New ASTRA 7.21 beta has been released.

New in this beta:

- Added reporting of the sSPEC number for Intel 486 family processors
- Added detection of the clock multiplier on 486 processors
- Fixed reading of DDR5 SPD information on Intel chipsets
- Fixed reporting of the AMD OPN number for AMD Athlon/Sempron processors
- Fixed program hang during ESS 1868 sound card detection in some cases
- Some minor bugs fixed
- Updated the program database

ASTRA 7.21 beta download link:
http://www.sysinfolab.com/files/beta/astrabet.zip

New ASTRA 7.21 beta has been released.

New in this beta:

- Improved detection of 386/486 family processors (without CPUID support) using the CPU RESET method.
- Fixed program hang on IBM 486SLC/BLX family processors
- Some minor bugs fixed

Intel i486DX2 66 MHz without CPUID support:

ASTRA 7.21 beta download link:
http://www.sysinfolab.com/files/beta/astrabet.zip

New ASTRA 7.21 beta (05-28-2025) has been released.

New in this beta:

- Added detailed information about VIA VT82C486/VT82C486A/VT82C496G chipset (memory controller mode, L2 cache size and type, etc)
- Increased database search speed by 3-8 times
- Some minor bugs fixed

ASTRA 7.21 beta download link:
http://www.sysinfolab.com/files/beta/astrabet.zip

VIA VT82C496G chipset:

Version 7.21 of the ASTRA for DOS has been released

Download URL: http://www.sysinfolab.com/download.htm

New in this version:

- Improved detection of 386/486 family processors (without CPUID support) using the CPU RESET method
- Added detailed information about Intel 440MX chipset (supported and current memory types and clocks, memory controller mode, timings, etc)
- Added detailed information about VIA VT82C486/VT82C486A/VT82C496G chipset (memory controller mode, L2 cache size and type, etc)
- Added reporting of the sSPEC number for Intel 486 family processors
- Added detection of the clock multiplier on 486 processors
- Increased database search speed by 3-8 times
- Improved support for Intel Xeon Granite Rapids-SP, Xeon Granite Rapids-AP and Intel Granite Rapids-D family processors
- Improved support for Intel Xeon Sierra Forrest family processors
- Improved support for Intel Lunar Lake-V family processors
- Added detection of AMD Ryzen Threadripper (Shimada Peak)
- Added preliminary support for
Intel WildCat Lake processor family
Intel Bartlett Lake processor family
AMD Zen 6 processor family
- Fixed reading of DDR5 SPD information on Intel chipsets
- Fixed reporting of the AMD OPN number for AMD Athlon/Sempron processors
- Fixed program hang during ESS 1868 sound card detection in some cases
- Fixed program hang on IBM 486SLC/BLX family processors
- Some minor bugs fixed
- Updated the program database

New ASTRA 7.22 beta has been released.

New in this beta:
- Added detailed information about the VIA PLE133/KLE133 chipset (supported and current memory types and clocks, memory controller mode, timings, etc.)
- Added chipset detection for old AMI BIOS motherboards
- Added BIOS ID string detection for old monochrome AMI Plus BIOS (string like ENET-1107-040990-KH)
- Added detection of the Intel Pentium III Xbox Edition processor
- Added database information about motherboard Socket Type, Form Factor, Memory Slots, Maximum Memory Amount, Expansion Slots
- Added detection of the AMI keyboard controller revision
- Fixed detection of double-sided SIMM memory modules on the Intel 430 chipset
- Some minor bugs fixed
- Updated the program database

ASTRA 7.22 beta download link:
http://www.sysinfolab.com/files/beta/astrabet.zip

New ASTRA for DOS 7.22 has been released.

Download URL (ZIP archive, bootable ISO image, bootable floppy image):

http://www.sysinfolab.com/download.htm

New in version 7.22:

- Added detailed information about the VIA PLE133/KLE133 chipset (supported and current memory types and clocks, memory controller mode, timings, etc.)
- Added chipset detection for old AMI BIOS motherboards
- Added BIOS ID string detection for old monochrome AMI Plus BIOS (string like D286-1131-092588-K8)
- Added detection of AMI BIOS type (AMI Plus BIOS, AMI Hi-Flex BIOS, AMI WinBIOS (AMIBIOS 4), AMIBIOS 5, AMIBIOS 6, AMIBIOS 7, AMIBIOS 07.00.00/07.00.01,
AMIBIOS 8 (BigBIOS))
- Added database information about motherboard socket type, form factor, memory slots, maximum memory amount, expansion slots
- Added detection of the AMI keyboard controller revision
- Added reading of SPD information for Intel Wildcat Lake-U SOC
- Added support of SMBIOS 3.9.0 standard
- Added detection of
Intel Core 7 Embedded (Bartlett Lake)
Intel Core 5 Embedded (Bartlett Lake)
Intel Core 3 Embedded (Bartlett Lake)
Intel Pentium III Xbox Edition
AMD EPYC (Grado)
AMD EPYC Embedded (Naples, Rome, Milan, Genoa, Siena, Turin, Turin Dense, Grado)
AMD Ryzen Embedded (Vermeer, Hawk Point, Granite Ridge)
AMD Ryzen AI (Strix Point)
AMD Ryzen Z2 A Mobile (VanGogh)
- Added preliminary support for
Intel Nova Lake processor family
Intel Nova Lake-L processor family
- Fixed program crashes on Intel Skylake-SP and Cascade Lake-SP family processors
- Fixed detection of double-sided SIMM memory modules on the Intel 430 chipset series and Intel 440FX chipset
- Fixed some minor bugs
- Updated the program database

PC Chips M219 screenshots:

New ASTRA 7.23 beta has been released.

