Speed-Up + BenchMark Tools
[99.99% FREE(ware)]

ALL downloads featured here are on my •MUST HAVE• list, also found in SOFTWARE.TXT, part of my ©Tricks + Secrets files, FREEware:

• Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 + DOS 7.xx/8.00: W95-11D.EXE

• Windows/WfWG 3.1x + DOS 6.xx: W31-11D.ZIP

IMPORTANT:

1. ALWAYS BACKUP FIRST !
2. Some of these files are archived in ZIP format. You need a file decompression (unZIPping) tool to extract their contents. I recommend one of these "FREE 32-bit FILE SHRINKERS" (Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista users), Info-ZIP WiZ (Windows/WfWG 3.1x users, free) or PK(UN)ZIP (DOS users, no nag shareware).
3. STAY SAFE: Scan for viruses ALL files downloaded from the Internet!
4. Please let me know if you discover any broken links.
5. Almost ALL software featured here is FREE(ware) unless specified otherwise.
6. I do NOT recommend ANY shareware or retail programs, except the few ESSENTIALS on my "MUST HAVE" list, and ONLY IF I could NOT find ANY FREE(ware) alternative!
7. Check back often for UPDATES.
8. Enjoy.

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WARNING: Messing with hardware settings might damage/lockup your computer and/or cause data loss!
BACKUP EVERYTHING FIRST!
• Hardware + Test Tools + Guides on the Internet (most are freeware):
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  • Rojak's Pot BIOS Guide
  • H. Oda!'s Original Software
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  • UniFlash
  • Disable Pentium III/IV Serial Number tool
  • Memory Test tools: BAD MEMORY?
  • My BenchMarks page
  • BenchMarks on the Net

• TweakBIOS v1.53b 16-bit ultimate BIOS, CPU, chipset + video configuration tool for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows 3.1x/95/98/ME [freeware + $20 registered versions]:
  Direct download [158 KB, freeware version].
  Works with ALL X86 AMD, Intel + Cyrix CPUs and (but not restricted to) these:
  • Motherboard chipsets:
    • Intel: 430xX, 440xX, 450xX, 810, 820 + 840
    • VIA: VP-1, VP-2, VP-3, MVP-3 + Apollo Pro
    • AMD: AMD-640 + AMD-750
    • SiS: 551x, 557x, 558x, 559x, 85C50x, 496, 530, 540, 560, 600 + 620
    • OPTi Viper + Vendetta
    • ALi Aladdin II, III, IV + V
    • UMC 881
    • ITE 8330G
  • Video chipsets:
    • Tseng Labs ET6000
    • Matrox Mystique
    • Intel i740
  A MUST for all PC performance tweakers, no matter what type of motherboard, CPU or BIOS you might have. Fine tunes without need for reboot tons of hidden settings not available in BIOS Setup.

• BIOS Wizard v2.10 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP tests most popular BIOSes, detects errors, recommends upgrades, highly customizable:
  Direct download [478 KB, freeware].

• Bios v1.35.1 16-bit for DOS + WinBIOS v1.2 32-bit front end for Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP detect, display, save, restore and delete BIOS settings on most BIOSes (tested with AMI and AWARD), show beep codes, passwords, turn on/off Level 1/2 CPU Cache, highly customizable [30 KB + 129 KB, freeware].

• SMBIOSW for Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 + SMBIOSD for DOS v3.09 16-bit detect, display and save BIOS settings on most PC/AT BIOSes (freeware):
  • SMBIOSW [47 KB].
  • SMBIOSD [25 KB].

• PCISniffer v1.5 16-bit for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows 3.1x/9x/ME detects + displays extensive PCI devices info + eventual hardware conflicts:
  Direct download [1.03 MB, freeware].

• PCI Info v1.10 16-bit for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows 3.1x/9x/ME detects + displays PCI + AGP devices info: IRQs, bus latency timer, PCI bus mastering capability + AGP bus speed multiplier [14 KB, freeware].

