AMIDiag Hardware Diagnostics Software Suite

If you've ever tried to fix a computer which has been acting up, you know how frustrating it can be. AMI, who are better known for their BIOS chips and SCSI cards, have brought out a set of software tools to help diagnose computers on many levels.

AMIDiag is a suite of windows and DOS-based diagnostic tools which report on a staggering amount of hardware and software settings, and conduct an equally staggering number of tests. The package consists of both AMIDiag for Windows and AMIDiag 6.11 for DOS.

The software comes with: - CR-ROM - Quick Start Guide - Error Code Guide - Parallel socket terminator - Serial port terminator - Manufacturer: AMI - Cost: $99USD

In general we found AMIDiag for Windows to be a bit awkward to use, and somewhat limited in the number of tests it can conduct. The DOS version, AMIDiag 6.11 on the other hand is extremely comprehensive in the number of tests it can perform.

Below is a partial list of the features of AMIDiag. A full list of all the test features for the Windows and Dos versions are available here and here. When we first tested this software out to see what it could do we were a bit disappointed to say the least in both the look and breadth of what the windows version of AMIDiag could accomplish.

AMIDIAG FOR WINDOWS:

AMIDIAG FOR DOS:

Advanced Features Compatible with Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000 System Information for Major Components Diagnostics for Major Components Interactive Diagnostics Trouble Ticket in HTML Format Modules Based on ATL/COM Customizable Components with Documentation Add Third Party Diag/Information Modules Compatible with DOS, Windows 95/98/ME Latest CPU Support Including Intel, AMD and Cyrix with virtually no speed limitations Update Support for all Test Modules Support for non-legacy IDE: HDU, CD, DVD, ATAPI Hard Disk Tests for up to UDMA 100 ACPI Tests USB Mass Storage Device Support Enhanced Memory Tests Including SDRAM(SPD) Enhanced Floppy Disk Diagnostic Enhanced SMBUS Tests Support for Built-in Video and Audio in Intel 810/815 Multiple Ethernet Support Fast Tests for Several Devices Easy Installation Procedure Operating Systems WindowsTM 95/98/ME WindowsTM NT/2000 COM Controls Easily Insertable and Removeable COM Controls All System Information Implemented as COM Controls All Diagnostics Implemented as COM Controls COM Controls Designed to Allow Insertion of Management Layer Between Console Plug In and Core Control Connectivity Local Only Inventory Information Memory Controller & Devices Physical Drives Logical Drives BIOS Video Adapter Parallel Ports Serial Ports Modem Network Adapter & Protocols Device Drivers CDROM Floppy Drives Keyboard Mouse OS Information Diagnostics Detailed Diagnostics for Subsystems Multi-Level Diagnostics - Basic and Extended Progress and Status Notification Diagnostics for Human Interface Devices Keyboard, Mouse, Video, Audio Diagnostics Modules Included CDROM Sequential Read Test Random Read Test Processor CPU Register Test CPU Stack Test CPU Instructions Test CPU Bit Set Test FPU Control Word Test Floppy Random Read Test Random Seek Test Sequential Read Test Sequential Seek Test Hard Disk Random Read Test Random Seek Test Sequential Read Test Sequential Seek Test Memory Walking 0 Test Walking 1 Test Pattern Test Modem Dial Tone Test Dial Tone and LoopBack Test Network Network Ping Test Network HTTP Test Parallel Ports Port Register Test Serial Ports Register Test Interrupt ID Test Line Status Test Data Transfer Test Video Video Gradient Test Interactive Diagnostics Included Keyboard Scan Code Check ASCII Code Check Mouse Speed Test Double Click Speed Test Video Video Resolution Test Visual Quality Test 3D Video Test Audio Volume Test Speaker Test Wave File Test Frequency Synthesis Test Trouble Ticket Generated in Text or HTML Format Complete System Inventory Report Complete Diagnostics Report Results Gathered are Sent in E-mail to Previously Determined Address OEM Customization Add New Components Add New Information Views with New Icons Remove Selected Information Views Customizable Trouble Ticket OEM Supplied Diagnostics can be Added Hardware Information System Summary Motherboard Information USB Information ACPI Information Resource Information Enhanced VGA Information Printer Information Storage IDE Information DVD Information/Test LS120 Test ZIP Drive Information/Test SCSI Information/Test Misc. Tests AGP Test Enhanced Serial Port Test with Loopback Enhanced Parallel Port Test with Loopback Connect to System Tools OS Info Internet Information System Files Information Windows Class Information Active Module and Process Information NT Services Information

Test Control Condensed Scripted, Scripted & Batch Mode Testing Interactive/Non-Interactive Quick Test Mode with Additional Tests Single/Multi Cycles Batch Testing Test Progress Status Test Result Logging on a File, COM: or LPT: Port Customizable Log File Integrates with External System Mgmt Products Configuration Summary to File Allows Running from RAM Drive when Boot from Floppy Input/Output Redirection via COM Port (VT100 Interface) CPU Tests Supports, Detects & Verifies CPU Speeds (virtually no speed limit) Tests MMX, Pentium III SIMD & 3DNow Extensions, Pentium II Xeon, Celeron, Pentium III, Pentium III Xeon, Pentium4 & Dixon Tests AMD K6-2 & Athlon (K7) Memory Tests Memory Fault Isolation Up to 64GB Memory Supported Chipset Specific Tests for ECC on 440FX, 440LX, 440BX, 450NX & Profusion Works with a Memory Manager Loaded Parity, Pattern & Extended Pattern Tests Walking Os & 1s Rom Pattern Test Refresh Test Cache Memory Test Specific L2 Cache Test for Pentium II & Above Quick Cache, Quick Data & Address Bus Tests Memory Interleave & Bank Failure Reporting ECC Error Monitoring Supports Memory Holes BIOS ROM Tests ROM Read & Write Multi-Processor Tests up to 16 Processors Supports Pentium Pro & Pentium II, Pentium II Xeon & Pentium III Xeon CPU Steppings Target Speed & L2 Cache Detection of Incompatible CPUs Multi-Processor System Information System Board Tests Serial & Parallel Port Tests IrDA Test CMOS & FPU Speaker (Customizable) DMA & Interrupt Controllers Plug & Play (PnP) EISA & Enhanced PCI Buses PCI Bus Stress (Standard & Master PCI Cycles) SMBus Tests SMBus Controller Test (PIIX4/4E, SiS, ALI & VIA) Customizable LM75 & LM80 Tests (OEMs only) SCSI Device Tests Automatic Device Detection Enhanced Boot Sector Supports 8 Channels (120 Devices) Supports Narrow, Wide & Ultra Wide SCSI Disk Read, Write, Format & Disk Buffer Tests Disk, Tape & CD ROM Self Diagnostics Bad Block Management & Replacement Disk Spin Down Physical Access to Devices on RAID cfg (MegaRAID) Cluster Support (MegaRAID) Tape Read, Write, Rewind & Tape Buffer Tests CD-ROM Read, Play, Buffer & Tray Tests IDE Hard Disk Tests Supports 4 IDE Drives Performance, Verify, Data Read & Seek Tests