Intel Application Accelerator RAID
Edition
Production Version 3.5.0.2600
Release Notes
July 3, 2003
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Microsoft* Windows* XP
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2000
| Date | Driver Revision | Build Number |
| July 3, 2003 | Production Version 3.5.0.2600 | 2600 |
| June 26, 2003 | Production Candidate 3.5.0.2568 | 2568 |
| May 16, 2003 | Beta 3.5.0.2495 | 2495 |
| May 1, 2003 | Alpha 3.5.0.2459 | 2459 |
| Known Issues in Baseline 3.5 | ||
| Reference No: | Description | Build |
| 1157047 | If invalid Disk Timeout entry is made, user may experience blue screen and be forced to unplug serial ATA drives in order to boot system | 2568 |
| 1156647 | Write Back Cache may not accurately describe feature since it refers to the caching mechanism of the hard disk drives rather than the software | 2568 |
| 1154742 | User will need to upgrade Nero* software to version 5.5.10.40 or higher in order for CD-RW erase functionality to work with RAID volumes | 2568 |
| 1138126 | Event monitor and tray application are still running after driver downgraded from Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Edition 3.5 to 3.0 | 2459 |
New Features & Changes
| Features Added in Baseline 3.5 | |
| Description | Build |
| Support for two drive RAID 1 | 2459 |
| Support for Microsoft* Windows* 2000 | 2459 |
|
Support for migration from single RAID pass-thru to two drive RAID 1 |
2459 |
| Support for enable/disable of write cache | 2459 |
| Issues Resolved in Production Version 3.5.0.2600 |
| Reference No: | Description | Affected OS's |
| N/A |
| Issues Resolved in Production Candidate 3.5.0.2568 |
| Reference No: | Description | Affected OS's |
| 1145137 | Tray icon is reposted after initial warning is ignored when user interface is opened while migration is occurring | Windows* 2000, Windows* XP* |
| 1145151 | Event monitor doesn't notice when disks that are part of a RAID 0 volume go missing | Windows 2000, Windows XP |
| 1145160 | Missing RAID disks after resume from standby and suspend (S1 and S3 power management states) | Windows XP |
| 1150024 | Right-clicking on the tray icon should not open the user interface | Windows 2000, Windows XP |
| Issues Resolved in Beta 3.5.0.2495 |
| Reference No: | Description | Affected OS's |
| 1137069 | Back-to-back hibernations result in corrupted restoration file | Windows 2000 |
| 1140955 | Value of internal function always set to successful | DOS 6.22 |
| 1137769 | Minor changes required in Help file | Windows 2000, Windows XP |
| 1139609 | Blue screen on RAID 1 system during data verification test | Windows XP |
| 1140480 | Readme file needs updating to include RAID 1 feature | Windows 2000, Windows XP |
| 1140601 | Incorrect translation for degraded and failed | Windows XP |
| 1140944 | Need to delete '0' in RAID 0 in order to adhere to English standards | Windows XP |
| 1140949 | Need to translate data redundancy correctly in Danish language in order to adhere to Microsoft* standards | Windows XP |
| 1140962 | Danish language translation style not consistent with other pop-up messages | Windows XP |
| 1140965 | Extra spaces at beginning of sentences | Windows XP |
| 1140968 | Extra spaces in various titles and bodies of status pop-up messages in French language | Windows XP |
| 1140972 | Linguistic corrections needed in Russian language | Windows XP |
| 1140974 | Extra space needed between words | Windows XP |
| 1141137 | Tray icon service strings require an extra space | Windows XP |
| 1142328 | Tray icon present in in migrating state after reboot | Windows 2000, Windows XP |
| 1142330 | Tray icon and event monitor do not show Smart events on disks configured for RAID but not part of a RAID volume | Windows 2000, Windows XP |
| 1142340 | Tray icon balloon and tool tip texts require updates | Windows 2000, Windows XP |
| 1142971 | Multiple balloon tips require re-translation in Simplified Chinese language | Windows XP |
| 1143217 | Rebuilt to system boot drive allowed by Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Edition diagnostic utility | Windows XP |