• MultiRes v1.52 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 improved Microsoft QuickRes replacement: handles any available refresh rate on multiple monitors, supports command line switches, scripting + batch files, highly customizable:
  Direct download [100 KB, freeware].

• PCI Latency Tool v3.0 32-bit + 64-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 tweaks AGP + PCI hardware devices latency clocks from default 248 (slow) to recommended 64 (fast) or even less, customizable, extremely useful for overclocking:
  Direct download [78 KB, freeware].
  PCI ID Database Update [342 KB, right-click to save!].

• AGP Info v1.0.1 32-bit [374 KB, freeware] for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP fine tunes most AGP video and memory hidden settings/timings not available in BIOS Setup, without need for reboot, extremely useful for overclocking.
  Requires an Intel Pentium II/III 440BX or 440ZX chipset!

• ZTAGPTool v0.16 beta 32-bit [19 KB, freeware] for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP fine tunes AGP video bus hidden settings not available in BIOS Setup, without need for reboot, extremely useful for overclocking.

• AGP Timer v1.1 16-bit for Windows 9x/ME DOS box tweaks AGP latency clock from default 248 (slow) to recommended 64 (fast) or even less, customizable, extremely useful for overclocking:
  Direct download [9 KB, freeware].

• PCI Timer v3.0 16-bit for Windows 9x/ME DOS box tweaks PCI latency clocks separately for each device, from default 248 (slow) to recommended 64 (fast) or even less, customizable, extremely useful for overclocking:
  Direct download [13 KB, freeware].

• PCIList v2.22 32-bit for Windows 9x/ME detects all properly installed PnP hardware devices + displays detailed specs:
  Direct download [163 KB, freeware].

• Unknown Devices v1.2 32-bit for Windows 9x/2000/ME/XP/2003 detects/lists all hardware devices/peripherals installed by Device Manager by reading the BIOS + Registry:
  Direct download [393 KB, freeware].

• RefreshLock v2.21 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 fixes/customizes video display/monitor refresh rates for all resolutions overriding system defaults:
  Direct download [190 KB, freeware].

• Uwe Sieber's UMBPCI.SYS v3.75 [33 KB, freeware, English] is the best FREEware DOS upper memory driver. Provides access to the Upper Memory Area (UMA) for loading devices/drivers/TSRs "high", using HIMEM.SYS extended memory manager, on Intel, FIC VIA, SiS and ALi PCI/AGP chipsets. Supports Intel Pentium/Pro/II/III/IV, AMD and Cyrix CPUs, in MS-DOS 5.00/6.xx, Windows 3.xx/9x/ME, DR-DOS, Open DOS and Novell DOS, WITHOUT the need for an extended/expanded DOS memory manager, like Microsoft EMM386.EXE, Quarterdeck QEMM, Helix NetRoom RM386, Qualitas 386MAX, Lineo DR-DOS EMM386 etc.
  Add a DEVICE line for UMBPCI.SYS in CONFIG.SYS, AFTER the HIMEM.SYS line, and use DEVICEHIGH (in CONFIG.SYS) and LOADHIGH (in AUTOEXEC.BAT) to load ALL devices/drivers/TSRs high properly!
  Takes only 208 Bytes of conventional RAM and allows up to 629 KB of free low DOS memory.
  Uwe Sieber's UMBPCI.SYS English page.
  Uwe Sieber's UMBPCI.SYS German page.
  My Complete UMBPCI.SYS Guide.
  TIPS:
  • You can load HIMEM.SYS in upper memory by using HIRAM.EXE v1.9 [74 KB, freeware] in combination with UMBPCI.SYS.
  • UMBPCI.SYS is IDEAL for using FastVid, ONLY IF you own a Pentium Pro/II/III/IV class CPU!

