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Big Drive Enable: Allows hard disks over 128 GB under Windows.

Clearhdd: Recovers bad blocks from Samsung hard disks. Read tutorial about this subject.

Disk Investigator: Disk editor, allows you to read the disk contents directly, reading deleted files data even if the hard disk was formatted.

Disk Manager – Fujitsu: Allows you to install Fujitsu hard disks over 8 GB in old PCs that don’t support hard disks over 8 GB.

Disk Manager – Maxtor: Allows you to install Maxtor hard disks over 8 GB in old PCs that don’t support hard disks over 8 GB.

Disk Manager – Quantum: Allows you to install Quantum hard disks over 8 GB in old PCs that don’t support hard disks over 8 GB. Note: even tough this is a Maxtor software, it supports Quantum hard disks, since Maxtor has bought Quantum.

Disk Manager – Samsung:  Allows you to install Samsung hard disks over 8 GB in old PCs that don’t support hard disks over 8 GB.

Disk Manager – Seagate:  Allows you to install Seagate hard disks over 8 GB in old PCs that don’t support hard disks over 8 GB.

Disk Manager – Western Digital:  Allows you to install Western Digital hard disks over 8 GB in old PCs that don’t support hard disks over 8 GB.

DiskPatch 1.0: Demo version of a DOS-based data recovery software.

Dlgdiag: Recovers bad blocks from Western Digital hard disks. Read tutorial about this subject.

Erase: Recovers bad blocks from Fujitsu hard disks. Read tutorial about this subject.

Fix-cih: Recovers hard disks erased by the CIH (a.k.a. Chernobyl or Spacefiller) virus. Read tutorial about this subject.

Hddutil: Recovers bad blocks from Maxtor hard disks. Read tutorial about this subject.

iRecover 1.0: Demo version of a FAT, FAT32 and NTFS data recovery software.

MBRTool: Allows you to recover your hard disk’s MBR. It is possible to recover it from a backup file or to reconstruct it based on non-erased data. Can also be used as a boot manager.

PC Inspector File Recovery: Data recovery freeware.

Sgatfmt4: Recovers bad blocks from Seagate hard disks.

SuperShredder: Erasing your files using this software, it will fill out all sectors used by your files with zeroes, making it impossible to recover your deleted files.

ZeroFill: Recovers bad blocks from Quantum hard disks.

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ATI BIOS Editor: Edit your ATI-based VGA BIOS.

ATI Flash: Utility for BIOS upgrading on ATI-based video cards.

ATITool: Overclocking utility for ATI-based video cards.

ATIWinFlash: Program for flashing your ATI-based VGA BIOS.

Cpucool: Monitors the motherboard sensors (voltage, fans, etc).

Cpufsb: Allows you to change, thru software, your processor’s external frequency without the need to reboot yout PC. More updated than SoftFSB.

Cpuice: Lowers the CPU temperature.

CPUIdle: Lowers the CPU temperature.

CPU Stability Test: Tests your PC stability. Very useful to use to check if your overclocking is ok or not.

Hardware Sensors Monitor: Monitors the motherboard sensors (voltage, fans, etc).

Motherboard Monitor: Monitors the motherboard sensors (voltage, fans, etc).

NiBiTor: nVidia BIOS Editor. Program for editing nVidia-based VGA BIOS.

Nvidia BIOS Editor: Edit your nVidia-based VGA BIOS.

nvFlash: Program for flashing your nVidia-based VGA BIOS.

PassMark BurnIn Test: Stability test, very good to check wheter your overclocked system is stable or not.

Powerstrip: Software for overclocking VGAs.

RaBiT: ATI BIOS Editor. Program for editing ATI-based ATI BIOS.

Rain: Lowers the CPU temperature.

RivaTuner: Allows you to change undocumented functions of nVidia-based VGAs using the Detonator drivers.

SoftFSB: Allows you to change, thru software, your processor’s external frequency without the need to reboot yout PC.

SpeedswitchXP: Change the Pentium III Mobile and Pentium 4 Mobile processor speeds.

ThrottleWatch: Monitors the Pentium 4 Thermal Throttle feature, that lowers the CPU clock when the CPU overheats.

VCool: Lowers the CPU temperature.

Waterfall: Lowers the CPU temperature.

Wcpuclk: Shows, in real time, the CPU clock. Excellent to be used with a real-time overclocking software to check the current CPU clock.

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Alexa Toolbar: Search bar and pop-up blocker.

Bioslogo: Converts Bmp to Epa files. Epa format is used by BIOS.

Boot Editor: Edits Windows XP bootup screen.

Cbrom: Change BIOS bootup logo.

Cleaner: Cleans floppy units. You need a floppy drive cleaning kit to use this software (special disk wet with isopropilic alcohol).

CMOS Backup: Backups the CMOS configuration data.

DirectPad: Driver for using videogame joysticks on your PC.

DirectX 9.0c: Latest DirectX version.

DirectX Buster: Removes the DirectX from your PC.

Driver Agent: Searches for the current installed drivers on your PC.

Driver Cleaner: Utility that removes all video drivers that were once installed in your system
in order to prevent conflicts. We recommend running this program before
installing a new video driver version.

