Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 10.5.0.1007 Alpha Version Release Notes


15 December 2010

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Supported Operating Systems

    Microsoft Windows 7*

    Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Edition*

    Microsoft Windows Vista*
    Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition*
    Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition*
    Microsoft Windows XP Professional*
    Microsoft Windows XP x64 Edition

    Microsoft Windows Server 2008* ++
   Microsoft Windows Server 2008 x64 Edition*++    
   Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 x64* ++    
   Microsoft Windows Server 2003* ++
   Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition*++

    Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition*

++ Not available on mobile platforms

 

Revision History

Date

Driver Revision

Build Number

15 December 2010

10.5.0.1007 Alpha

1007

Notes:  

1. Known Issue is defined as a potential RST issue that has been replicated internally by the Rapid Storage Technology team but has not been root caused to be an RST defect.

2. Beginning with RST 10.5, the RAID Option ROM version will not be tied to the RST driver and user interface version.  The RAID OROM version will only be incremented when there is a change to the OROM.  The version of the RAID OROM for Alpha is 10.5.0.744 while the driver and user interface version is 10.5.0.1007.  Also, the OROM binary file is now called SataOrom.bin and the size has increased; Image size is ~119KB and the Runtime size is ~41.5KB.  Contact your RST representative with any questions. 

3. When an ODD is in the Zero Power state, some ODDs may disappear when a hardware re-scan is initiated via the Windows Device Manager.  A second hardware re-scan conducted before the Zero Power Idle Timeout value is reached (default is 60s) will return the drive to an OS visible state. This behavior is believed to be related to the length of time an ODD requires to become ready during power on from the zero-power state.

4. Microsoft* .NET Framework 3.0 is required to be installed on the system in order for the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology User Interface to install.  Note that not all Microsoft* Operating Systems have .NET 3.0 installed by default.  Refer to the Microsoft* website for details.

5. A Vista OS Installation using a Matrix RAID Array on a system with a 9.5 or newer OROM requires the user to F6 a 9.5 or newer driver.

6. Possible issue where RST is slow to start on Windows XP or Vista with .NET 3.0

Issue description: Under certain network conditions, on systems with .NET 3.0, the RST application and notification icon (a.k.a. tray icon) may take about a minute to start.  

Resolution: Contact Microsoft* to receive the hot fix described by KB article 936707 or upgrade to .NET 3.5.

7. Possible Issue regarding File writes on Windows XP with Service Pack 2

Issue description: System hangs, ERROR_NO_SYSTEM_RESOURCES or ERROR_NOT_ENOUGH_QUOTA observed when writing large numbers of files on Windows XP with Service Pack 2.

Resolution: Contact Microsoft* to receive the hot fix described by KB article 888413.

 

 

 

Known Issues

Known Issues in 10.5.0.1007 Alpha

 

Reference No 

Description

Affected OS's

3006388

0x7F BSOD sporadically observed while running hibernation tests

Win7

3005853

Sporadically 2nd HDD is not in the freezelock state after suspend/resume

Windows XP

3006232

ZPODD: ODD tray cannot eject when powered down after exit an command is issued from WMP.

Win7, Win7-64

3006240

System configured for RAID does not allow ODD speed control through 3rd party application

Vista

3006169

Email Notify does not work when RAID1 volume change to degrade.

Windows XP

3005854

Can’t safely remove Ultrabay device W/eject lever aft S4 swap

Vista, Win7

3006113

RAID5:discrepancy between OROM and UI on degraded RAID5 volume with locked disks

Vista

3006115

RAID10:discrepancy between OROM and user interface on degraded RAID10 volume with locked disks

Vista

3006096

Match whole word only checkbox does not function correctly

Vista, Vista-64, Win7, Win7-64

2549948

Creation of a RAID 0 volume fails when disk used for creation is a spanned or dynamic disk

Vista

3005684

Driver does not return enough resources when migrating 2 arrays at once

Windows XP

3005880

Device removal while in-progress command results in significant delay before removal completes

Vista Vista-64 Win7 Win7-64

3006138

BSOD 0xC4 on Piketon with Win XP 64 running Passmark with default verifier settings

Windows XP-64

3006172

Controller name on Control Panel/Device manager  Help/System Report needed to be localized to match Help and Removdrv.txt

Vista, Win7

3006179

Volumes go to Degraded state after rebuilding matrix and shows installed disk as missing

Vista-64

3006203

Re-inserted drive does not show in user interface until RRT finishes rebuild

Vista-64

3006217

Passmark (Burnin Test) sporadically results in BSOD 0x7F

Windows XP-64

3006218

BSOD 0xC9 observed sporadically when running Burnin Test

Windows XP-64

3006290

L10N_XP-backlog displays current page in ENU – Help window

Win7

3004567

Driver sending ATA commands to devices which don’t support the commands

Vista

3005451

Accessibility issue - Incorrect font size in high contrast settings for Help

Vista, Win7, Windows XP

3005980

Device hot-plug removal before or while ACPI command being sent results in device operation hang

Win7, Win7-64

3006159

Info under manage page is not visible – High Contrast Black

Vista, Vista-64, Win7, Win7-64

3006160

Page Titles not visible – High Contrast White

Vista, Vista-64, Win7, Win7-64

3006161

Raid 1 Volume on 2 disk matrix array initializes when disk is added to separate matrix array

Win7, Win7-64

3006234

Driver returns incorrect data in Unit Serial Number VPD Page

Win7-64

3006182

Volume starts to rebuild again immediately after finishing a rebuild

Vista-64

3006119

Changing RAID type results in Data Migration Email

Win7, Win7-64

2554468

Incorrect Inquiry data returned on a RAID volume

Vista

3006142

In the Create Configure page the Checkbox shadowing does not match

Vista, Vista-64, Win7, Win7-64, Windows 2008-64

3006363

RST user interface presents spare disks in the Configuration Volume page

Vista, Vista-64, Win7, Win7-64, Windows 2008

3006370

RST user interface has Null Pointer Exception Error when accelerating a disk with all RAID levels disabled via BCFS

Win7

3006378

A pass-thru disk can be accelerated if the system has two RAID volumes and >64G SSD present

Win7-64

3006383

NvCache is reinitialized after boot

Win7

3006384

TRIM command not being sent from NvCache to SSD

Win7

3006386

RST user interface displays an incorrect message to the user about extra space being destroyed in RST Caching

Win7, Win7-64

3006408

User interface allows creation of an Accelerated Volume in Non-Admin User Accounts

Windows 2008-64