Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 11.2.0.1006 Production Version Release Notes


07 June 2012

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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

07 June 2012

11.2.0.1006 Production Version

1006

01 June 2012

11.2.0.1006 Production Candidate

1006

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. Microsoft Windows Vista* (32 & 64-bit) is not supported on Panther Point based platforms.

3. The RAID OROM version for this release is 11.2.0.1527, the driver version and the user interface version is 11.2.0.1006. 

4. This release includes both the RAIDCFG32 & RAIDCFG64 utilities which are contained in the RAIDcmd utility component of this kit. Note that the RAIDCFG32/64 utility version is 11.2.0.1007.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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.

9. 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.

 

Resolved Issues

Resolved Issues in 11.2.0.1006 PV

 

Reference No 

Description

Affected OS's

4158612

RAID0 sometimes stops at BIOS prompt screen for 20mins when performing extended S4 cycling

Win7

4158788

RAID OROM doesn't always detect internal HDD

Other, Win7, Win7-64

4159711

Accelerating system disk with a former cache SSD (that has had metadata reset) induces BSOD 0x7E

Win7-64

4159556

UI showing "unknown error" when trying to accelerate with partitioned SSD without enough free space for cache volume

Win7-64, Windows8-64

4159315

Customer specific function doesn't work on systems configured as SRT

Win7

4159204

Write-error occurs when burning DVD+R DL media.

Win7-64

Win7-64, Win7

Win7-64

4159287

Data partition won't be created because the rest of the mSATA's unallocated space can't be seen

Win7-64, Win7

3235185

Activate Port x LED, doesn't work if SATA disk drives ports are not in sequential order.

Win7

3237349

WHQL failure when Zero power ODD enabled

Win7-64

4158723

RST icon always disappears even when "show the notification area icon" is checked

Win7,Win7-64

4158744

Driver is sending park head command to SSD when it is not supposed to

Win7,Win7-64

4158827

System will exhibit a 0x9F if left with a blinking cursor for ~10min

Win7,Win7-64

4158983

0xD1 BSOD during extended suspend resume cycling

Win7-64

4159020

RAIDCfg64.exe removes the partition table when configured.

Win7-64

Known Issues

Known Issues in 11.2.0.1006 PV

 

Reference No 

Description

Affected OS's

4159757

Notebook ODD isn't available after hot dock unit

Win7,Win7-64

4159511

Error Message when running S3 Stress Test (with a specific utility)

Win7

4159178

Smart Response Technology (SRT) with SSD performance is low in full size (32G) cache than 18.6GB of SRT maximized mode

Win7-64,Win7

4159494

System will not boot into XP OS on degraded RAID 1

Windows XP

4159428

0x7E BSOD observed sporadically during extended suspend resume testing

Win7-64

4158716

0x0A BSOD observed sporadically during extended S4 testing

Win7

4159503

Reboot long run will hang up at start windows with RapidStartTechnology+SmartResponseTechnology running

Win7,Win7-64

3237242

SRT enabled (with Intel Desktop Utility installed) causes audio stuttering in RST 10.x

Win7,Win7-64

3236447

0x7a BSOD and 0xF4 BSOD (when disabling acceleration with HDD ATA Power-Up in Standby (PUIS) Supporting Intel® Smart Connect)

Win7-64

4158521

A locked member disk of R5 or R0 volume fails after OS is shutdown and then the disk is unlocked.

