American Megatrends Inc. Announces the Release of AMIDiag Suite.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2001 AMIDiag Suite, the most comprehensive diagnostic software solution on the market, includes the industry standard AMIDiag for Windows and AMIDiag for DOS Editorial Summary
-- AMI releases a bundled version of AMIDiag including both DOS and
Windows versions of AMIDiag together to offer the most complete
diagnostic software solution available.
-- AMI continues to offer the industry standard diagnostic solution
for both the DOS and Windows environments.
-- AMIDiag Suite is priced at $99.95 MSRP. AMIDiag Suite can be found
at www.ubuyami.com
American Megatrends American Megatrends Incorporated (AMI) is a Georgia, USA based hardware company that creates PC hardware and firmware. It was founded in 1985 by the current chairman and president, S. Shankar. Inc. (AMI), the leader in storage and computing innovations worldwide, today announced it is shipping AMIDiag(R) Suite, which contains both the AMIDiag 6.11 for DOS and AMIDiag 7.0 for Windows. American Megatrends continues to offer industry standard diagnostic software solutions for both DOS and Windows(R). AMIDiag 6.11 offers the most robust feature set of any DOS diagnostic software on the market. AMIDiag 6.11 provides the most advanced system information and computer diagnostics available today. AMIDiag for Windows is a revolutionary diagnostic offering designed with an easy-to-use graphical user interface graphical user interface (GUI) Computer display format that allows the user to select commands, call up files, start programs, and do other routine tasks by using a mouse to point to pictorial symbols (icons) or lists of menu choices on the screen as opposed to having to . "AMI continues our commitment of offering industry standard diagnostic software at low-cost to our customers. Offering the Windows version to our customers who purchase the DOS version will give AMI the opportunity to introduce AMIDiag to customers who are not comfortable working in DOS," said Stefano Righi, Engineering Manager, Utilities Division. "By offering the bundled software (1) Applications that are included with new hardware. For example, a new PC often comes with several applications, many of which may be light versions or full versions with no limit on usage. Others may be only 60- or 90-day trial packages. See bundle. package, AMIDiag users will have the benefit of the enhancements made in version 6.11 as well as the user-friendly Windows version of AMIDiag." AMIDiag 7.0 is the first release of a Windows diagnostic software for AMI. AMIDiag 7.0 advanced features include system information for major components, Trouble Ticket(TM) in HTML HTML in full HyperText Markup Language Markup language derived from SGML that is used to prepare hypertext documents. Relatively easy for nonprogrammers to master, HTML is the language used for documents on the World Wide Web. format and several interactive diagnostics including mouse, keyboard, video resolution, 3D video and audio tests, which enable the user to view results as they run. Designed with the consumer in mind, the AMIDiag 7.0 interface is easy to navigate and allows for user-friendly interaction and comprehension. AMIDiag 6.11 is the upgrade of AMIDiag for DOS diagnostic utility. AMIDiag 6.11 is a high-end utility that offers the most enhanced diagnostics available including USB USB in full Universal Serial Bus Type of serial bus that allows peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, digitizers, data gloves, etc.) to be easily connected to a computer. mass storage support, hard disk tests for up to UDMA (Ultra DMA) See Ultra ATA. UDMA - ATA-4 100, ACPI (Advanced Configuration and Power Interface) A power management specification developed by Intel, Toshiba and Microsoft that makes hardware status information available to the operating system. tests and support for non-legacy IDE devices. AMIDiag 6.11 supports the latest CPUs from Intel(R), AMD (Advanced Micro Devices, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, www.amd.com) A major manufacturer of semiconductor devices including x86-compatible CPUs, embedded processors, flash memories, programmable logic devices and networking chips. (R) and Cyrix(R) with virtually no speed limitations. AMIDiag software solutions are Windows(R) ME enabled. AMIDiag 6.11 is the only diagnostic software that runs in DOS mode An external command that allows changes to a variety of settings. Following are common examples: SET THE SERIAL PORT FOR COMMUNICATIONS To set the first serial port to 9600 baud, No parity, 8 bits and 1 stop bit, type: mode com1:9600,n,8,1 re> , which is capable of running on a Windows ME system without the need for a DOS floppy. AMIDiag Suite offers the most complete and comprehensive diagnostic software solution on the market. About AMI Founded in 1985, American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) has dedicated its resources to providing OEMs, resellers and systems integrators with leading edge computer technologies. This privately held company privately held company A firm whose shares are held within a relatively small circle of owners and are not traded publicly. , best known for its Basic Input/Output Systems or BIOS, also supplies its state-of-the-art hardware, software, utilities and RAID controllers to over 55 percent of today's high-tech manufacturers. Headquartered in Atlanta, AMI has locations in the U.S. and throughout the world including Munich, London, Taipei, Chennai, Seoul and Tokyo to better serve our customers. For more information on AMI, its products, services or reseller opportunities, call 1-800-U-BUY-AMI or visit www.ami.com. |
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