| 1143299 | Event monitor term not translated correctly in certain languages | Windows XP |
| 1143341 | Hibernation file corrupted during entry into hibernate state while a RAID 1 volume is rebuilding | Windows 2000, Windows XP |
| 1143545 | Balloon text in rebuilding message has an extra space | Windows XP |
| 1143645 | Help file requires section on Smart events | Windows XP |
| 1144211 | Full NTFS format takes seconds rather than expected length of time | Windows XP |
| 1144544 | Resume from hibernate (S4 power management state) with monitor installed results in blue screen | Windows 2000 |
| Issues Resolved in Alpha 3.5.0.2459 |
| Reference No: | Description | Affected OS's |
| 1113820 | User Interface fails to see drive reattached upon removal/reinsertion after resume from standby and hibernate (S3/S4 power management states) | Windows XP |
| 1123614 | Partial creating of a second volume is successful, but the full creation fails | Windows XP |
| 1124155 | RAID tab missing when using driver and user interface versions that do not match | Windows XP |
| 1124171 | Reinstallation of driver is lengthy and may result in blue screen | Windows XP |
| 1124518 | System may hang when creating volume from disk on bootable SATA disk drive | Windows XP |
| 1130465 | Device never returns to D0 state after entering D1 state due to hard disk inactivity timer | Windows XP |
| 1130701 | Rebooting takes substantially longer with RAID Driver installed due to disk spinning down | Windows 2000, Windows XP |
| 1130770 | Degraded RAID 1 volume doesn't write to hibernation file | Windows XP |
| 1130846 | Removing rebuilding disk during suspend, hibernate, and system power down doesn't cause RAID 1 volume to list as failed | Windows XP |
| 1131227 | Cannot resume from suspend or hibernate states if booting from RAID 1 after a disk was removed or re-inserted | Windows XP |
| 1131928 | Blue screen when resuming from hibernate if state entered while volume in degraded state | Windows XP |
| 1132895 | System hangs when booting to degraded RAID 1 volume | Windows XP |
| 1133894 | Driver does not return correct version of Intel(R) RAID Option ROM | Windows 2000, Windows XP |
| 1133929 | Failure to boot to a degraded RAID 1 volume with disk removed from port 0 of SATA controller hub | Windows XP |
| 1134669 | Error writing to hibernation file during beginning of rebuild | Windows XP |
| 1134749 | Silent installation script needs to be updated because of additional dialog | Windows XP |
| 1134888 | Mixing RAID disks of differing levels causes recovery to fail | Windows XP |
| 1135917 | Event Log additional user information field does not properly show the disk number | Windows XP |
| 1135921 | Event Log additional user information field does not properly show error code | Windows XP |
| 1135965 | Successful migration completion message even with a degraded RAID 1 volume | Windows XP |
| 1136103 | Driver not populating the Intel RAID Option ROM version key if no disks are attached | Windows 2000, Windows XP |
| 1136928 | Versioning message is not suppressed after reboot during silent installation | Windows 2000, Windows XP |
| 1136953 | User interface message needs to Include "RAID Edition" | Windows XP |
| 1136958 | User option to right-click and recover a failed volume appears to have no effect | Windows 2000, Windows XP |
| 1136962 | Tray Application does not operate in Limited (Non-Administrator) User mode | Windows XP |
| 1137012 | Left-click on tray icon opens user interface but doesn't put the application in focus | Windows XP |
| 1137154 | Stress tests (repeated entry/exit into S1, S3 and S4 power management states) causes the system to hang | Windows XP |
| 1137244 | Message shown when driver not detected needs to include "RAID Edition" | Windows 2000, Windows XP |
| 1139279 | Grammar needs to be corrected in versioning message | Windows 2000, Windows XP |
| 1139506 | Intel(R) Application Accelerator RAID Edition diagnostic utility shows incorrect Intel RAID Option ROM version | Windows XP |
|
1139635 |
Blue screen during data integrity test | Windows XP |