Intel® Matrix Storage Technology

    Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
    Production Version 8.1.0.1001
    Release Notes

May 8, 2008

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Supported Operating Systems

    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 2003* ⁺⁺
    Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition*⁺⁺

    Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition*

⁺⁺ Not available on mobile platforms

Revision History

Date

Driver Revision

Build Number

May 8, 2008

PV 8.1.0.1001

1001

Apr. 21, 2008

PC 8.1.0.1001

1001

Notes:

This release is a combination of 8.1.0.1001 driver/components and 8.1.0.1003 User Interface.

RAID OROM Update:

For RAID OROM update, Please refer the 8.0.0.1039 PV kit#13312.

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.

Known Issues

Known Issues in PV 8.1.0.1001

Reference No

Description

Affected OS's

2549604

IOCTL_SCSI_MINIPORT_IDENTIFY not implemented for RAID volumes

Vista

2549948

Creation of a RAID0 volume fails when disk used for creation is a spanned or dynamic disk

Vista

2519035

D-state cycling single disk during initialization 3 drive RAID5 causes volume to fail after pulling power to a single drive

Vista

2518139

User Interface Basic mode displays unknown port when 2 disks have smart errors

Windows XP

2332390

JPN: inconsistent font style and font size in Create Recovery Volume dialog

Vista, Windows XP

106842

'Volume Creation Completed' message covered by Intel Matrix Storage Manager User Interface

Windows XP

2076615

Splash screen displays for extended period of time at boot

Windows XP

2330169

CHS: Next button corrupted on Welcome screen of Create Recovery Volume Wizard, Convert Recovery Volume to RAID 1 Wizard, and Modify Recovery Volume Wizard.

Vista

2436506

RAID0 volume is reporting Normal in Console when all of its member drives are failed

Vista, Vista-64, Windows XP, Windows Media Center, Windows XP-64

2516739

BSOD for all calls to SMART_SEND_DRIVE_COMMAND

Vista, Vista-64

2551838

PCMark* 2005 fails on a system that has a cached RAID boot volume

Vista

2552285

Unable to create RAID volume when sufficient drives are present after hot-remove/reinsert

Windows XP-64

2553015

When initiating RAID1 rebuild will get message “Wizard unable to start rebuild process” but rebuild happens

Windows XP

2451607

Console does not update status of hot plugged eSATA when rebuilding RAID 1

Windows XP

2330162

User Interface Progress dialog: progress bar missing, bitmap corrupted or missing, or cut text

Vista

2553091

Check for Correct Recovery Volume, selecting BACK during creation causes recovery drive to change

Vista-64

2554032

Partition disappeared but the ‘disk’ did not in Vista failing RAID 10 testing

Vista

2554217

IOMeter* sequential writes on 6-disk R5 slow

Vista, Vista-64, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Media Center, Windows XP-64, Windows 2003-64

2554610

IAAMonitor App not responding while shutdown after Safe Mode installation

Windows XP

2554680

File write performance degraded with Gen II drives and Cache On

Vista, Windows XP

2553965

Unable to load driver using f6 during system repair or system restore process under Vista

Vista, Vista-64

2555571

120 second hang with SSD on ICH8M

Vista, Vista-64

77332

Failure to enumerate disk causes crash in Intel Matrix Storage Manager

Windows XP

2553384

SATA ODD never gets spin down request or D1 power event

Vista

2554879

Driver property page port location information is incorrect on Cantiga

Windows XP

2555515

System lock due to low memory with DVD playing and IO

Windows 2003

2556048

Drive size error message appears while adding a disk to a volume

Vista

2556588

Intel Rapid Recover Technology: Degraded/Normal/Master Offline goes Normal on failed volume

Vista

2556593

Intel Rapid Recover Technology: Degraded/Syncing state, recovery disk failure/remove does not match state table

Vista

2556715

Intel Rapid Recover Technology: Sync does not re-start with invalid partner in manual sync mode

Vista-64

2556718

Intel Rapid Recover Technology: Basic Mode - Extra port number shown on the right side of the Volume Picture

Vista, Vista-64, Windows XP

2556799

Intel Rapid Recover Technology: Fast sync log is corrupt if no data is written to new volume

Vista-64

2556876

System takes 1-2 minutes to fully enter into hibernation when disk write back cache is disabled

Workaround: Enable disk write back cache

Vista

2557059

The system fails to resume from hibernation when disk write back cache is disabled

Workaround: Enable disk write back cache

Vista

2485740

SMART IOCTL commands to pass-thru drives do not return the correct values in user's data structures

Windows XP

2556732

DC Mode – “ Enable continuous mode” button label does not change in basic mode once the recovery volume level is changed from 'request' to 'continuous'

Windows XP

2556767

Creating a volume from an existing disk during migration of another volume returns an error message that the existing the wizard need to close before opening a new wizard