• FastVid v1.10 16-bit PCI/AGP DOS video accelerator enables Write Posting (WP), Banked VGA Write Combining (BVGAWC) and Linear Frame Buffer Write Combining (LFBWC) modes on ALL PCI/AGP video cards in MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows 3.1x/95/98/ME ONLY on Pentium Pro/II/III/IV class CPUs:
  Direct download [710 KB, freeware].
  Uses no memory.
  FastVid is NOT compatible with Microsoft EMM386.EXE or ANY other DOS memory manager, like Quarterdeck QEMM, Helix Netroom RM386, Qualitas 386MAX, Lineo DR-DOS EMM386 etc! Therefore you MUST use only HIMEM.SYS in your CONFIG.SYS, or better, install UMBPCI.SYS (+ HIRAM.EXE), to provide access to the Upper Memory Area (UMA) and load ALL devices/drivers/TSRs high!
  FASTV110.ZIP also contains (MUST READ respective text documents included with each program!):
  • 6X86OPT.ZIP = 6x86opt v0.78 for DOS (nag shareware).
  • BOOTHD.ZIP = BootHD for Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003 (freeware).
  • CTU.ZIP = CTU for AMD K6 CPUs for Windows 9x/ME + DOS (freeware).
  • CTPPRO.ZIP = ctppro for DOS (freeware).
  • DIRECTNT.ZIP = DirectNT for Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003 (freeware).
  • OS2.ZIP = fstorion for OS/2 (freeware).
  • S3SPDUP.ZIP = S3 Speed Up v3.11 for DOS (freeware).

• NOLFB.COM 16-bit DOS TSR for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows/WfWG 3.1x/9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 disables video controller VESA 2.0 BIOS Linear Frame Buffer (LFB) video modes, useful for older DOS based games using VESA 1.2 video modes:
  Direct download [2 KB, free].

• Zeno v1.74 16-bit DOS TSR text mode video BIOS accelerator for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows/WfWG 3.1x/9x/ME [43 KB, public domain] speeds up and benchmarks (using VTEST.EXE v1.03) ALL DOS text screen writes/scrolls, compatible with ANY program.
  Uses 1 KB of upper DOS RAM if loaded with DEVICEHIGH in CONFIG.SYS or 1.3 KB if using LOADHIGH in AUTOEXEC.BAT (upper memory manager required in CONFIG.SYS).
  A MUST for ANY PC!
  Courtesy of Elviro, coauthor of Zeno.

• TheFAST v1.06 16-bit DOS TSR text mode video BIOS accelerator for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows/WfWG 3.1x/9x/ME [3 KB, freeware] speeds up ALL DOS screen writes/scrolls, compatible with ANY program.
  Uses 1.4 KB of upper DOS RAM if loaded with LOADHIGH in AUTOEXEC.BAT (upper memory manager required in CONFIG.SYS).
  A MUST for ANY PC!

• UniRefresh v1.42 graphical universal DOS VESA/VGA/text video refresh rate TSR changer sets optimal refresh rates for all graphics modes on most VESA 3.0 compliant video cards, especially useful for playing DOS games on 3dfx, NVidia or S3 chipsets [34 KB, uncrippled shareware].
  Uses 240 Bytes RAM.
  Requires VESA 3.0 compliant video card, multiscan monitor and MS-DOS 5/6 or Windows 9x/ME!

• VBEHz v2.23 DOS VESA/VGA/text video refresh rate TSR changer adjusts: pixel clock/refresh rate, H/V size, H/V position, H/V sync polarity on most VESA 3.0 compliant video cards, especially useful for playing DOS games on 3dfx, NVidia or S3 chipsets.
  Uses 1 KB RAM:
  Direct download [39 KB, freeware].
  Requires VESA 3.0 compliant video card, multiscan monitor and MS-DOS 5/6 or Windows 9x/ME!

