Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
    Production Version 8.2.0.1001
    Release Notes

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May 23, 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	PC 8.2.0.1001	1001
May 23, 2008	PV 8.2.0.1001	1001

Known Issues

Known Issues in PV 8.2.0.1001
Reference No	Description	Affected OSes
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
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 8.2.0.1001
Reference No		Description		Affected OSes
661612		Fix for corner case with ATAPI normal error condition (check condition) where the driver may block a power command from the OS waiting for a request sense or its associated command to complete resulting in a BSOD (0x9f cdrom.sys)		Windows XP, Vista
2662571		Window slow boot, or potential 0x7B BSOD, if AHCI mode is enabled but the AHCI OROM is disabled		Windows XP, Vista
2662677		Resume time from S3 is too long		Windows XP, Vista
2687760		Intel Matrix Storage Manager Console autonomously refreshes		Windows XP, Vista
Resolved Issues in PV 8.1.0.1001
Reference No		Description		Affected OSes
2557492		Windows Explorer does not show Recovery Drive when Access Recovery Drive Files option is selected in Intel Matrix Storage Manager console		Vista-64
2662636		Device Initiated Power Management is not working for SATA ODDs		Vista, Vista-64, Windows XP, Windows XP-64
	Resolved Issues in PV 8.0.0.1039
	Reference No		Description		Affected OS's
	2662689		WHQL related 0xD1 BSOD on ICH8M in AHCI mode with Driver Verifier "Force IRQL Checking" Enabled		Windows XP
	2552430		Intel Rapid Recover Technology - After deleting an Intel Rapid Recover Technology  volume, cannot reset recovery disk to non-RAID disk without a reboot		Vista
	2553432		Inconsistent Volume Size between OROM User Interface and Intel Matrix Storage Manager User Interface		Vista
	2556215		"Modification of Recovery volume failed" banner pops up when trying to modify volume to Continuous mode in DC mode		Vista
	2556817		Memory leak caught by Driver Verifier		Vista-64
	2556922		Intel Rapid Recover Technology: Continuous Mode - Degraded volume does not show expected behavior when Master drive is attached		Other, Windows XP
	2557036		Message "Failed RAID volume detected. Recover volume? (Y/N):" appears even when pressing Y		Vista-64
	2557094		Removing Recovery Drive from a OnRequest Degraded recovery volume(RD2) set master offline		Windows XP
	2557014		Verification of bootable recovery volume with F6 Vista 64 install shows 65535 errors		Vista-64
	2556717		Intel Rapid Recover Technology: Volume Failure during Mounted partner is not handled by OROM correctly upon reboot		Vista-64
	2556725		Intel Rapid Recover Technology - Failed disk while syncing, User Interface displays "sync completed successfully"		Vista
	2556901		BSOD after an Intel Rapid Recover Technology volume is created with Vista64, DC power mode, and Intel Rapid Recover Technology only OROM SKU		Vista-64
	2556998		BSOD with Intel Rapid Recovery Technology volume on reboot while Intel Matrix Storage Manager is verifying volume after power down and pulling master drive		Vista-64
	2557005		Mounted recovery disk allowed to be marked as spare in User Interface		Windows XP
	2662478		Right-Click option does not show up when recovering Recovery drive to a new drive		Vista
	2662525		System hangs on "Shutting down…" screen while doing a Restart		Vista-64
	2662537		Infinite enumeration loop during hot plug		Vista-64
	2662546		Power Cycle Count not reliably updated following resume from S3 (and possibly S4 too)		Vista
	2555407		System unable to write data to driver after hot swap of drive.		Windows XP
	2662518		Intel Rapid Recover Technology - Manual or continuous sync does not update data on recovery drive		Vista
	2662585		Burning data to recordable CD/DVD fails to complete in Vista x64.		Vista-64
	2552415		Intel Rapid Recover Technology - OROM shows Disable Continuous Update when already in Manual Sync		Vista
	2443825		ARA: R to L is not enabled on error messages added for Intel Matrix Storage Manager		Vista, Windows XP
	2556355		When mounting recovery drive in Intel Rapid Recover Technology (onRequest) volume, disk management tool does not come up		Vista
	2549947		Inconsistent messages given when modify volume is invoked in User Interface		Vista
	2518659		BSOD observed when installing Diskeeper 2007*		Vista
	2444310		BSOD observed when using F6 install method on Intel Matrix Storage Manager on ICH6M platform		Windows XP
	2550620		Hot Plugging member disk of a RAID 5 volume does not begin rebuilding to spare		Vista
	2551572		Basic Mode Buttons are visible even if >2 drives are connected		Windows XP
	2552421		Intel Rapid Recover Technology - User Interface provides option to access master drives even though it is an invalid partner		Vista
	2552423		Intel Rapid Recover Technology – User Interface locks up when accessing recovery disk		Vista
	2553224		BSOD loading Intel® Turbo Memory driver over Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver		Vista
	2553238		Re-enumeration sends COMRESETs to all ports		Vista, Windows XP
	2549955		Adding a third drive while rebuilding a RAID 1 volume locks up System if member drive is full		Vista
	2553383		SATA HDD never gets spin down request while system is idle		Vista
	2554495		Intel Rapid Recover Technology - Partner mounted driver allows modify action to convert from on request to continuous mode, resulting in invalid operation modes		Vista, Windows XP
	2556541		Intel Rapid Recover Technology: Failed partner goes to syncing in manual sync without user interaction		Vista-64
	2556543		Intel Rapid Recover Technology: User is allowed to switch to manual mode when partner mounted		Vista-64
	2555538		Burning data to recordable CD/DVD fails to complete			Vista
	2556481		Intel Rapid Recover Technology: Creating Intel Rapid Recover Technology volume (continuous) in DC mode should go to On Request with offline member			Vista
	2556716		Intel Rapid Recover Technology: Advanced Mode - Hide Recovery Drive Right-click option does not work			Vista, Windows XP
	105085		Intel Rapid Recover Technology: Switching to battery power after deleting a volume causes a BSOD			Vista, Vista-64
	106666		Booting from a Master in a Broken Clone causes no Recovery volume available error			None
	2551224		Intel Rapid Recover Technology - When Intel Rapid Recover Technology volume is in manual synch, reboot to OROM, option to enable Recovery disk is not available. Enable Master only and the Master/Recovery are swapped in User Interface			Windows XP
	2552414		Intel Rapid Recover Technology - OROM incorrectly states "There are no recovery volumes available"			Vista
	2552416		Intel Rapid Recover Technology - Cannot recover from Manual sync - Broken clone mode in OROM			Vista
	2552417		Intel Rapid Recover Technology - In degraded mode, OROM will not allow disabling continuous sync			Vista
	2554716		Enable Master/Recovery option in OROM User Interface not working when Intel Rapid Recover Technology volume is in Broken Recovery volume			Windows XP
	2553329		Button Inconsistency in the Access Recovery Drive Files Information dialog			Vista
	2553538		Enabling write caching" policy is disabled after first iteration of S3(Standby) and S4(Hibernate)			Vista
	2554231		System fail to boot sporadically after reboot			Other
	2554494		Intel Rapid Recover Technology - Partner mounted User Interface allows modify action to convert from on request to continuous mode			Vista, Windows XP
	2555402		Degraded RAID Volume Tray Icon message appears in AHCI mode			Vista-64
	2556539		Intel Rapid Recover Technology: In manual mode, clone is used when master is removed			Vista-64
	2556704		Intel Rapid Recover Technology: User Interface fails to load plug-ins when no volumes on the system