Vista, Vista-64, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows XP-64

2556947

BSOD 0x7B after install driver in AHCI mode when drive with metadata in the system

Vista-64

106796

DC Mode - ‘Disable Continuous Updates’ button does not disable continuous updates

Windows XP

2557191

BSOD or unexpected reboot appears sporadically in AC/DC test for Intel Rapid Recover Technology volume

Windows XP

2662456

Message stating recovery drive synchronization was successful after switching from AC-DC when it did not complete

Windows XP

2662476

Intel Matrix Storage Manager console stops responding during a spare rebuild

Vista

2662484

Intel Matrix Storage Manager User Interface allows Disk Expansion using SATA and eSATA drives

Vista

2662487

Modification of Intel Rapid Recover Technology volume fails, but RAID level changes

Windows XP

2662498

0x8086 BSOD when verifying RAID 0 volume with bad block

Vista-64

2662520

Intel Rapid Recover Technology: User Interface wizard allows user to select non-OS drive as a master drive when there are only 2 drives

Vista

2662524

0xD5 BSOD with Driver Verifier while hot-plugging

Vista-64

2662557

BSOD or fatal error occurs: "Unable to come out of hibernation" when waking up from S4 state

Vista-64

2662580

Hot (Un)Plug: System does not respond to unplug event

Vista-64, Windows XP

2662601

SATA port disappears in User Interface when CD-drive is replaced with hard drive

Vista-64

2662611

Cannot hide the Recovery drive in a Bootable Intel Rapid Recover Technology volume – Intel Matrix Storage Manager console stops responding

Vista

2662542

Driver deadlocks while running hot plug script while hot plugging an ATAPI device

Vista-64

2662571

Windows boots slowly

Vista

2662638

A combination of leaving system idle followed by S3 cycling leads to 0x9F BSOD sporadically

Vista, Vista-64

2662633

Driver misses hot-unplug events with Link Power Management disabled in registry

Vista-64

2662653

Hot-plugging on external ports with hot-plugging disabled causes infinite enumeration

Vista

2662655

0x8086 BSOD occurs sporadically after hot-plugging while doing IO on the drive hot-plugged

Windows XP

Resolved Issues

Resolved Issues in PV 8.1.0.1001

Reference No

Description

Affected OS's

2557492

Windows Explorer does not show Recovery Drive when Access Recovery Drive Files option is selected in Intel Matrix Storage Manager console

Vista-64

2662527

CSMI_SAS_RAID_SET_STATUS has invalid value

Windows XP

2662528

CSMI_SAS_RAID_DRIVES has invalid value on a two drive RAID system DriveCount

Windows XP

2662636

Device Initiated Power Management is not working for SATA ODDs

Vista, Vista-64, Windows XP, Windows XP-64

Date	Driver Revision	Build Number
May 8, 2008	PV 8.1.0.1001	1001
Apr. 21, 2008	PC 8.1.0.1001	1001