• SciTech Display Doctor (SDD) 32-bit protected mode DOS TSR universal VESA BIOS Extensions (VBE) 2.0/3.0 video accelerated driver (UNIVBE.EXE) + calibration tools for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP add linear frame buffer (LFB), high speed bank switching, page flipping, hardware scrolling and 2D hardware acceleration support for most video cards without VESA hardware standard built-in, in ANY text and graphics (S)VGA/XVGA modes + ANY number of colors, to accelerate ALL DOS/Windows graphics intensive apps/games noticeably (unsupported freeware):
  • SDD v6.53 for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP + MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 [2.76 MB].
  • SDD v6.7 for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 [696 KB].
  UNIVBE takes 23 KB of DOS RAM, but does NOT fit in upper memory if EMM386.EXE loads with expanded memory enabled (RAM switch). Add the NOEMS switch to the EMM386.EXE line in CONFIG.SYS, or use UMBPCI.SYS to load UNIVBE in UMA.
  DOS accelerated games + applications using VESA 2.0 standard:
  • 3D Realms Duke Nukem 3D
  • Access Under a Killing Moon
  • Acclaim Constructor
  • AutoDesk Animator
  • Blizzard WarCraft II
  • Bullfrog Magic Carpet 2
  • Cryo: Dreams to Reality + Megarace II
  • Hercules Total Mayhem
  • id Quake
  • Legend Mission Critical
  • Lucas Arts: Rebel Assault II The Hidden Empire + TIE Fighter
  • Midway Mortal Kombat Trilogy
  • Metropolis Katharsis
  • Perfect Discworld II
  • Sierra Phantasmagoria
  • Spectrum HoloByte: Star Trek Next Generation A Final Unity + Falcon 3
  • Trilobyte The 11th Hour
  • Virgin Hyper 3D Pinball Tilt!
  NOT needed by newer video adapters WITH built-in VESA 2.0/3.0 support!
  Fake UNIVBE driver for newer video adapters with built-in VESA 2.0/3.0 support:
  Direct download [4 KB, freeware].

• Free VBE/AF v1.2 32-bit protected mode TSR universal VESA BIOS Extensions (VBE) 2.0/3.0 video accelerated driver (VBEAF.DRV) for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP adds linear frame buffer (LFB), high speed bank switching, page flipping, hardware scrolling and 2D hardware acceleration support for most video cards without VESA hardware standard built-in, in ANY text and graphics (S)VGA/XVGA modes + ANY number of colors, to accelerate ALL DOS/Windows graphics intensive apps/games noticeably:
  Direct download [246 KB, free open source].
  NOT needed by newer video adapters WITH built-in VESA 2.0/3.0 support!

• Nokia Monitor Test v1.0.0.1 16-bit for Windows 3.1x/9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 tests your CRT/LCD/plasma display for screen imperfections:
  Direct download [578 KB, free].

• Turbo 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 slows down CPU to desired speed on fast PCs to allow older programs/games to run properly:
  Direct download [50 KB, freeware].

• SlowDown v3.10 16-bit DOS TSR for MS-DOS 5/6 + Windows 9x/ME slows down CPU to desired speed on fast PCs to allow older programs/games to run properly:
  Direct download [75 KB, freeware].
  Uses up to 11 KB of upper DOS RAM if loaded with LOADHIGH in AUTOEXEC.BAT (upper memory manager required in CONFIG.SYS).

• CpuIDMax2 v2.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP detects/displays detailed Intel + AMD CPUs, frequency, overclocking, cache, BIOS + chipset info:
  Direct download [361 KB, freeware].

• CPU-Z v1.44.2 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista detects/displays detailed Intel + AMD 32 + 64 bit CPUs, frequency, overclocking, cache, BIOS, chipset, memory, PCI, PCIx + AGP info:
  Direct download [516 KB, freeware].

• PC Wizard 2008 v1.83 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista detects/displays detailed info about + benchmarks System, Hardware, OS, Software Libraries, CPU, Chipset, Buses, BIOS, Memory, Sensors etc:
  Direct download [2.62 MB, freeware].

• CPU Stability Test v6.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 multi-threaded, multi-processor, error and CRC checking, CPU, RAM, Hardware and OS benchmark tool [430 KB, freeware].

• CPU Peeker v2.7 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 monitors/displays CPU, Physical Memory and Page File usage + Process Viewer, highly customizable:
  Direct download [320 KB, freeware].

