Use cases
- inventory of vintage PCs
- documentation before upgrades or driver work
- troubleshooting and support
- comparable TXT reports for the MultiEra Hardware Lab
IN DEVELOPMENT
MultiEra Hardware Probe
Read-only analysis and diagnostic tool for classic computer systems.
IN DEVELOPMENT
Inventory, understand and document hardware — without modifying the system itself.
Hardware Probe is designed for inventory, diagnostics and lab documentation. It reads information and reports anomalies, but never performs automatic repairs.
Current development status
The DOS branch is already under active development. The current DEV build detects CPU/CPUID information and XMS memory data and emits diagnostic notices.
Internal development track: DOS DEV 0.03.
Target platforms
The current focus is DOS and classic Windows. Additional platforms will only be listed as supported after our own tests.
Analysis areas
- CPU and FPU
- conventional, XMS/extended and other system memory
- motherboard and bus systems
- ISA, PCI, Micro Channel, NuBus/Zorro in later ports
- ports and attached hardware
- errors, warnings and explanatory notices
Fixed safety rule
Hardware Probe remains a diagnostic tool.
- no automatic repairs
- no Registry/INI changes
- no CONFIG.SYS/AUTOEXEC.BAT changes
- no driver installation
- no BIOS/CMOS changes
Reports
Output is intended to be readable on screen and saveable as TXT. This makes it possible to document real machines and compare later changes.
- hardware overview
- diagnostic summary
- errors / warnings / notices
- guidance for manual follow-up checks
Download status
No public version yet.
Development builds will only be released once detection and reports have been verified reliably on suitable target systems.
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