Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 15.0.0.1039 Production Version Release

3 June 2016

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Supported Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows 7* ²

Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Edition* ²

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 x64 Edition* ¹

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 Edition*

Microsoft Windows 8.1*^{1 2}

Microsoft Windows 8.1 x64 Edition* ²

Microsoft Windows 10* ¹

Microsoft Windows 10 x64 Edition*

Microsoft Windows 10 TH2* ¹

Microsoft Windows 10 TH2 x64 Edition*

1 - These OS versions pass validation testing, but are not WHQL certified.

2 – Supported on SKL platform only. No support on KBL platform.

Revision History

Date	Driver Revision	Build Number
3 June 2016	15.0.0.1039 PV Release	1039
25 May 2016	15.0.0.1039 PC Release	1039
26 February 2016	15.0.0.1031 Beta Release	1031
17 December 2015	15.0.0.1019 Alpha Release	1019

Notes:

1. 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.

2. The RAID OROM & UEFI version for this release is 15.0.0.2606, the driver and user interface version is 15.0.0.1039. For RAID configurations, it is recommended that both the pre-OS and RST OS driver components are updated. Please contact your AE for further details.

3. No RST support for PCIe storage devices in AHCI mode.

4. This release includes Production OROM & UEFI which is a locked version that aligns with supported platform/features for this release. Customers are recommended to move to this version for shipping.

Updated Features:

This RST release enables support for the following features:

· RTD3 support for PCIe NVMe devices

· Modern standby support for PCIe NVMe devices

· RAID/SRT enhancements to automatic shrinking of system partition

· Driver-Assisted striping performance enhancement feature

Supported Hardware:

SKUs shown below with (A) symbol supports AHCI mode only

Chipset Name	Platform	SKU Details
Intel^® 100 Series Chipset Family	Kabylake SPT PCH-LP (Mobile-LP)	· Base-U (A) · Premium-U
Intel^® 100/C230 Series Chipset Family	Skylake SPT PCH-H (Desktop/WS)	· H110 (A) · Q150 (A) · B150 (A) · Z170	· H170 · Q170 C236
Intel^® 100/C230 Series Chipset Family	Skylake SPT PCH-H (Mobile/Mobile WS)	· HM170 · QM170 · CM236
Intel^® 100 Series Chipset Family	Skylake SPT PCH-LP (Mobile)	· Base-U (A) · Premium-U · Premium-Y

Resolved Issues

Resolved Issues in 15.0.0.1039 Production Version
Reference No	Description	Affected OS's
1804297007	WHQL_Win10 "System - PNP (disable and enable) with IO Before and After (Reliability)" failed	Windows 10_th_x64
1804295141	Inf has been updated to reflect the platform supported sku’s	All OS
1804279858	ZPODD tool shows error message "No Zero Power ODD or intel RST driver found" in RST 15.0	windows_8.1_x32
1804279497	Win 7 Hot undocking and activating accelerometer feature cause blue screen/hangs with IRST	windows_7_x32, windows_7_x64
1804279720	Devslp function doesn't work with certain SSDs	Windows 8 - 64
1804279657	CSMI_SAS_PHY_INFO cannot be obtained on some kind of chipset.	windows_7_x64, windows_8.1_x64
1804279831	The ATTO Disk benchmark result of RAID1 and RAID5 are too low	Windows 10-64
1804279783	System BSOD(0XA0) occurred when the first time enter S4 after create recovery volume in RSTUI	windows_7_x64
1804279750	S3 resume ODD lost issue	windows_7_x64, windows_7_x32
1804279815	Long time to sleep or resume(S3/S4) from system	Windows 10-64
1804279950	RST UI Manage disk port didn't match Registry Editor(Controller0PhyXHIPM/ Controller0PhyXDIPM(X=Port#))	windows_10_desktop_x64, windows_8.1_x64
1804279677	Intermittent BSOD (INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE) during reboot stress test with 3 PCIe remapping NVMe 3DR0 configuration	Windows_10_mobile_x64
4938414	BSOD x154 when running S4	Windows 10-64
Resolved Issues in 15.0.0.1031 Beta Version
Reference No	Description	Affected OS's
4938497	No performance improvement for M2 PCIe SSD after re-mapping	Windows 8.1-64
4939086	RST RAID comply tool shows a warning and failure for ACPI table but noway to clarify the issue	Pre-OS
4938911	NVMe APST Registry Function Fail in S3/S4 Resume	Windows 10-64
4938767	Issue with HDD returning to maximum performance level upon resume from CS with SRT	Win7-64,Windows 10 – 64, Windows 8.1-64
Resolved Issues in 15.0.0.1019 Alpha Version
Reference No	Description	Affected OS's
4938896	Wrong error returned when invalid acceleration by Cache Volume name is performed	Windows 8.1-64
4938934	SRT Create/Delete BSOD	Windows 10-64
4938936	Accelerated drive's serial number is changed after create SRT and restart	Win7-64,Windows 10 – 64, Windows 8.1-64
4938968	Cannot accelerate disk	Windows 10-64, Windows 8.1-64
4938822	ZPODD status is not available	Win7-64,Windows 10 – 64, Windows 8.1-64
4938185	Bad block fail on AHCI PCIe raid1	Windows 10-64
4938675	2TB limit warning not displayed on MBR volumes	Windows 10 – 64, Windows 8.1-64
4938895	Max cache size is always used and cache-size value is ignored	Windows 8.1-64
4938640	User is able migrate from RAID1 to RRT on PCIe Disk	Windows 8.1-64
4938660	Create button disappears with PCIe disks	Windows 8.1-64
4938776	UI shows max cache is 64GB when creating custom cache	Windows 8.1-64
4938238	Migrating data progress does not change	Windows 8.1-64
4938687	Can't create RAID 1 from UI	Windows 10-64,Windows 8.1 – 64
4938721	Problem with CSMI_GET_PHY_INFO IOCTL	Win7,Windows 10,Windows 8.1 - 64
4937992	Cannot create RAID/SRT when RTD3 is enabled in BIOS	Windows 8.1-64
4938363	IOCTL return incorrect port number after SRT volume delete	Windows 8.1-64

