MemTest 5.1.0 released - 17/May/2014

[David (PassMark)]

V5.1 of MemTest86 has now been released. This is the second release in the new generation of UEFI based memory testing.

As with the initial V5 release, MemTest86 V5 image supports dual booting (UEFI/BIOS). On machines that don't support UEFI, the older V4 BIOS release of MemTest86 will be automatically booted. MemTest86 V5 has been digitally signed by Microsoft and it compatible with secure boot.

What new in V5.1.0 compared to V5.0.0

• Fixed ECC error detection for Ivy Bridge-E chipsets
• Fixed rounding of memory SPD timings
• On 32-bit systems, systems with upper address limit > 32-bits freezing during testing is now fixed
• Locking memory for testing is now more robust
• Added SPD support for VT8237S, Intel X79, Intel NM10 Chipsets.
• Fixed incorrect decoding of # of banks in DDR2 FB SPD causing the memory stick size to be reported incorrectly
• Increased the number of supported memory modules from 16 to 32
• Increased the maximum number of SMBus controllers to 8.
• DDR3 revision 1.3 SPD decoding now supported
• Fixed SMBUS CLK issues when retrieving SPD details for Intel chipsets
• CPU spec updates, AMD Kaveri + Intel Haswell refresh
• Xeon (Ivy Bridge and later) non-Turbo CPU speeds now recorded.
• Minor temperature reporting changes for AMD Family 15h, Models 0h-0Fh and 30h-3Fh (e.g. A10-7850K)
• Fixed "Pass" progress bar so that it shows 100% on completion of one pass
• A notification text is now displayed when ECC errors are injected
• Improved notification text displayed when ECC errors are detected
• Updated MemTest86 BIOS in the package version to 4.3.7

Download links
http://www.memtest86.com/download.htm

Version History
The full 20 year release history of MemTest86 can be found here,
http://www.memtest86.com/support/ver_history.htm