 1%.

* NEW NetScanner - Advanced Network & port scanner with ability to monitor network services on specified computers, it can even start computers within the network. IPv4 and IPv6 are both supported.

NEW Added detection of OS Architecture.

NEW: Added BIOS Manufacturer information to System Overview.

NEW Added Detection of PowerPC range of processors, SPARC, UltraSPARC, Alpha, MIPS, Crusoe and the latest AMD 64 X2, Turion 64 X2, Opteron X2, Intel Dual & Quad Core CPUs.

NEW Added Mainboard model information to System Overview.

NEW Added CPU Features to CPU Information.

NEW All New 3D Benchmark for DirectX 9+, using the latest HDR lighting technology.

NEW Added Motherboard Model information and fixed the Manufacturer detection.

NEW Added Support for PCI Express.

NEW Added Detection of Motherboard Version and Serial Number.

Improved CPU Benchmark with multi-core and multi-CPU support.

Improved RAM/Memory detection routine.

Improved user interface with information organized in panels.

Improved HDD Size detection from System Overview.

Improved the Overclocking Burn-In Stability test to work with multi-core / multi-cpu systems.

*Improved connection and security with remote computers.

Improved Installer with Windows Vista certified logo compliancy.

Improved Benchmark graphs with resizable windows.

Improved CD/DVD-ROM benchmark to support SATA/SATA II drives.

Updated the display adapter manufacturer website addresses.

Fixed BIOS Version detection.

Fixed incorrect saving of interface type in Memory Card benchmark.

Fixed mainboard manufacturer detection.

Fixed mainboard slots detection when PCI-E is present.

Fixed CD/DVD-ROM quick transfer speed detection for Windows Vista.

Fixed minor bugs in HTML report generator.

Fixed minor bugs in Network benchmark report.

Fixed Benchmarks Graph file export bug.

 

Items marked with * are available only in the Enterprise version.

 




WHAT'S NEW IN HARDiNFO 2005 version 5.0
Improved the user interface (Longhorn style) with better organized information.
Improved OS information detection and added Last BootUp Time and UpTime.
Increased the DCOM timeout from 20 to 30 seconds, to avoid connection problems.
Added WMI cleanup and shutdown at application exit to avoid security and memory issues.
Added detailed information about CPU Cache Memory.
Added support for newer smart batteries to Mobile PC Battery information.
Fixed many minor bugs.
Added CPU Support for Intel Pentium M (Centrino), Itanium 2, AMD Sempron, AMD 64/64FX/Opteron and P4 Xeon
Improved Benchmark graphs, now more easy to understand and with a cool look.
Added Drivers Information to Printer page.
Improved Battery Information, now it supports multiple batteries the latest Smart batteries.
New Advanced Battery Monitor.
Added Network Traffic Monitor which can monitor choosed network interfaces even located on a remote network computer. The network average traffic is calculated with 100 nano-second precision (1sec./100000) which.
Improved the CPU Benchmark.
Reduced Memory and CPU usage to minimum, the entire application takes less memory than your messenger program and the *network monitor uses less than 1% of the CPU power.
Added complete new Disk Drive/HDD Benchmark with more detailed and efficient performance tests.
Fixed minor bugs in the CD-ROM and Network Benchmark.
Added New Memory Card / USB Drive Benchmark.

 

 

Items marked with * are available only in the Enterprise version.