DVD Genie: Breaks the region lock of software DVD players like PowerDVD, WinDVD, CoolDVD, etc.

Divx/XviD: Codecs for playing Avi movies on your PC.

EasyCleaner: Cleans up your PC, removing invalid registry entries, deleting useless files, etc.

FreeDOS: A totally free DOS clone. Excellent if you need to use DOS and don’t want to use an illegal copy.

Gspot: Show Avi movie files full information, specially the codec used to compress it.

HWMonitor: Program for monitoring all temperatures and fans from your system.

JP Hide and Seek: Steganografy software, allows you to hide files and test inside regular Jpeg files.

KillCMOS: Erases CMOS memory contents. Useful when someone sets up a setup password and you don’t know what it is. Note: since the purpouse of this software is to erase CMOS memory contents, some antivirus programs will detect it as a virus. This file isn’t infected.

I8kfan: Manages your laptop fans (speed, turn on/off time, etc).

LANguard Network Scanner: Search for security breaches on your PC or on your network. Read tutorial about this subject.

MBR2000: Fixes the Y2K bug on old PCs installing a resident (TSR) software that is loaded thru the hard disk MBR.

NOBA: Breaks the Outlook XP attachement file block.

NTpad: Driver for using videogame joysticks on your PC.

OCZ Memtes86: Memory testing software.

RAWShooter: Converts photos from RAW format to TIFF format.

Remote Selector: Breaks the region protection from DVD units.

Resource Hacker: Edits Windows XP bootup screen.

SmartDraw: Software for schematics drawing.

SpamWeasel: Antispam filter.

SSC Service Utility: Resets Epson cartridges chips, allowing you to refill your Epson cartridges.

Stop-the-pop: Blocks pop-up screens.

System Mechanic: Excellent software for Windows maintenance and customization. Also optimizes your internet connection.

Toshiba Region Select Utility: Allows you to change your DVD unit region (even though this is a Toshiba software, it works with units from all manufactures.

WebReaper: Download whole sites to your PC.

Winkey: Allows you to program shortcuts on your keyboard using the Windows keys

Ymark2000: Checks if your computer is Y2K compatible or not.

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6x86Fast: Raises the performance of Cyrix/IBM 5×86 and 6×86 CPUs between 5% and 10%. It is not guaranteed that this software will work with MII or 6x86MX CPUs.

6x86Opt: Package containing optimization software and Windows 95 fix for Cyrix CPUs (6×86, 6x86MX and MII).

Advanced WindowsCare: Optmizes and remove errors from your PC.

Cacheman: Correctly adjusts the disk cache under Windows 9x/ME/XP.

Centrino Hardware Control: Controls many features of your Centrino (Pentium M) CPU.

MemTurbo: Memory manager, frees up system memory. Excellent to use in computers with low RAM memory available.

Rambooster: Memory manager, frees up system memory. Excellent to check how much RAM memory is being used right now.

WcpuL2: Changes the L2 cache latency from 6th generation Intel CPUs (Celeron, Pentium II and Pentium III), raising the PC performance.

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AMD CPU Info: Software from AMD to correctly detect the installed AMD CPU on your PC.

AMD CPUID: Software from AMD to detect the CPU clock, L1 and L2 memory cache, model, revision and supported instruction sets.

AMD OverDrive: Program for identifying, monitoring and overclocking AMD CPUs.

AMI Motherboard ID Utility: Finds out your motherboard manufacturer if its BIOS is from AMI.

BIOS Agent: Software that identifies everything about your BIOS and the need of a BIOS upgrade.

Cpuid: Identifies the installed CPU.

Cpuidw: Identifies the installed CPU.

CPU-Z: Identifies the installed CPU.

CD-R Identifier: Identifies the CD-R media brand name. It is necessary to install ForceASPI first, which is also available at this link.

Codec Check: Small utility that detects which audio codec your motherboard has, allowing you to install the correct audio driver on your system.

Ctbios: Finds out your motherboard manufacturer.

Ctbios 1.5: Ctbios more updated version. Besides recognizing your PC motherboard manufacturer, it gives you a lot of information about it. The only problem is that this is software is in german.

Ctp2info: Checks if your Pentium II or Pentium III processor is counterfeit or not.

Ctpci: Lists all PCI devices installed on your PCI. Very usefull to find out your motherboard real chipset.

Dimm_id: Checks if the type of SDRAM memory installed on your PC is PC-66 or PC-100.

EVEREST Home Edition: Indentifies your PC hardware, including your motherboard manufacturer and model.

GPU-Z: Program that reports all features from your video card graphics chip (GPU).

Hwinfo: Excelente indentification software. Very useful to determine your motherboard manufacturer, model and chipset. More updated than Ctbios.

Intel Turbo Boost Monitor: Small utility to monitor Turbo Boost tecnology.

MobileMeter: Program for monitoring the temperature, clock rates and battery charge/discharge from your laptop.

PC-Config: Identifies all components from your PC.

PC Wizard: Program that identifies all hardware parts installed on your PC.

Sandra: Identification, test and benchmarking software.

Unknown Device Identifier: Software for identifying unknown devices installed on your PC, excellent to find out more information about devices Windows isn’t able to correctly detect.

Wcpuid 3.0: Identifies the installed CPU, giving you detailed info about it.

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