Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 11.0.0.1015 Alpha Version Release Notes


14 July 2011

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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

14 July 2011

11.0.0.1015 Alpha

1015

25 May 2011

11.0.0.1009 Alpha1

1009

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 11.0.0.1124, the driver and user interface version is 11.0.0.1015. 

4. This release introduces a RAIDCFG64 utility which is contained in the RAIDConfig32 utility component of this kit.  Contact your RST representative with any questions.

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 11.0.0.1015 Alpha2

 

Reference No 

Description

Affected OS's

3007123

Clear and Reset disk to normal in user interface may not work

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

3234888

When 2 RAID Volumes are present on a system and left idle for a long time will cause IO fail

N/A

3235087

0x7E BSOD sporadically seen when RAID member disk is hot removed during migration

Win7-64

Known Issues

Known Issues in 11.0.0.1015 Alpha2

 

Reference No 

Description

Affected OS's

3235067

RST Smart Response Technology is not honoring the user’s power plan

Win7-64

3234863

Smart Response Technology: Can’t format a disk after it is accelerated

Win7

3234908

Txtsetup.oem doesn’t contain all the Device IDs

Windows XP

3234971

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

Win7-64

3235149

“Reset disk to normal” button is not shown in UI

Vista, Vista-64

3235078

Recovery Volume is in power-saving mode while in AC

Win7

3235083

0x50 BSOD sporadically seen after disconnecting cache volume

Win7-64

3235129

0x7E BSOD may occur during RAID Operations if Volume Name is 16 characters

Win7, Wi7-64, Windows 2008-64

3235065

RST UI partial word search results in error

Win7-64

3234887

System report heading does not match in the saved text file

Win7-64, Windows XP

3234689

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

Vista, Vista-64, Win7, Win7-64

3006119

Changing RAID type results in Data Migration Email

Win7, Win7-64

3006316

RAIDCfg32 does not check if the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Cache device is internal/external

Win7-64

3006539

Rapid Recover Technology: Accessible recovery drive is unable to reboot system

Win7-64

3006700

Clean disk is not working on >2TB disks

Windows 2008-64

3005451

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

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

3006447

Changing contrast settings eliminates User Interface information

Windows 2008-64

3006781

Help Icon on status page is missing if the accelerated status is changed

Vista,Win7,Windows XP

3006972

Reset cache SSD to passthru appears to work, but doesn't when writes are failed to SSD

Win7-64

3007006

RAID migration does not fail after drive sends Status Err 0x40

Windows 2008

3007102

Disassociating help icon hover text string is incorrect

Win7

3007138

GPT formatted drives create error message in user interface when RRT creation is attempted

Win7-64

3007203

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

Win7

3007204

Naming Volume "Array_0000" makes it completely disappear in the Rapid Storage Technology user interface

Win7

3006755

Security Freeze Lock command is not issued correctly to the device connected to an eSATA port

Win7, Win7-64

3007217

WinPE boot hang when other controllers are present in the WinPE boot image

DOS

3234510

Boot time performance gain percentage will drop with HDD boot partition size increased

Win7

3006031

Error Injection causes non-NCQ data verification failure

Win7

3007165

0x9F BSOD sporadically seen when running reboot/suspend stress test on ICH10 platforms

Win7

3234687

Online Help: Volume requirements table is missing Cougar Point in the “Controller Support” column

Windows XP-64