Download Everest 1.50

Lavalys has finally released a new version of Everest. Everest is the successor of Aida and is a program that provides a comprehensive overview of all hardware and software on the PC. In addition, some benchmarks can also be performed and there is hardware monitoring. The software is available in two variants. The Home Edition is free to use and, as the name implies, is for home use. It will not start if the PC is part of a domain. The Professional Edition has extra features, such as a network audit, has support for various databases, and can be used remotely. The release notes of version 1.50 show the following changes:

New Features

• Audit and Change Tracking of Windows Updates
• Extended Remote Monitor module to monitor and control remote processes & services
• Chassis intrusion detection
• Enhanced support for servers and workstations (ECC & ECC scrubbing information)
• GPU sensor and overclock information for ATI Radeon family graphics cards
• New benchmark to measure DRAM memory latency
• Improved Chipset page to provide more accurate information about AMD Hammer systems
• Extended PCI devices information, including support for HyperTransport, PCI-X and PCI Express
• Revised support for Windows XP SP2, including enhanced Bluetooth layer support
• Full Swedish localization

Major Improvements

• Network bandwidth usage optimizations in Remote Monitor
• Improved memory benchmarks accuracy and SMBus code stability
• Improved anti-virus software support for eTrust EZ Antivirus and Vet Anti-Virus
• Support for several new hardware monitoring chips
• Support for ATI Radeon 9250, 9550, X300, X600, X700 and X800 family graphics chips
• Support for nVIDIA GeForce 6200, 6600 and 6800 family graphics chips
• Support for the latest processors including AMD Sempron and Intel Xeon 64
• Support for Socket 775 and Socket 939 platforms
• Enhanced support for AMD PowerNow! and Cool’n’Quiet
• Extended memory timings and overclock information
• PCI Express motherboards and graphics cards support
• Enhanced support for ULi K7, K8 and P4 chipsets
• Detailed chipset information for Intel i910, 915, 925 series and E7221, E7320, E7520, E7525
• Detailed chipset information for nVIDIA nForce4, VIA K8M800 and KT880
• /IDLE command-line option to run EVEREST at idle priority

Major Fixes

• Services and system drivers list under Windows Server 2003
• Several issues under Japanese Windows
• Improved stability under VMware virtual machines
• Intermittent crashes due to DirectX-related issues
• SQL anomalies due to long folder names
• Report Converter converting issues on several pages
• SMART disk health information on VIA SATA controllers

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