American Megatrends Inc. Offers AMIDiag 6.02 Upgrade at No Cost to Current 6.0 Customers.Business Editors ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 16, 2000 American Megatrends Inc.:
Editorial Summary
-- Version 6.02 provides the most advanced system information and
computer diagnostics available today.
-- The AMIDiag(R)6.02 upgrade is being offered to current AMIDiag 6.0
customers. Customers of previous versions must purchase 6.0 in
order to upgrade to 6.02.
American Megatrends Inc. (AMI) today announced it is offering AMIDiag(R) 6.0 customers an AMIDiag(R) 6.02 upgrade at no cost. The 6.02 download is now available on AMI's web site at www.ami.com. This new version provides the most advanced system information and computer diagnostics available today. Enhancements added to the AMIDiag 6.02 include CPU CPU in full central processing unit Principal component of a digital computer, composed of a control unit, an instruction-decoding unit, and an arithmetic-logic unit. support for Pentium(R) III Coppermine, 700, 733, 750 and 800. It also provides new support for the external keyboard layout, support for 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. keyboard Hubs using PS2 mouse and support for PCI (1) (Payment Card Industry) See PCI DSS. (2) (Peripheral Component Interconnect) The most widely used I/O bus (peripheral bus). sound card Maestro 2E. AMIDiag 6.02's advanced features include CPU support for 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. and Cyrix. This release contains testing for 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. , SMBus and USB, AGP video, multicycle batch and enhanced memory, including a function to get SDRAM (Synchronous DRAM) A type of dynamic RAM (DRAM) memory chip that has been widely used since the late 1990s. SDRAM chips eliminated wait states by dividing the chip into two cell blocks and interleaving data between them. SPD (Serial Presence Detect) The method used by DIMM memory modules to communicate their capacity and features to the computer. Data such as manufacturer, size, speed, voltage and row and column addresses are stored in an EEPROM chip on the module. information. "This update release emphasizes our commitment to provide technology updates to the user in a timely manner," said Mark Huffman, AMI Software Sales Director. "The ability to update the test modules without requiring the customer to replace the whole package was a major focus of our latest 6.0 product offering." The upgrades and improvements incorporated into this latest version of AMIDiag have set the standard for all other diagnostic programs. AMIDiag 6.02 provides a professional suite of system level diagnostics coupled with an easy to use interface and adds a new Module Update feature that can incorporate technology modules as they advance. AMIDiag continues to be recognized as the industry leader in PC hardware diagnostics as evidenced in PC industry magazine reviews. 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, Madras, 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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