• Computer Profiler v2.5.1 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 detects/displays detailed: OS, CPU, Memory, Ports, PCI, SCSI, USB, PCMCIA, Network, GUI, Drives, Locale, Time, Printers, Folders + Programs info:
  Direct download [937 KB, freeware].
  Requires Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (VB6) Runtime Libraries [1.01 MB, free]!

• StatBar v2.406 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 displays: CPU/memory usage, OS uptime/version, battery status, CD door eject/close, exit/lock buttons, HD info, lock status, master volume control, RC5/OGR counter, time synchronization, Winamp controls, highly customizable:
  Direct download [1.65 MB, freeware].
  Requires Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (VB6) Runtime Libraries [1.01 MB, free]!

• Microsoft Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 X86 CPUs Memory Diagnostic (WMD) tool tests installed computer RAM (up to 4 GB only!) for errors:
  Direct download [639 KB, free, English].

• ResMan v1.41 32-bit for Windows 9x/ME resource monitor, task/process manager and memory recovery tool, highly customizable:
  Direct download [122 KB, freeware].

• CoolKill v1.01 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP displays and "kills" ANY visible/invisible running/locked app/process/thread/TSR/executable from a right-click Tray icon:
  Direct download [797 KB, freeware].

• WinKill v2.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP displays and "kills" ANY visible/invisible running/locked app/process/thread/TSR/executable from a right-click Tray icon:
  Direct download [711 KB, freeware].

• EndItAll v2.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 displays and "kills" ANY visible/invisible running/locked app/process/thread/TSR/executable, selectively protects OS necessary programs, supports batch script commands, highly customizable:
  Direct download [746 KB, free].

• Task Manager Free v4.9.0 32-bit for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista displays + monitors ALL visible/invisible running at Startup processes, threads, TSRs + executables:
  Direct download [496 KB, freeware].

• TaskMan v1.03.0012 32-bit for Windows 9x/ME monitors and "kills" ANY visible/invisible running/locked app/process:
  Direct download [16 KB, freeware, right-click to save!].
  Requires Microsoft Visual Basic 5 (VB5) Runtime Libraries [1.2 MB, free]!

• Task Manager v0.9.7 32-bit adds most features from Windows NT4/2000/XP Task Manager to Windows 9x/ME, highly customizable [2.12 MB, freeware].

• Tray Killer v1.0.8 beta 1 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 "kills" and restarts at will ANY background/invisible/tray process/task/app/TSR [1.41 MB, freeware].

• ProcRecon v1.50 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 manages, monitors and "kills" ANY running/locked app/process/thread/TSR/executable:
  Direct download [193 KB, freeware].

• Process Viewer 2000 (PV2K) v2.3 32-bit for Windows 9x/ME manages, monitors and "kills" ANY running/locked app/process/thread/TSR/executable, includes PV2KTray, PV2KShellX and RestartExplorer:
  Direct download [426 KB, freeware].

• Process Viewer v3.7.3.1 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 manages, monitors and "kills" ANY running/locked app/process/thread/TSR/executable:
  Direct download [99 KB, freeware].

• Process Explorer v11.12 32 + 64 bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista and for AMD64 + IA64 CPUs displays + monitors ANY app/process/thread/TSR/executable (freeware):
  Direct download [1.52 MB].
  OLD Process Explorer v9.25 for Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2 [1.18 MB].
  Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2 require Winsock Upgrade 2.0 already installed!

• Process Monitor v1.30 32 + 64 bit for Windows 2000 SP4 UR1/XP SP2/2003 SP1/Vista and for AMD64 + IA64 CPUs displays + monitors ANY app/process/thread/TSR/executable:
  Direct download [1.07 MB, freeware].

• System ANalyser, Diagnostic and Reporting Assistant (SANDRA) 32-bit for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/2003 detects and benchmarks: OS, CPU, BIOS, RAM, Disks, I/O, PnP, Ports, USB, FireWire, PCI, AGP, 2D/3D Video, DirectX, OpenGL, Communications, Networks etc, highly customizable (crippled freeware):
  • SANDRA 2007 Lite Unicode for Windows 2000/XP/2003 [10.3 MB].
  • SANDRA 2004 Standard SP2b ANSI for Windows 98/ME [7.22 MB].