Known Issues in PV 8.1.0.1001
Reference No	Description	Affected OS's
2549604	IOCTL_SCSI_MINIPORT_IDENTIFY not implemented for RAID volumes	Vista
2549948	Creation of a RAID0 volume fails when disk used for creation is a spanned or dynamic disk	Vista
2519035	D-state cycling single disk during initialization 3 drive RAID5 causes volume to fail after pulling power to a single drive	Vista
2518139	User Interface Basic mode displays unknown port when 2 disks have smart errors	Windows XP
2332390	JPN: inconsistent font style and font size in Create Recovery Volume dialog	Vista, Windows XP
106842	'Volume Creation Completed' message covered by Intel Matrix Storage Manager User Interface	Windows XP
2076615	Splash screen displays for extended period of time at boot	Windows XP
2330169	CHS: Next button corrupted on Welcome screen of Create Recovery Volume Wizard, Convert Recovery Volume to RAID 1 Wizard, and Modify Recovery Volume Wizard.	Vista
2436506	RAID0 volume is reporting Normal in Console when all of its member drives are failed	Vista, Vista-64, Windows XP, Windows Media Center, Windows XP-64
2516739	BSOD for all calls to SMART_SEND_DRIVE_COMMAND	Vista, Vista-64
2551838	PCMark* 2005 fails on a system that has a cached RAID boot volume	Vista
2552285	Unable to create RAID volume when sufficient drives are present after hot-remove/reinsert	Windows XP-64
2553015	When initiating RAID1 rebuild will get message “Wizard unable to start rebuild process” but rebuild happens	Windows XP
2451607	Console does not update status of hot plugged eSATA when rebuilding RAID 1	Windows XP
2330162	User Interface Progress dialog: progress bar missing, bitmap corrupted or missing, or cut text	Vista
2553091	Check for Correct Recovery Volume, selecting BACK during creation causes recovery drive to change	Vista-64
2554032	Partition disappeared but the ‘disk’ did not in Vista failing RAID 10 testing	Vista
2554217	IOMeter* sequential writes on 6-disk R5 slow	Vista, Vista-64, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Media Center, Windows XP-64, Windows 2003-64
2554610	IAAMonitor App not responding while shutdown after Safe Mode installation	Windows XP
2554680	File write performance degraded with Gen II drives and Cache On	Vista, Windows XP
2553965	Unable to load driver using f6 during system repair or system restore process under Vista	Vista, Vista-64
2555571	120 second hang with SSD on ICH8M	Vista, Vista-64
77332	Failure to enumerate disk causes crash in Intel Matrix Storage Manager	Windows XP
2553384	SATA ODD never gets spin down request or D1 power event	Vista
2554879	Driver property page port location information is incorrect on Cantiga	Windows XP
2555515	System lock due to low memory with DVD playing and IO	Windows 2003
2556048	Drive size error message appears while adding a disk to a volume	Vista
2556588	Intel Rapid Recover Technology: Degraded/Normal/Master Offline goes Normal on failed volume	Vista
2556593	Intel Rapid Recover Technology: Degraded/Syncing state, recovery disk failure/remove does not match state table	Vista
2556715	Intel Rapid Recover Technology: Sync does not re-start with invalid partner in manual sync mode	Vista-64
2556718	Intel Rapid Recover Technology: Basic Mode - Extra port number shown on the right side of the Volume Picture	Vista, Vista-64, Windows XP
2556799	Intel Rapid Recover Technology: Fast sync log is corrupt if no data is written to new volume	Vista-64
2556876	System takes 1-2 minutes to fully enter into hibernation when disk write back cache is disabled Workaround: Enable disk write back cache	Vista
2557059	The system fails to resume from hibernation when disk write back cache is disabled Workaround: Enable disk write back cache	Vista
2485740	SMART IOCTL commands to pass-thru drives do not return the correct values in user's data structures	Windows XP
2556732	DC Mode – “ Enable continuous mode” button label does not change in basic mode once the recovery volume level is changed from 'request' to 'continuous'	Windows XP
2556767	Creating a volume from an existing disk during migration of another volume returns an error message that the existing the wizard need to close before opening a new wizard	Vista, Vista-64, Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows XP-64
2556947	BSOD 0x7B after install driver in AHCI mode when drive with metadata in the system	Vista-64
106796	DC Mode - ‘Disable Continuous Updates’ button does not disable continuous updates	Windows XP
2557191	BSOD or unexpected reboot appears sporadically in AC/DC test for Intel Rapid Recover Technology volume	Windows XP
2662456	Message stating recovery drive synchronization was successful after switching from AC-DC when it did not complete	Windows XP
2662476	Intel Matrix Storage Manager console stops responding during a spare rebuild	Vista
2662484	Intel Matrix Storage Manager User Interface allows Disk Expansion using SATA and eSATA drives	Vista
2662487	Modification of Intel Rapid Recover Technology volume fails, but RAID level changes	Windows XP
2662498	0x8086 BSOD when verifying RAID 0 volume with bad block	Vista-64
2662520	Intel Rapid Recover Technology: User Interface wizard allows user to select non-OS drive as a master drive when there are only 2 drives	Vista
2662524	0xD5 BSOD with Driver Verifier while hot-plugging	Vista-64
2662557	BSOD or fatal error occurs: "Unable to come out of hibernation" when waking up from S4 state	Vista-64
2662580	Hot (Un)Plug: System does not respond to unplug event	Vista-64, Windows XP
2662601	SATA port disappears in User Interface when CD-drive is replaced with hard drive	Vista-64
2662611	Cannot hide the Recovery drive in a Bootable Intel Rapid Recover Technology volume – Intel Matrix Storage Manager console stops responding	Vista
2662542	Driver deadlocks while running hot plug script while hot plugging an ATAPI device	Vista-64
2662571	Windows boots slowly	Vista
2662638	A combination of leaving system idle followed by S3 cycling leads to 0x9F BSOD sporadically	Vista, Vista-64
2662633	Driver misses hot-unplug events with Link Power Management disabled in registry	Vista-64
2662653	Hot-plugging on external ports with hot-plugging disabled causes infinite enumeration	Vista
2662655	0x8086 BSOD occurs sporadically after hot-plugging while doing IO on the drive hot-plugged	Windows XP

Resolved Issues in PV 8.1.0.1001
Reference No	Description	Affected OS's
2557492	Windows Explorer does not show Recovery Drive when Access Recovery Drive Files option is selected in Intel Matrix Storage Manager console	Vista-64
2662527	CSMI_SAS_RAID_SET_STATUS has invalid value	Windows XP
2662528	CSMI_SAS_RAID_DRIVES has invalid value on a two drive RAID system DriveCount	Windows XP
2662636	Device Initiated Power Management is not working for SATA ODDs	Vista, Vista-64, Windows XP, Windows XP-64