Checkmate Release Notes

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1 Checkmate Release Notes Version /8/2018 Added Apple Hardware RAID card support for RAID Status. Fixed reported CheckmateWorkerDaemon crashes. Fixed an application hang when a LaCie 2big Thunderbolt 2 external drive is connected. Fixed accidental testing of internal NTFS volumes which may cause a kernel panic. Fixed a tracking issue of multiple hard drives for Surface Scan. Version /19/2017 Updated for macos (High Sierra) support. Initial APFS support for Volume Structures and Partition Map tests. Fixed issue in Surface Scan in which progress wasn t being saved. Added additional Help menu options.

2 Updates to the Checkmate PDF manual. Version /17/2017 Additional support for macos (Sierra) compatibility. Added an automatic recheck of the Volume Structures and Partition Map tests when an initial failure is encountered. Added requested ToolTip support for Surface Scan test in Logs view. Updated German and Japanese localizations. Version /5/2015 OS X (El Capitan) compatibility. Fixed potential hang in Checkmate Preferences window. Fixed cropped text in Checkmate Preferences window (Snow Leopard/Lion users). Added notification dialog when computer sleep setting is set to two minutes or less. Improved Notification Center support. Version /17/2015 Updated Advice text and links to use TechTool Pro 8. Prevent testing during Time Machine backup. Updated Checkmate Worker daemon to support new OS version checking methods. Many other improvements and enhancements. Version /7/2014 OS X (Mavericks) and OS X (Yosemite) compatibility. Fixed an issue in which the Battery test wouldn t run under OS X

3 Fixed missing Checkmate Preferences toolbar while using low screen resolutions. Updated German and Japanese localizations. Version /20/2014 Added Partition Map to Drives in Status view. Added Partition Map advice text to repair advice. Fixed a reported issue with the File Structures test. Added "Save Log as Text..." option under the Log menu. Fixed the hyperlink for launching TechTool Pro 7 in repair advice. Added "esc' key option to dismiss the Send Reports... window. Updated Checkmate PDF manuals. Many other fixes and improvements. Version /24/2014 Added new Manual Scheduling. New File and Volume Exclusions list. Added new Checkmate application preferences. Fixed reported Checkmate Daemon crashes. Fixed schedule timer when testing continues into the next day. Fixed bug where I/O Check and Battery test would run multiple times. Fixed reported logging issue for Power On Self-Test (POST). Improvements to the File Structures validation routine. Many other fixes and improvements. Version /13/2013 Major improvements to Checkmate test scheduling. Fixed a Surface Scan crash for Mac OS X 10.6 users. SMART test now supports all SMART verified devices. Fixed a bug where Checkmate would report a battery problem

4 when battery health is good. Fixed reported memory leaks from the Checkmate system daemons. Fixed serial number dialog to correctly handle serial numbers with appended white space characters. Moving Checkmate application no longer 'breaks' the menu item. Prevent testing NTFS volumes mounted by third-party software. Added option to suppress 'testing suspended' dialog from the Checkmate menu item. Added support for detecting Apple Remote Desktop (ARD) and Virtual Network Computing (VNC) connections. Added a timer to run tests at the correct interval after initial installation. Added support for Mac OS X 10.6 systems which contain no year timestamp. Added additional Checkmate daemon logging. Added support for power management notifications. Improvements to I/O Check, Battery, and Power On Self-Test. Many other minor fixes and improvements. Version /19/2013 Fixed reported Checkmate daemon crashes. Fixed "Clear Logs..." bug. Fixed erroneous Power On Self-Test error. Fixed "Skip Test" issue for Volume Structure test of the active startup volume. Fixed reported volume mounting detection issue. Updated I/O Check to only report result from the previous system restart. Increased timer from thirty to sixty seconds for testing the volume structure of the active system volume. Added Checkmate postpone dialog with user selectable wait time option. Added indeterminate progress indicator for the Volume Structure test while testing the active startup volume. Added startup volume journaling check to Volume Structures test.

5 Added support for multiple user Macs in the File Structures test. Updated the Memory Test to test free available memory. Many other fixes and enhancements. Version /4/2013 Fixed reported runtime issue where Checkmate would not automatically test. Fixed memory allocation issues while testing was being performed. Updated reporting for File Structures issues to avoid truncating file names. Addressed issue for Surface Scan test in which same disk was tested multiple times. Updated Send Report mechanism to require an address prior to submitting. Added ToolTip support for the date column in Logs. Added support to cancel Memory Test during testing. Added German and Japanese localization. Many other fixes and enhancements. Version Internal testing only. Version /5/2012 Initial release.