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WinAudit :: System Management
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This section shows the major types of information stored in the System Management BIOS, formerly referred to as the Desktop Management Interface. Note! WinAudit reports the information as stored by the manufacturer. It is common for errors and omissions to exist in the data. As such, incorrect system information is not indicative of neither a fault with WinAudit nor a problem with the computer.
 BIOS Details
 SMBIOS Version
The version expressed as 'major.minor' of the System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) specification used to describe the formatting of the information. This is not the same as the BIOS version.
BIOS Vendor
The BIOS vendor's name.
BIOS Version
The version of the BIOS, this may be in any format the vendor has chosen.
Start Address
The memory address where the BIOS information starts.
Release Date
Publication or release date of the BIOS usually in the form mm/dd/yy or mm/dd/yyyy.
ROM Size
Size of the ROM chip holding the BIOS, expressed in KB.
BIOS Characteristics
A number indicating features that the BIOS supports.
Ext. Characteristic 1
An optional number indicating the extended features that the BIOS supports.
Ext. Characteristic 2
An optional number indicating the extended features that the BIOS supports.
System BIOS Major
The major version number of the System BIOS.
System BIOS Minor
The minor version number of the System BIOS.
Firmware Major
The major version number of the firmware.
Firmware Minor
The minor version number of the firmware.
No Characteristics
Indicates if the BIOS contains information about the features and characteristics that it supports.
ISA Support
Indicates if Industry Standard Architecture is supported.
MCA Support
Indicates if Micro Channel Architecture is supported.
EISA Support
Indicates if Extended Industry Standard Architecture is supported.
PCI Support
Indicates if Peripheral Component Interconnect is supported.
PCMCIA Support
Indicates if Personal Computer Memory Card International Association is supported.
PnP Support
Indicates if Plug and Play is supported.
APM Support
Indicates if Advanced Power Management is supported.
BIOS Upgradeable
Indicates if the BIOS can be upgraded/flashed.
BIOS Shadowing
Indicates if the BIOS can be copied from the ROM into the RAM, usually for performance reasons.
VL-VESA Support
Indicates if Video Electronics Standards Association is supported.
ESCD Support
Indicates if Extended System Configuration Data for plug and play is supported.
CD Boot
Indicates if the system can boot from a CD drive.
Selectable Boot
Indicates if BIOS allows the boot drive to be selected.
ROM Socketed
Indicates if ROM chip is socketed.
PCMCIA Boot
Indicates if the system can boot from a PC-Card.
EDD Support
Indicates if the BIOS supports Enhanced Disk Drive technology.
Floppy NEC 1.2MB
Indicates if the NEC 9800 1.2MB floppy is supported by the BIOS.
Floppy Toshiba 1.2MB
Indicates if the Toshiba 1.2MB floppy is supported by the BIOS.
Floppy 360 KB
Indicates if the 360 KB floppy is supported by the BIOS.
Floppy 1.2 MB
Indicates if the 1.2 MB floppy is supported by the BIOS.
Floppy 720 KB
Indicates if the 720 KB floppy is supported by the BIOS.
Floppy 2.88 MB
Indicates if the 2.88 MB floppy is supported by the BIOS.
Print Screen
Indicates if the BIOS supports print screen functionality.
Keyboard 8042
Indicates if the 8042 Keyboard is supported by the BIOS.
Serial Services
Indicates if serial services are supported buy the BIOS.
Printer Services
Indicates if print services are supported buy the BIOS.
CGA-Mono Video
Indicates if Color Graphics Adapter/Mono Video is supported by the BIOS.
NEC PC-98
Indicates if the NEC PC-98 series Japanese architecture is supported.
APCI Support
Indicates if Advanced Configuration and Power Interface is supported by the BIOS.
USB Support
Indicates if Universal Serial Bus is supported by the BIOS.
AGP Support
Indicates if Accelerated Graphics Port is supported by the BIOS.
I2O Boot
Indicates if Intelligent I/O is supported by the BIOS.
LS-120 Boot
Indicates if the computer can boot from an LS-120 (SuperDisk™) disk.
ATAPI ZIP Boot
Indicates if the computer can boot from a AT Attachment Packet Interface drive is supported.
