SiSoftware Sandra - Windows System Analyzer - Screen Shots
Before you download and install Sandra here are several screen shots and a couple of helpful hints about the software.
Sandra's opening screen.
Notice in the above screen shot that Performance Tune-up is highlighted. This one module alone will give you a tremendous amount of information on how to improve your XP's performance.
My only hold-up with this software was...
Notice in the following screen of the Performance Tune-up Wizard at the bottom of the screen it indicates "To begin analysis, click OK." I sat there for several minutes waiting for "OK" to appear. Well, it didn't. I finally realized what they really wanted me to do was click the "green check mark."
BAM! It worked!
Below is the Sandra Finish Screen.
Wow! Check out the "Tips" under the CPU & BIOS Information section.
- I now know this board can support faster CPU's so it can be upgraded.
- I now know the system BIOS is old.
- I now know the BIOS can be shadowed so I need to check to see if it is.
Now lets move on to the Video System portion of the analysis.
Again notice the "Tips" listed under the Video System Information heading in the screen shot.
Again! Now I know...
- This Video BIOS is too old.
- The NVIDIA GeForce2 MX has a refresh rate of 75Hz is recommended. Increase it if possible.
- Turn off screen savers. Use the monitor power saving mode.
- The NVIDIA GeForce2 MX Video BIOS is too old. Check for an update.
- The RADEON 7200 series has a refresh rate of 75Hz is recommended. Increase it if possible.
This is just a taste of what Sandra returns after analyzing a system. Like I said earlier I simply would not run a Windows system without running Sandra diagnostics.
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