The release of the memory testing program Memtest86+ 6.20 is available. The program is not tied to operating systems and can be run directly from BIOS/UEFI firmware or from a bootloader for complete memory checks. In case of issues, the built-in fault mapping in Memtest86+ can be used in the Linux kernel to exclude problematic areas using the memmap option. The project code is distributed under the GPLv2 license.
The changes in the new version primarily focus on adding support for some older systems and resolving issues when working on new embedded and mobile platforms. Key innovations include:
- Support has been added for Intel CPUs based on the Alder Lake-N microarchitecture.
- Support has been added for VIA VT8233(A) and VT8237 chipsets.
- Support has been added for the NVIDIA nForce 3 motherboard.
- Support has been added for ALi M1533, 1543(C), and 1535 chipsets.
- Temperature information for AMD K8 CPUs has been made available.
- Support has been added for some JEDEC (Joint Electron Device Engineering Council) manufacturers.
- Improved handling of SPD (Serial Presence Detect) read operations on mobile CPUs.
- Issues with the APIC timer, which appeared on some mobile platforms, have been resolved.
- Enhanced detection of older P5 and P6 class CPUs (Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III).
Source: opennet.ru