ASTRA 7.23 beta download link:
http://www.sysinfolab.com/files/beta/astrabet.zip

New in this beta:

- Added a System Memory section (information about Base (conventional), XMS, HMA, UMB, and EMS memory)
- Added memory clock detection for Cirrus Logic video cards
- Improved support for multi-video card configurations
- Fixed some minor bugs

New ASTRA 7.23 beta has been released.

ASTRA 7.23 beta download link:
http://www.sysinfolab.com/files/beta/astrabet.zip

New in this beta:

- Added detailed information about the VIA Apollo VP, Apollo VPX, Apollo VPX/97, Apollo VP2, Apollo VP2/97, Apollo VP3, Apollo MVP3 chipset (supported and current memory types and clocks, memory controller mode, timings, etc.)
- Added a System Memory section (information about Base (conventional), XMS, HMA, UMB, and EMS memory, RAM Refresh Rate)
- Added memory clock detection for Cirrus Logic video cards
- Improved support for multi-video card configurations
- Improved detection of XTIDE devices via DPTE service
- Fixed hardware monitoring using the Power Table for AMD Zen family processors
- Fixed some minor bugs

Hi, if I may ask, would it be possible to have more verbose information about the spd? I used Astra today to check if it was possible to understand what chips my memory sticks use but I noticed CPUZ is able to check the week and year manufacture date while I didn't find the same information with ASTRA.

Nemo1985 wrote on 2026-03-26, 23:19:

Hi, if I may ask, would it be possible to have more verbose information about the spd? I used Astra today to check if it was possible to understand what chips my memory sticks use but I noticed CPUZ is able to check the week and year manufacture date while I didn't find the same information with ASTRA.

Please send ASTRA report for more details.

Here are the reports with latest beta and stable version. I also noticed that the beta version hangs during the sound card identification when VSBHDA is used (https://github.com/Baron-von-Riedesel/VSBHDA).
Here is the screen from cpu-z spd tab:

Nemo1985 wrote on 2026-03-26, 23:19:

Hi, if I may ask, would it be possible to have more verbose information about the spd? I used Astra today to check if it was possible to understand what chips my memory sticks use but I noticed CPUZ is able to check the week and year manufacture date while I didn't find the same information with ASTRA.

Please see the "Manufacture Date" field in the SPD Info.

1  Memory Slot 1
2    Memory Type:                       256 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM
3    Manufacturer:                      Kingston
4    Module Type:                       DIMM
5    Number of Ranks/Banks:             1 Ranks, 4 Banks
6    Module Attributes:                 Unbuffered
7    Error Checking:                    None
8    JEDEC Timings:                     CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC
9    JEDEC Profile @ 434 MHz:           2.5-4-4-9-12
10    JEDEC Profile @ 400 MHz:           2.0-3-3-8-11
11    CS# Latency:                       0
12    WE# Latency:                       1
13    Refresh Rate:                      Reduced (0.5x) 7.8 us, Self Refresh
14    Data Width:                        64 bits
15    SDRAM Width:                       x8
16    Voltage Interface:                 SSTL 2.5 V
17    SPD Revision:                      0.0
18    Part Number:                       K
19    Manufacturing Location:            Taiwan
20   Manufacture Date:                  October 2003 (0328h)
21    Serial Number:                     4F10D684h
22    Revision Code:                     None
23    EPP Support:                       [ ]
24    XMP Support:                       [ ]

a2kkv wrote on 2026-04-01, 19:35:

Please see the "Manufacture Date" field in the SPD Info. […]
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Nemo1985 wrote on 2026-03-26, 23:19:

Hi, if I may ask, would it be possible to have more verbose information about the spd? I used Astra today to check if it was possible to understand what chips my memory sticks use but I noticed CPUZ is able to check the week and year manufacture date while I didn't find the same information with ASTRA.

Please see the "Manufacture Date" field in the SPD Info.

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1  Memory Slot 1
2    Memory Type:                       256 MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM
3    Manufacturer:                      Kingston
4    Module Type:                       DIMM
5    Number of Ranks/Banks:             1 Ranks, 4 Banks
6    Module Attributes:                 Unbuffered
7    Error Checking:                    None
8    JEDEC Timings:                     CL-tRCD-tRP-tRAS-tRC
9    JEDEC Profile @ 434 MHz:           2.5-4-4-9-12
10    JEDEC Profile @ 400 MHz:           2.0-3-3-8-11
11    CS# Latency:                       0
12    WE# Latency:                       1
13    Refresh Rate:                      Reduced (0.5x) 7.8 us, Self Refresh
14    Data Width:                        64 bits
15    SDRAM Width:                       x8
16    Voltage Interface:                 SSTL 2.5 V
17    SPD Revision:                      0.0
18    Part Number:                       K
19    Manufacturing Location:            Taiwan
20   Manufacture Date:                  October 2003 (0328h)
21    Serial Number:                     4F10D684h
22    Revision Code:                     None
23    EPP Support:                       [ ]
24    XMP Support:                       [ ]

Yes I noticed it but the week and year provide a more precise information, that's why I asked.

Nemo1985 wrote on 2026-04-01, 19:38:

Yes I noticed it but the week and year provide a more precise information, that's why I asked.

I find the month–year format more readable. However, a date formatted as week–year may appear in parentheses (in hexadecimal format only).
In this case, 03 is the year, 28h (40 dec) is the week.

a2kkv wrote on 2026-04-01, 21:28:

Nemo1985 wrote on 2026-04-01, 19:38:

Yes I noticed it but the week and year provide a more precise information, that's why I asked.

I find the month–year format more readable. However, a date formatted as week–year may appear in parentheses (in hexadecimal format only).

Yes I agree about being more readable, but sometimes it's important to know the week because the vendors switch from a module to another.
Thanks!