Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 10.5.0.1027 Production Version Release Notes


18 May 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

06 May 2011

10.5.0.1027 Production Version

1027

29 April 2011

10.5.0.1026 Production Candidate

1026

04 March 2011

10.5.0.1015 Beta

1015

15 December 2010

10.5.0.1007 Alpha

1007

Notes:  

1. This kit replaces kit 34897 as it resolves an issue with unsigned driver warnings on Microsoft* WindowsXP-32 which was present in kit 34897.  The issue was encountered because the XP logo program is EOL and recent changes for WLK 1.6 required a different submission process for the RST driver to get XP32 signatures.

2. 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.

3. Specification Clarification: This is a clarification of a previously undocumented limitation of the Intel® RST product for Rapid Recover Technology volumes. When creating an RRT Volume at least one member disk (master or recovery) must include 100% of the available capacity of the disk and the disk capacity must be less than or equal to 1.3125 TB.

4. This release disables the Capacity Expansion feature.  Contact Cameron Landers (cameron.landers@intel.com), Intel® RST PME representative, with any questions.

5. 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 production version of the RAID OROM is 10.5.0.1034 while the driver is version 10.5.0.1026 and user interface version is 10.5.0.1027.  Also, the OROM binary file is now called SataOrom.bin and the size has increased from RST 10.1; Image size is ~119KB and the Runtime size is ~41.5KB.  Contact your RST representative with any questions. 

6. This RST version adds support for disks >= 2TB in RAID mode.  This includes the ability to boot to them if supported by the system BIOS.

7. To enable the Intel® Smart Response Technology feature, the RST 10.5.0.1034 OROM, the RST 10.5.0.1026 driver, the RST 10.5.0.1027 user interface and the Cougar Point Z68 SKU are required.

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. 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 10.5.0.1027 PV

 

Reference No 

Description

Affected OS's

3234512

If a reboot occurs during a migration and the data is in the migration copy area, the OROM will fail the volume

N/A

3234593

Dirty shutdown after max acceleration and I/O causes data miscompare

Vista, Vista-64, Win7, Win7-64

3234635

RST user interface does not display required data loss warning for existing data on SSD when enabling acceleration

Win7, Win7-64

3006644

Copyright dates incorrect

All

3006665

Smart Response Technology system boot failure (corrupted OS image) after unexpected power loss

Win7-64

3006676

RST OROM User Interface incorrectly states data will be lost on Cache Disk in Reset to Non-RAID option

N/A

3006655

CSMI DeviceIOControl call is returning an invalid value for SATA device position number

Win7

3006670

0x9F BSOD in S3 test with specific SSD

Win7-64

3006708

No memory dump file found after the 2nd time the system crashed with an accelerated OS disk

Win7-64

3006712

RAIDCFG32 Accelerate disk mismarked as Unknown Disk when reinserted

Win7-64

3006808

An unexpected error message shows in the user interface when system contains an accelerated volume with SSD space existing and another volume is attempted on the same array

Win7-64

3006669

ZPODD doesn't respond to GESN command

Win7, Win7-64

3006740

WHQL: READ CAPACITY (16) Allocation Length Test assertion failure (WLK1.6 BLOCKING)

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

3006741

WHQL: READ (6) Basic Verification Test assertion failure (WLK1.6 BLOCKING)

Vista, Vista-64, Win7, Win7-64, Windows 2003, Windows 2003-64, Windows 2008, Windows 2008-64

3006742

WHQL: MODE SENSE (6) Ensuring mandatory mode pages are supported assertion failure (WLK1.6 BLOCKING)

Vista,Vista-64,Win7,Win7-64,Windows 2003,Windows 2003-64,Windows 2008,Windows 2008-64

3006743

WHQL: MODE SENSE (6) Checking Informational Exception Mode Page assertion failure (WLK1.6 BLOCKING)

Vista,Vista-64,Win7,Win7-64,Windows 2003,Windows 2003-64,Windows 2008,Windows 2008-64

3006744

WHQL: ASSERTION: READ CAPACITY (10) Negative Test assertion failure (WLK1.6 BLOCKING)

Vista, Vista-64, Win7, Win7-64, Windows 2003, Windows 2003-64, Windows 2008, Windows 2008-64

