Intel® Rapid Storage Technology

> Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 11.1.0.1006 Production Version Release Notes

> > 29 February 2012
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> > Supported Operating Systems

> > Microsoft Windows 7*

> > Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Edition*

> > Microsoft Windows Vista* (not supported on Panther Point platforms)
> > Microsoft Windows Vista x64 Edition* (not supported on Panther Point platforms)
> > 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
> > > 29 February 2012 | 11.1.0.1006 Production Version | 1006
> > > 17 February 2012 | 11.1.0.1006 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 11.1.0.1413, the driver and user interface version is 11.1.0.1006.

Note: An Intel Core or Xeon branded CPU is required to enable the Smart Response Technology feature beginning with this 11.1.0.1413 OROM release.

4. This release includes both the RAIDCFG32 & RAIDCFG64 utilities which are contained in the RAIDcmd utility component of this kit. The RAIDCFG32 & RAIDCFG64 version is 11.1.0.1010.

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 11.1.0.1006 PV |
Reference No | Description | Affected OS's
4158571 | RaidCfg64 tool doesn't return the correct string about the model name | Win7, Win7-64
4158538 | RAIDCFG32/64 "/std" command does not show full device name | Win7, Win7-64
4158576 | When HDDs serial number is over 16 characters, RAIDCFG64.exe will fail on accelerate enable. | Win7, Win7-64
3235695 | RST does not correctly safely remove disks with formatted partitions | Win7,Windows XP
3236135 | User Interface Help does not notify the user how to increase partition/Volume size after a migration | Win7-64
3236445 | Enabling Acceleration of a RAID Volume Does Not Disable the Volume's Write Back Cache | Win7-64
3236782 | Revert changes to support Acceleration after hot-unplug and re-insert of SSD | Win7-64
3236795 | BSOD 0xD5 sporadically seen during hot plug test | Win7
3236883 | 'Create' tab appears in the user interface when a cache volume is created by RcfgSata.exe or Raidcfg32/64.exe, when it should not | Win7-64
3237050 | SRT Caching thrashes cache contents running a specific test | Win7
3237165 | 0x50/0x7E BSOD occurs during Write Test | Win7-64
3237194 | RST copyright corrected to be 2012 | Vista,Vista-64,Win7,Win7-64,Windows 2003,Windows 2003-64,Windows 2008,Windows 2008-64,Windows XP,Windows XP-64
3237197 | When a data volume is set to 8GB on a 32GB SSD HDD, SRT does not use the remaining space on the SSD | Win7,Win7-64
3237135 | ODD tray eject by PowerDVD* take ~10sec when ODD is in Zero Power state | Win7-64
3236307 | 0x7E BSOD observed when running extended S3 cycles | Win7-64
3237225 | RST not properly reporting HDD SMART information by IOCTL(SMART_RCV_DRIVE_DATA) | Win7-64
3237275 | RAID Error and Warning Event IDs are set to Zero | Win7
4158536 | Setting for adaptive spindown causing noticeable delays on HDD spin up | Win7,Win7-64

Known Issues

Known Issues in 11.1.0.1006 PV |
Reference No | Description | Affected OS's
4158587 | System will hang when accelerometer ‘shock’ is invoked on an SRT data volume | Win7-64
4158631 | BSOD 0x9F / Cursor blinking issue during WLK CSS | Win7-64
3237300 | System fails to boot under RAID mode if a 3rd party RAID card is installed in PCIe slot also | Windows XP,Windows XP-64,Win7,Win7-64
3235185 | Activate Port x LED, doesn't work if SATA disk drives ports are not in sequential order. | Win7
3237136 | HDD name isn't constant in "device manager" after installing RST driver. | Win7,Win7-64
3236447 | 0x7A BSOD and 0xF4 BSOD (when disabling acceleration with AOAC+PUIS enabled) | Win7-64
4158521 | A locked member disk of RAID5 or RAID0 volume fails after OS is shutdown and then the disk is unlocked. | Win7-64
3236551 | Accelerate button shows up in the user interface after booting with no SSD attached and then hot plugging an SSD during OS runtime | Win7-64
3235083 | BSOD 0x50 observed after disconnecting cache volume | Win7-64
3236284 | BSOD 0x9086; Trying to unlock a drive that is part of an accelerated volume causes the UI/OS to freeze | Win7
3007165 | 0x9F BSOD observed during extended reboot/suspend stress rebuild test | Win7
3236078 | CD door opening when waiting for ZPODD awake | Win7
3236121 | Enlarging the user interface 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
3235466 | Maximized Accelerated disk/volume is not enumerated as Accelerated by the RST driver after the OS doesn't shutdown cleanly | Yes
3007203 | OS SMART Enable command to RAID volume not being sent to member disks | Yes
3236365 | Test application fails after DirtyShutdown due to no D: present | Yes
3007006 | RST 9.6/10.1 does not fail RAID migration after drive sends Status Err 0x40 | Windows 2008
3234671 | Smart Response Technology data miscompare after hundreds of dirty shutdowns | Vista-64
3237013 | Acceleration fails to enable after installing a specific utility on Z68 production boards | Win7
3237271 | RST user interface allows Volume Name to begin with a Space Character | Win7,Win7-64
3006972 | Reset cache SSD to Passthru looks like it works, but doesn't when writes are failed to SSD | Win7-64
4158536 | Setting for adaptive spindown causing noticeable delays on HDD spin up | Win7,Win7-64
4158522 | Booting to an accelerated, degraded RAID1 volume that is re-inserted fails and induces BSOD 0x7B | Win7-64
3236644 | 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
3236630 | ZeroPowerODD: mediaPresent state mismatch (False) after S3 | Win7-64