• Auslogics System Information (ASI) v1.1.6 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista detects + diagnoses: hardware, disk(s), memory, CPU, video, OS etc:
  Direct download [1.7 MB, freeware].

• BenchMarX (BMX) v4.1 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 displays: Owner, Time Zone, Machine, IP/MAC, SMBIOS/DMI, CPU, OS, CD/DVD, Video, Sound, Memory, Printers, Disks, File System, BIOS, Network, DirectX, Devices, Resources + Internet detailed info and benchmarks: CPU, FPU, Memory, Video/OpenGL + Hard Disks:
  Direct download [670 KB, freeware].

• Emsa FlexInfo Pro v1.0.125 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 comprehensive system information and diagnostic tool, CPU benchmark, network info, real time CPU + RAM stats, highly customizable:
  Direct download [625 KB, freeware].
  Requires Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (VB6) Runtime Libraries [1.01 MB, free]!

• EVEREST Home Edition v2.20 32-bit [discontinued :(] for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 displays extensive hardware + software details and benchmarks Memory reads + writes:
  Direct download [3.98 MB, crippled freeware].

• ConfigInspector v1.0 32-bit for Windows NT4/2000/XP/2003 comprehensive system information and diagnostic tool, network info, real time CPU + RAM stats:
  Direct download [180 KB, freeware].

• System Information for Windows (SIW) v1.72 32 + 64 bit for Windows 98/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista detects + displays extensive hardware + software details: OS, CPU, BIOS, RAM, Video, HDs/CDs/DVDs, I/O, Ports, Communications, Multimedia, Hidden Passwords + Product Keys etc:
  Direct download [1.53 MB, multilingual, freeware].

• System Information Viewer (SIV) v3.24 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista detects + displays extensive hardware + software details: OS, CPU(s), PCI, PCMCIA, USB, monitor(s), video, network, hardware, sensors etc:
  Direct download [1.03 MB, freeware].

• ReSysInfo System Information Viewer v2.1.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 detects + displays extensive hardware + software details: OS, CPU, BIOS, CMOS, RAM, Desktop, DirectX, video, drives, environment, fonts, keyboard + locale, machine, APM, mainboard, MCI, mouse, multimedia, network, OpenGL, passwords, ports, printers + fax and processes:
  Direct download [527 KB, freeware].

• Fresh Diagnose v7.68 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista displays extensive hardware + software details and benchmarks: OS, CPU, BIOS, RAM, Video, HDs/CDs/DVDs, I/O, Ports, Communications + Multimedia:
  Direct download [1.5 MB, freeware].

• SystemInfo v1.0.1.4 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 displays brief hardware + software info: OS, CPU, BIOS, RAM, Display, Disk, Mouse, Network, Winsock, Environment:
  Direct download [372 KB, freeware].

• System Info v2.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 displays and monitors: CPU, Physical RAM, Swap RAM, Network, also task manager, supports 2 CPUs, enhanced visual effects, highly customizable:
  Direct download [820 KB, freeware].

• Belarc Advisor v7.2x 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista builds detailed profile of all installed hardware, software + Microsoft Hotfixes and displays results in HTML format:
  Direct download [1.59 MB, freeware].

• Windows Magazine WinTune Benchmark Tools + Tuneup Kits (free):
  • WinTune v1.0.43 11-6-2000 release 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP [1.7 MB].
  • WinTune 97 v1.0 6-16-1997 release 32-bit for Windows 9x/ME [992 KB].
  • WinTune v2.0 16-bit for Windows/WfWG 3.1x [1.2 MB].

