On Tuesday, Micromat released version 5.0.5 of TechTool Pro, its best-selling utility software for the Mac. The new version, a 56.5 megabyte download, offers the following fixes and changes:

• Improved RAID volume support.
• Fixed TechTool Protection system preference loading issue.
• Added Trash History subcategory to the TechTool Protection system preference.
• Added low-level file defragmentation to the Volume Optimization tool.
• Fixed RAM display issue in Memory Test.
• Enhancements to Volume Usage in the TechTool Protection system preference.
• Fixed shared VRAM size display issue in Video Memory.
• Fixed incorrect eDrive size for Mac OS X 10.4.x.
• Fixed VRAM card display issue under Mac OS X 10.4.x.
• Fixed selection issue in the Reports category.
• Fixed Cache size reading for Mac Pro 2009.
• Enhancements to the File Structures test.
• Added Backup dialog warning upon launch of the application.
• Updated Surface Scan to only show physical devices.
• Updated SMART Check to show volumes names associated with the tested physical hard drive.
• Updated main application interface to show Processors (PPC) or Cores (Intel).
• Updated French, German, Italian, Japanese, and Chinese (Simplified) localization.
• Added more machine identification strings for Check Computer.

TechTool Pro 5.0.4 retails for US$98 and requires a Mac with a G4, G5 or Intel-based processor running Mac OS X 10.4.8 or later to install and run.