3006767

Certain ODDs sporadically disappear at power on

Win7, Win7-64

3007028

Accelerate button shows in user interface when using Windows XP

Windows XP

3007047

0xD1 BSOD when trying to manually eject powered down ODD

Win7, Win7-64

3006734

System sporadically failed to resume from S4

Vista-64, Win7-64

3006970

ZPODD slot drive device does not power after Idle time

Win7, Win7-64

3007105

RST user interface does not allow creation of >2TB RAID 5 with array allocation of 50% when creating the volume from a disk

Vista-64, Win7-64

3006595

Black screen or 0x9F BSOD sporadically encountered when running extended S3 cycles

Win7

3007156

Hot plug insertion of locked disk hangs system

Win7

3007159

Smart Response Technology fails performance criteria for PCMark Vantage: HDD Suite

Win7, Win7-64

3006161

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

Win7, Win7-64

3007143

Reboot after accelerating >2TB boot volume fails with 0xc000000f error

Win7

3007302

Bootable RAID 1 array Failed after BSOD

Windows 2008-64

3234412

Cannot disable acceleration after accelerating a RAID Volume in Enhanced mode

Vista, Vista-64, Win7, Win7-64

 

 

3006113

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

Vista

3006115

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

Vista

3006809

System fails to resume from hibernate after syncing in the OROM

Win7

Resolved Issues in 10.5.0.1015 Beta

 

Reference No 

Description

Affected OS's

3006363

RST user interface presents spare disks in the Configuration Volume page

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

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

3006169

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

Windows XP

3006378

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

Win7-64

3006159

Info under manage page is not visible – High Contrast Black

Vista, Vista-64, Win7, Win7-64

3006509

User Interface and System report - Inconsistent string format for solid-state drive

Vista, Win7, Windows XP

3006405

ENU & All Languages: Inconsistency use of "stripe" and "strip". To be changed to "stripe"

Win7, Win7-64

3006513

0x9F BSOD or system hang sporadically encountered when performing S3 cycles.

Win7, Win7-64

3006553

User Interface does not update text strings upon a failed acceleration drive

Vista, Win7-64, Windows 2008-64

3006544

Hot plugging a USB device results in 0x9F BSOD when shutting down the system while playing music

Win7, Win7-64

3006548

0x7E BSOD while recovering/rebuilding a degraded RAID volume

Win7, Windows 2008

3006409

INT13 function 0x08 causes stall in RAID OROM

N/A

3006560

Accelerated Degraded RAID-5 fails to boot

Win7

3006448

ODD goes to Zero Power although the tray is open

Win7, Win7-64

3006534

SATA transfer rate shows "Unknown" in Intel Rapid Storage Technology user interface

Win7, Win7-64

3006663

Accelerated volume in degraded state showing failed accelerated status text string

Win7-64

3006680

User Interface does not allow creation of Create Volume From Disk (CVFD) RAID 10 at array allocation of 50%

Win7-64, Windows 2008-64

3006681

RST System Report BIOS information does not match actual information from BIOS

Win7-64

3006142

In the Create Configure page the Checkbox shadowing does not match

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

3006240

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

Vista

3006601

Running HD Tune 4.60 tool fails

Win7

3006715

Disabling Acceleration after a reboot causing Array/Volume/RAID type mismatch in User Interface

Vista, Win7, Windows XP

3006684

0xD1 BSOD observed during live back-up using a specific Recovery Solution program

Win7-64

3006388

0x7F BSOD sporadically observed while running hibernation tests

Win7

3006160

Page Titles not visible – High Contrast White

Vista, Vista-64, Win7, Win7-64

 

 

Known Issues

Known Issues in 10.5.0.1027 PV

 

Reference No 

Description

Affected OS's

3234491

System sporadically fails to resume from S4 when running S3/S4 stress test

Win7, Win7-64

3005854

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

Vista, Win7

3006179

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

Vista-64

3006119

Changing RAID type results in Data Migration Email

Win7, Win7-64

3006316

RAIDCfg32 does not check if RST 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

3007123

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

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

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 RST user interface

Win7

3007274

0x8E BSOD observed sporadically with Smart Response Technology

Win7-64