Intel® Matrix
Storage Manager
Production Version 7.8.0.1012
Release Notes
October 18, 2007
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Microsoft
Windows Vista*
Microsoft
Windows Vista x64 Edition*
Microsoft
Windows XP Home Edition*
Microsoft
Windows XP Professional*
Microsoft
Windows XP 64-bit Edition*
Microsoft
Windows Server 2003* ++
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++ Not available on mobile platforms
Revision History
|
Date |
Driver Revision |
Build Number |
|
Oct. 18, 2007 |
Production Version
7.8.0.1012 |
1012 |
|
Sept. 20, 2007 |
Beta Version
7.8.0.1011 |
1011 |
|
Sept. 7, 2007 |
Beta Version
7.8.0.1010 |
1010 |
Notes:
RAID OROM Update:
No OROM SKU for ICH9R/DO controller
is included in this release.
For the Intel® Rapid Recover
Technology OROM for desktop platforms, please refer to the Intel® Matrix
Storage Manager 7.5.0.1017 PV kit (10963).
For the Intel Rapid Recover Technology OROM for mobile platforms, please
refer to the Intel Matrix Storage Manager 7.0.0.1020 PV kit (10524). For RAID0/1/5/10 + 256TB OROM, please refer
to the Intel Matrix Storage Manager 7.6.0.1011 PV kit (11666).
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 hotfix described by KB
article 888413.
Known Issues
|
Known Issues in
Production Version 7.8.0.1012 |
||
|
Reference No |
Description |
Affected OS's |
|
2549604 |
IOCTL_SCSI_MINIPORT_IDENTIFY not
implemented for raid volumes |
Windows |
|
2549694 |
eSATA HDD not visible in "safely remove"
OS sys tray icon |
Windows Vista/Windows Vista64/Windows XP/Windows
XP64 |
|
2549948 |
Creation of a RAID0 volume fails when
disk used for creation is a spanned or dynamic disk |
Windows |
|
2549947 |
Inconsistent messages given when volume
modifications is invoked in User Interface |
Windows |
|
2549881 |
After running the un-installation
process and rebooting, the Intel Matrix Storage Manager Beta Sync driver is
still installed. |
Windows XP |
|
2519035 |
D-state cycling single disk in 3 drive
RAID5 causes volume to fail after pulling power to a single drive |
Windows |
|
2519034 |
Intel Matrix Storage Manager Console
stops responding during heavy I/O Operations |
Windows Vista/Windows Vista64 |
|
2550497 |
Intel Matrix Storage Manager Events not
being logged in Event Viewer |
Windows XP/Windows |
|
2519242 |
ICH9DH
eSATA hot plug causes systems freeze during HDD spin up time |
Windows |
|
2518659 |
Blue screen observed when installing “Diskeeper 2007” |
Windows |
|
2518139 |
User
Interface Basic mode displays unknown
port when 2 disks have smart errors |
Windows XP |
|
1946253 |
ARA: The Firmware number on the left
pane is corrupted |
All OS’s |
|
1967402 |
RTL: form
caption of About dialog is not RTL reading order - enabling fix required |
Windows XP/Windows |
|
2052877 |
ARA:
rendering of percentage numbers in variables inconsistent between dialogs -
Hindi vs. Arabic numbers |
Windows XP/Windows |
|
2200032 |
Intel
Rapid Recover Technology: Verify
operation returns Data Mismatch Errors when toggling between sync mode |
Windows XP/Windows Vista64 |
|
2197551 |
Intel Rapid Recover Technology:
User Interface returns non-descriptive error when deleting a volume with
mounted disk |
Windows XP/Windows |
|
2199152 |
Intel Rapid Recover Technology
volumes in the OROM while resuming from hibernation causes driver to hang |
All OS’s |
|
2287959 |
Creating volumes from blank disks
in the OROM while resuming from hibernation causes driver to hang |
All OS’s |
|
2158365 |
DB: Intel Matrix Storage Manager’s
Intel Rapid Recover Technology Application crashes when more than 16
localized character are entered for a recovery volume name |
Windows XP |
|
2211306 |
User
Interface Progress dialog: Progress screen does not come up when process
starts |
Windows |
|
2328720 |
Recovery
Volume shows up in the Storage User Interface console with the No Intel Rapid
Recover Technology OROM |
All OS’s |
|
2198213 |
Intel
Rapid Recover Technology marks
both disks as "Recovery" when only two disks are in the ICH9R
system |
Windows XP |
|
2332390 |
JPN: inconsistent
font style and font size in Create Recovery Volume dialog |
Windows XP/Windows |
|
2438226 |
Update
Recovery Volume failed to indicate progress of updates. |
Windows |
|
2444310 |
Blue
Screen observed when using F6 install method on Intel Matrix Storage Manager
on ICH6M platform |
Windows XP |
|
2449502 |
Intel
Matrix Storage Manager User Interface does not allow creation of a RAID
Matrix when the second volume is over 2TB |
Windows Vista64 |
|
2443825 |
ARA; R to L is
not enabled on error messages added for Intel Matrix Storage Manager
7.6.0.1011 |
Windows XP/Windows |
|
2451533 |
Raidcfg32
creates a 3 disk RAID10 and does not include the 4th disk which has the boot
drive |
Windows XP/Windows |
|
2449920 |
User
Interface informs that >2TB will be seen as Incompatible by Option ROM on
>2TB SKU |
Windows XP/Windows |
|
2442477 |
Install
Running As Unprivileged User produces move data error |
Windows XP/ Windows XP64 |
|
2448268 |
Installer
generates file copying not successful error due to Readme |
Windows |
|
2450472 |
IOMeter
sequential writes on 6-disk R5 are slow. |
All OS’s |
|
2516044 |
Driver
incorrectly marks Intel Rapid Recover Technology Volume initialized resulting
in verification errors |
Windows XP |
Resolved issues
|
Issues Resolved in Production Version 7.8.0.1012 |
|||
|
Reference No: |
Description |
Components |
Affected OS's |
|
2519007 |
RAID
volume larger than 2TB is not seen in Windows XP |
User Interface |
Windows XP |
|
2518935 |
System
CPU usage is high when running Intel Matrix Storage Manager with RAID0 and
RAID1 and card reader |
Middleware |
Windows |
|
Issues Resolved in Beta Version 7.8.0.1011 |
|||
|
Reference No: |
Description |
Components |
Affected OS's |
|
2517539 |
AHCI
disable/enable requires a reboot when booting from an external controller |
Driver |
All OS’s |
|
2516132 |
SUT blue screens
or halts when the IOCTL_SCSI_MINIPORT command is being called |
Driver |
Windows
Vista/Windows XP |
|
2518133 |
Driver BSOD when running PCMark05 |
Driver |
Windows |
|
Issues Resolved in Beta Version 7.8.0.1010 |
|||
|
Reference No: |
Description |
Components |
Affected OS's |
|
2485864 |
No option to mark a Hot Spare on ESB2 systems |
User
Interface |
Windows |
|
2516205 |
Blue
screen observed on entering S4 with >2 drives on Vista64 |
Driver |
Windows |
|
2516206 |
F6 and
in-Windows install of Iastor.sys fail |
Driver |
Windows
XP/Windows XP64 |