• PC Magazine Benchmarks 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003: WinStone 2001, WinBench 99, 3D WinBench 2000, Audio WinBench 99, CD WinBench 99 etc (free):
  • CPU Mark 99 v1.0 [204 KB].
  • Processor Identification Tool (CPUID) v2.4 [166 KB].
  • 3D WinBench 2000 v1.1 supports DirectX 7 [83 MB].
  • WinBench 99 v2.0 [120 MB, full].
  • Audio WinBench 99 v1.0.1 [4.32 MB].
  • SpeedRate v1.5 Windows 9x/ME System Benchmark Tool [2.88 MB].

• XPBench v1.03 32-bit for Windows XP tests 2D video card/driver capabilities:
  Direct download [236 KB, freeware].

• Video Bench '99 32-bit for Windows 9x/ME tests 2D video card speed [194 KB, freeware].

• Emsa DiskCheck v1.0.77 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008 checks, scans for errors + scratches and benchmarks HD, CD/DVD + floppy drives + disks, highly customizable:
  Direct download [193 KB, freeware].
  Requires Microsoft Visual Basic 6 (VB6) Runtime Libraries [1.01 MB, free]!

• DiskSpeed32 v3.0.0.5 32-bit speed analyzer for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008 reads hard disks sector by sector, measures reading times and saves results to file [377 KB, freeware].

• HDD Health v3.3 Build 217 Beta 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008 hard drive failure prediction agent, monitors/alerts on impending failure, uses Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) built into most newer HDs:
  Direct download [922 KB, freeware].

• HD Tune v2.55 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/2008 ATAPI/SCSI/RAID/SATA hard disk test tool detects and benchmarks: raw performance, transfer rate, burst rate, access time, CPU usage, HD detailed info, HD health, Self Monitoring and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.), HD temperature + power on time:
  Direct download [628 KB, freeware].

• Nero CD/DVD Speed v4.77.15 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003/Vista/2008 tests thoroughly all CD/DVD tracks:
  Direct download [733 KB, freeware].

• CDSpeed32 v1.01 32-bit speed analyzer for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 reads CD-ROM disks sector by sector and measures reading times [64 KB, freeware].

• CD Analyzer v2.3.2 32-bit CD-ROM Benchmark + Testing Tool for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003:
  Direct download [238 KB, freeware].

• CD Check v3.1.7.0 32-bit CD-ROM Diagnostic Tool for Windows 9x/NT/2000/ME/XP/2003 detects errors and recovers files from defective CDs/CD-Rs/CD-RWs:
  Direct download [1.14 MB, freeware].

• CDCheck v1.01 16-bit CD-ROM Benchmark Tool for Windows 3.1x/9x/NT [125 KB, no nag shareware, no time limit].

• CD Speed v0.76 16-bit for DOS tests all CD-ROM tracks using a graphical interface:
  Direct download [24 KB, freeware].

• CD-Check v2.1 16-bit CD-ROM Benchmark Tool for native MS-DOS mode:
  Direct download [14 KB, freeware].

• MicroSoft Diagnostics (MSD.EXE) 16-bit DOS mode tool for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows/WfWG 3.x/95/98/ME (free):
  • MSD v2.11 also included with MS-DOS 6.22 [180 KB].
  • MSD v2.13 also included with Windows 95/OSR1/OSR2 [176 KB].
  • MSD v3.01 fixes memory + modem errors, autodetects sound cards, updated CD-ROM + Video database [160 KB].
  See MSD9X.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE) or MSD62.TXT (part of W31-11D.ZIP) for complete details.
  JUST 4 FUN: See "MSD EASTER EGGS". :)

• TestCPU v0.96 32-bit CPU diagnostics and benchmark tool for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP detects any 32-bit X86 CPU:
  Direct download [570 KB, freeware, English].

• CPUInfo v2.1.2 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 detects and displays extensive CPU + FPU details:
  Direct download [306 KB, freeware].

• ChipInfo v1.1.0 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 detects and displays extensive X86 motherboard chipset + PC bus details:
  Direct download [1 MB, freeware DEMO].

• PC Analyser OEM Windows v1.5.1 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 detects and displays all computer hardware devices:
  Direct download [610 KB, freeware DEMO].