Firewire Boot
Indicates if the computer can boot from a FireWire® (IEEE 1394) device.
Smart Battery
Indicates if the BIOS supports a smart battery, i.e. one that provides the computer with information about its power status.
System Information
Manufacturer
The name of the system's manufacturer.
Product Name
The product name as described by the manufacturer.
Version
The version of the product.
Serial Number
A system serial number.
Universal Unique ID
A 16 character long string to uniquely identify the system.
Wake-Up Type
The manner in which the system was powered-up, normally power switch.
SKU Number
The Stock Keeping Unit number of the computer.
Product Family
The product family to which a computer belongs.
Baseboard Information
Board Number
A number to identify the baseboard on systems with more than one baseboard. Counting starts at 1.
Manufacturer
The baseboard's manufacturer.
Product
The product name as described by the manufacturer.
Version
The product version of the baseboard.
Serial Number
The serial number of the baseboard.
Asset Tag
A manufacturer specific asset tag to identify the baseboard.
Features
Features of the baseboard such as if it is hot swappable, replaceable or removable.
Board Type
The type of baseboard, normally mother board.
Chassis Information
Manufacturer
The name of the chassis' manufacturer.
Chassis Type
The type of chassis such as laptop, desktop, mini-tower.
Version
A manufacturer specific version for the chassis.
Serial Number
A manufacturer specific serial number to identify the chassis.
Asset Tag
A manufacturer specific asset tag number to identify the chassis.
Boot Up State
The state of the chassis when it was last booted such as safe, warning, critical, non-recoverable.
Power State
The state of the power supply when it was last booted such as safe, warning, critical, non-recoverable.
Thermal State
The state of the thermal supply when it was last booted such as safe, warning, critical, non-recoverable.
Security Status
The state of the power supply when it was last booted such as locked out or enabled.
OEM Defined
Contains OEM- or BIOS vendor-specific information.
Height
The height of the enclosure in inches.
Number Of Power Cords
The number of power cords associated with the enclosure or chassis.
Processor Information
Processor Number
A number to identify the processor on systems with more than one processor. Counting starts at 1.
Socket Designation
A description of the processor's socket such as 'SLOT1'.
Processor Type
The type of processor, typically central processor.
Processor Family
The processor family such as Pentium®, Pentium® 4, AMD Athlon™ etc.
Processor Manufacturer
The name of the processor's manufacturer.
Processor ID
The processor's ID obtained from its EAX and EDX registers as a result of issuing a CPUID instruction.
Processor Version
A description of the processor.
Voltage
Voltage used by the processor.
External Clock
The external clock frequency in MHz.
Maximum Speed
The maximum processor speed in MHz supported by the system.
Current Speed
The current speed in MHz at which the processor is operating.
Status
The status of the processor such as if the socket is populated and if the processor is enabled.
Processor Upgrade
Information concerning upgrading the processor.
Serial Number
The serial number of the processor as set by the manufacturer.
Asset Tag
The asset tag of the processor.
Part Number
The part number of the processor.
Core Count
The number of cores detected by the BIOS for this processor.
Core Enabled
The number of cores that are enabled by the BIOS and available for use.
Thread Count
The total number of threads detected by the BIOS for this processor.
Processor Characteristics
Any additional processor characteristics detected by the BIOS.
Memory Controller Information
Controller Number
A number to identify the memory controller on systems with more than one controller. Counting starts at 1.
Error Detecting
The method used by the controller to detect for errors in data such as 8-bit parity or CRC.
Error Correcting
The capability to correct for data errors such as single bit error correcting or error scrubbing.
Supported Interleave
The level of interleave supported by the controller, e.g. one way interleave.
Current Interleave
The level of interleave currently in use by the controller.
Max. Memory Module
The maximum memory module the controller can support, expressed in MB.
Supported Memory Speeds
The memory speeds supported by the memory controller, expressed in nanoseconds.
Supported Memory Types
The types of memory supported by the controller such as Standard, EDO, DIMM etc.
Memory Module Voltage
The voltages supported by the memory controller.
Number Memory Slots
The number of memory slots controlled by the controller.
