New Memtest86+ Update

New Memtest86+ Update
 
After running strong with version 2.01 for nine months now, the Memtest86+ team have released a new updated version: 2.10.  This update fixes a few bugs as well as adds support for a number of CPUs and chipsets, most notably the P43/45 chipsets and the soon to be released Core i7 CPUs.
 
* New Features
o Added support for Intel Core i7 (Nehalem) CPU
o Added support for Intel Atom Processors
o Added support for Intel G41/G43/G45 Chipsets
o Added support for Intel P43/P45 Chipsets
o Added support for Intel US15W (Poulsbo) Chipset
o Added support for Intel EP80579 (Tolapai) SoC CPU
o Added support for ICH10 Southbridge (SPD/DMI)
o Added detection for Intel 5000X
o Now fully aware of CPU w/ L3 cache (Core i7 & K10)

* Bug Fixes
o Added workaround for DDR3 DMI detection
o Fixed Intel 5000Z chipset detection
o Fixed Memory Frequency on AMD K10
o Fixed cache detection on C7/Isaiah CPU
o Fix Memtest86+ not recognized as Linux Kernel

 
 
It’s certainly nice to see that the team is on top of things, adding support for Core i7 so quickly.
 
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