ASTRA is a technical application that performs computer configuration analysis and diagnostics. It gives detailed information about your computer hardware and devices operational modes, including undocumented information. A unique quick HDD Health Status checker is also  included. ASTRA also provides information on CPU, motherboard, hard disks, S.M.A.R.T., CD/DVD devices, SCSI devices, memory modules, chipset, BIOS, PCI/AGP, ISA/PnP and PnP devices, monitor, video card, sound card, network card, printer, etc. ASTRA also creates a report file in plain text, INI, HTML, XML and CSV format, and is able to run in batch mode. The DOS version is especially designed for systems restore purposes and may be used by repair professionals, Windows version also available.

ASTRA is a highly technical application that requires some technical ability; that is why it is not a program for a newbie. Some of its advanced features include the following; detects 395 processor and coprocessor types fromIntel, AMD, Cyrix, VIA, Centaur/IDT, Rise, Transmeta, NexGen, UMC, IBM, Texas Instruments, C&T, IIT, ULSI, National Semiconductor, quick HDD Health Status checker (using an unique algorithm), identifies motherboard manufacturer and URL, identifies vendor, date and version of BIOS, identifies vendor and model of chipset, detects SPD memory modules (size, type, vendor, speed parameters and many others), and a couple of others.

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