Memory Module
Module Number
A number to identify the memory module on systems support multiple modules. Counting starts at 1.
Socket Designation
A designation for the socket into which the module is plug such as BANK_0.
Bank Connection
A Row Address Strobe (RAS) connection in the memory bank (part of motherboard that contains slots for memory modules)
Current Speed
The speed of the memory module, expressed in nanoseconds.
Current Memory Type
The type of memory such as such as Standard, EDO, DIMM etc.
Installed Size
The size of the memory module, in MB, in the socket.
Enabled Size
The amount of memory, in MB, that is enabled in the module.
Error Status
Description of any errors posted by the memory module to the BIOS.
CPU Cache
Cache Number
A number to identify the cache on systems with multiple processor caches. Counting starts at 1.
Socket Designation
A designation for the cache, typically L1 and L2.
Cache Configuration
The cache's configuration such as support for write-back or is socketed.
Max. Cache Size
The maximum cache size that can be supported, expressed in KB.
Installed Cache
The amount of cache in use, expressed in KB.
Supported SRAM Type
The type of Static Random Access Memory supported, such as burst or synchronous.
Current SRAM Type
The type of Static Random Access Memory currently in use, such as burst or synchronous.
Cache Speed
The speed of the cache in nano-seconds.
Error Correction Type
The error correcting method employed by the cache such as parity or single bit Error-Correcting Code.
System Cache Type
The type of cache, normally either data, instruction or unified.
Associativity
The associative level of the cache, such as Direct Mapped, 4-Way, Fully etc.
Port Connector
Port Number
A number to identify the port on systems with multiple ports. Counting starts at 1.
Internal Designation
An internal reference to the port such as COM1 etc.
Internal Connection Type
The type of connection such as 9 Pin Dual Inline and DB-25 pin female.
External Designation
An external designation for the port such as COM1 etc.
External Connection Type
The external connection type such as RJ-45 or DB-9 pin male.
Port Type
The type of port such as USB, Parallel, Serial etc.
System Slot
Slot Number
A number to identify the slot on systems with multiple slots. Counting starts at 1.
Slot Designation
A designation for the slot, commonly its such as ISA or PCI.
Slot Type
The type of slot such as Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) or Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI).
Data Bus Width
The data buss width, for example 32-bit.
Current Usage
Whether or not the slot is in use.
Slot Length
Either short or long.
Slot ID
An ID for the slot such as MCA or EISA.
Slot Characteristics 1
Description of the slot's characteristics such as voltage.
Slot Characteristics 2
Extended description of the slot's characteristics such as if it supports the Power Management Enable signal.
Memory Array Information
Array Number
A number to identify the memory array on systems with multiple arrays. Counting starts at 1.
Location
The location of the array, e.g. on motherboard.
Use Item
Description of the memory array's function.
Error Correction
The array's error correcting capability such as parity, CRC etc.
Maximum Capacity
The maximum capacity in KB for the array.
Error Handle
An error code, 0xFFFF indicates that no errors have been detected.
Number of Devices
The number of slots available to the memory array.
Memory Device
Device Number
A number to identify the memory device on systems with multiple devices. Counting starts at 1.
Error Handle
A number to indicate an error status, 0xFFFE indicates no information and 0xFFFF no reported errors.
Total Width
The total width in bits of the memory device. 0xFFFF = 65535 indicates the width is unknown.
Data Width
The data width in bits of the memory device. 0xFFFF = 65535 indicates the width is unknown.
Device Size
The size, typically in MB, of the device.
Form Factor
The form factor of the device such as SIMM, DIMM, RIMM etc.
Device Set
Indicates if the device is part of a set of similar devices.
Device Locator
Identifies the socket where the device is located such as A0.
Bank Locator
Identifies the bank where the device is located such as Bank0/1.
Memory Type
The type of memory such as DRAM. VRAM, DDR etc.
Memory Type Detail
Details about the type of memory such as Fast-Paged, Synchronous, RAMBUS etc.
Speed
The speed of the memory device in MHz.
Manufacturer
The name of the manufacturer of the device.
Serial Number
The serial number of the device.
Asset Tag
The asset tag of the device.
Part Number
The part number of the device.
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