Win7-64

3237351

HDD ATA Power-Up in Standby (PUIS) Supporting Intel® Smart Connect: 0x7E BSOD observed when opening UI on a spun down disk, and registry key for debug prints is enabled

Win7,Win7-64

3236551

Accelerate button shows up in the RST UI after booting with no SSD attached and then hot plugging it during OS runtime

Win7-64

3005451

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

Vista,Win7,Windows XP

3007190

After 2500 Caching mode changes on disk 0, disk 1 cannot be accelerated

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

3235083

BSOD 0x50 after disconnecting cache volume

Win7-64

3234672

BSOD 0x7E with RST Caching and dirty shutdowns

Vista-64

3234977

BSOD 0x9086 sporadically observed after extended S4 cycling

Win7-64

3236284

BSOD 0x9086; Trying to unlock a drive that is part of an accelerated volume causes the UI/OS to freeze

Win7

4159298

CD door opening when waiting for ZPODD awake

Win7

3234592

SRT: Cached HDD goes failed when I/O to the SSD are failed

Win7-64

3006764

SRT: Can't re-use SSD for RST Caching until after reboot when it was failed and marked normal

Win7

3234432

Driver does not correctly unregister for OS callbacks and BSODs on driver unload

Win7,Win7-64

4158523

Driver does not detect SRT Acceleration SSD when inserted

Windows 8 - 64

3006861

Enhancements to error handling in resume path

Win7

3236121

Enlarging the UI window by double clicking the top bar causes the user screen to change

Win7-64,Windows XP-64

3006031

Error Injection Causes Non-NCQ Data verification failure

Win7

3236282

Error pop-up message when opening RST Tray Icon after boot, service not running yet

Win7-64

3237299

F6 install cannot fully format the volume of a GPT 6-drive RAID0 with all 3TB drives

Vista-64

4159769

Specific SSD's are disappearing or not being properly enumerated in the OROM.

Windows 8 - 64

3235466

Maximized Accelerated disk/volume is not enumerated as Accelerated by the RST driver after the OS doesn’t shutdown cleanly

Win7-64

3007203

OS SMART Enable command to RAID volume not being sent to member disks

Win7

3236512

Performing a dirty shutdown on an accelerated MBR formatted volume prevents any further disks to formatted in MBR.

Win7-64

4158756

RAIDCFG32: Creating an nvcache volume named "SSDSpace" via RAIDCFG32 will cause a 'name not unique' exception to be thrown, create a cache SSD with a single RAID0 volume on it, and cause the Accelerate button to disappear from within the RST UI

Win7-64

3006316

RAIDCfg32 does not check if RST Cache device is internal/external

Win7-64

4158597

Smart Response Technology (SRT): 0x7E BSOD occurs after hibernation with a unlocked SSD; disk/volume accelerated in max mode

Win7-64

4158594

Smart Response Technology: BSOD 0x9086 after unlocking disk from cold boot/dirty shutdown with SRT enabled

Win7-64

3237271

RST UI allows Volume Name to begin with a Space Character

Win7,Win7-64

3234908

txtsetup.oem file doesn't contain all the Device ID's

Windows XP

3006972

Reset cache SSD to Passthru looks like it works, but doesn't when writes are failed to SSD.

Win7-64

3236290

Resumption from Hibernation on a Migrating CVFD (Create Volume From Disk) R1 volume Induces BSOD 0x9086 if a non-OS RAID volume is deleted before the Resumption Occurs

Win7-64

4158522

SRT: Booting to an accelerated, Degraded R1 volume that is re-inserted fails and induces BSOD 0x7B

Win7-64

3236644

SRT: Driver fails to enumerate an accelerated disk or volume during an F6 install if a system disk is already attached to the system

Win7-64

3237367

SRT: Partitioned drive is missing if remove power from the system while IO is running

Win7

4158779

System Report display incorrect device type for ODDs

Vista,Win7,Windows XP

3006373

Tray icon disappears prematurely

Vista,Vista-64,Win7,Win7-64,Windows 2003,Windows 2003-64,Windows 2008,Windows 2008-64,Windows Media Center,Windows XP,Windows XP-64

4158578

UI: "Test status: In Progress" never appears when 'SMTP Host*:' is Incorrect

Win7-64,Windows 2008-64,Windows 8 - 64

3236630

Zpodd: mediaPresent state mismatch (False) after S3

Win7-64