• Navratil Software System Information (NSSI) v0.58.1 16-bit DOS diagnostics and benchmark tool for MS-DOS 5/6 + Windows 9x/ME detects Windows, works in a DOS box:
  Direct download [454 KB, freeware].

• System Speed Test v4.78 16-bit DOS diagnostics and benchmark tool for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 detects + displays hardware + OS details, benchmarks CPU + HD(s):
  Direct download [110 KB, freeware].

• SysChk v2.46 16-bit DOS diagnostics and benchmark tool for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 + Windows 3.1x/9x/ME detects Windows, works in a DOS box:
  Direct download [135 KB, nag shareware].

• Microsoft Windows ME HardWare INFOrmation tool (HWINFO.EXE) 32-bit works with ALL Windows 9x/ME releases [108 KB, free].
  See "HARDWARE INFORMATION", also in TIPS98.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE), for details.

• Microsoft OSR2 HardWare DIAGnostic tool (HWDIAG.EXE) 32-bit works with ALL Windows 9x/ME releases [34 KB, free].
  See "HARDWARE DIAGNOSTIC", also in OSR2TIPS.TXT (part of W95-11D.EXE), for details.

• ThrottleWatch v0.9 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 displays + monitors CPU Load + Intel Pentium IV CPU Throttling (if supported):
  Direct download [155 KB, freeware].

• Intel P6Perf v1.0.1.2 32-bit Windows 9x/ME System Monitor (SYSMON.EXE) add-on monitors and displays advanced real time Pentium Pro/II/III/IV CPU stats [40 KB, free].

• Intel Processor Frequency ID (PFID) v7.2 identifies and tests all Pentium/Pro/II/III/IV CPU families up to 4 GHz (free):
  • PFID 32-bit for Windows 98 SE/2000/ME/XP/2003 [851 KB].
  • PFID 16-bit Bootable, OS independent [120 KB].

• Intel Processor Identification Utility (PIU) v3.75 identifies and tests all Pentium/Pro/II/III/IV CPU families up to 4 GHz (free):
  • PIU 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista [1.04 MB].
  • PIU 16-bit Bootable, OS independent [136 KB].

• Intel Chipset Identification Utility (CIU) v2.91 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 detects all 4XX/8XX/9XX Pentium II/III/IV chipset families:
  Direct download [120 KB, free].

• Intel Hyper-Threading Technology Test Utility (HTTU) v1.11 32-bit for Windows XP/2003 tests all Pentium IV CPUs, 8XX/9XX chipsets + BIOS for HT compatibility and reports eventual hardware flaws, errors etc:
  Direct download [599 KB, English, free].

• Intel Desktop Control Center (IDCC) v2.1 32-bit for Windows XP/2003 monitors, tests, overclocks + fine tunes in real time CPU, Memory, Buses + Fans on all 8XX/9XX chipsets ONLY on Pentium IV Intel motherboards:
  Direct download [13.6 MB, free].

• Intel Desktop Utilities (IDU) v2.0 32-bit for Windows 2000/XP/2003 system monitoring + maintenance tools collection for all Intel 9XX chipsets ONLY on Pentium II/III/IV Intel motherboards: monitor system temperatures, voltages, fan speeds, hard drive health, view detailed system information, back up files to HD/CD/DVD + test system hardware for errors:
  Direct download [50.3 MB, free].

• Intel Active Monitor v1.2.1 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 monitors CPU + System temperatures + Fan RPMs on all 4XX/8XX chipsets ONLY on Pentium II/III/IV Intel motherboards:
  Direct download [7.13 MB, free].

• Intel CPU Identification Utility (CPUID) v1.2 identifies all 80836, 80846 + Pentium/Pro/II/III/IV CPU families (free):
  • CPUID 32-bit for Windows 9x/NT4/2000/ME/XP/2003 + 16-bit for Windows/WfWG 3.1x [164 KB].
  • CPUID 16-bit for MS-DOS 5/6/7/8 [10 KB].