Known Issues

Known Issues in 15.0.0.1039 Production Candidate Version

Reference No

Description

Affected OS's

1804293895

RST driver cannot be installed since KBL SATA AHCI DID is wrong.

windows_10_th_desktop_x64

1804281261	Driver fails after loading with NVMe disk and interposer	windows_10_th_desktop_x64
1804280037	Cannot start RST UI when MSFT Application Verifier is running	windows_10_th_desktop_x64
1804280031	BSOD when sending nvme passthru admin command while applying heavy IO load to remapped drive	windows_8.1_x64
1804280025	Low performance of HDD RAID1 with cache mode write back	windows_10_th_desktop_x64
1804280024	[MSI-X] Platform doesn't boot when interrupts are switched to legacy	windows_10_th_desktop_x64
1804280012	DUT reboots during S4 cycle in SRT configuration in enhanced mode	windows_10_th_desktop_x64
1804280004	[PreOS][RCfgSata.efi] Different serial number reported by RCfgSata.efi when drive is connected, and when it is missing	Uefi
1804279982	RRT - disk was removed from RRT volume after clicked "Access recovery disk files"	windows_10_th_desktop_x64, windows_8.1_x64
1804279981	Machine restarts during S3 test in AHCI mode	windows_10_th_desktop_x64
1804279979	After using all disk in logical volumes, then clicking create, IAStroUI has stopped working appears on the screen	windows_8_x64
1804279977	ssd.partitionDrive() fails on RST driver	windows_10_th_desktop_x64
1804279975	Sending Ioctl CsmiSasGetRaidInfo to volume with too short outBuffer while rebuild causes its degradation	windows_10_th_desktop_x64
1804279972	No support for scsi write uncorrectable command	windows_10_th_desktop_x64
1804279967	After sending StorageQueryProperty Ioctl to raid volume to check trim property it returns incorrect trim value	windows_10_th_desktop_x64
1804279963	BSOD when Enable/Disable driver in Device Manager multiple times	windows_8_x64
1804279961	Disk appears as ATAPI after hotplug	windows_7_x64, windows_10_th_desktop_x64, windows_8.1_x64
1804279947	After power supply loss during entry hibernation file system is corrupted with SRT intermittently	windows_10_th_desktop_x64
1804279944	After S5 cycle (turn off and turn on DUT) SRT metadata are corrupted.	windows_10_th_desktop_x64, windows_8_x64
1804279938	Automatic verify and repair scheduler for RAID is not working	windows_8.1_x64
1804279932	After disk lock and escape 'Unlock' pop-up platform hangs on black screen with prompt	Uefi
1804279929	Some SSD's are seeing long delay during Windows hybrid sleep resume	windows_10_th_desktop_x64
1804279928	Some SSD is seeing temporary data loss during Windows hybrid sleep	windows_10_th_desktop_x64
1804279916	Incorrect Return code after sending GetSataSignature IOCTL to device to PTL that is out of range	windows_10_th_desktop_x64
1804279899	Hibernate enumeration could cause bugcheck because of stack overflow	windows_10_th_desktop_x64
1804279893	Memory Leak on IAStorDataMgrSvc process after 16h of idle	windows_7_x64, windows_10_th_desktop_x32, windows_8.1_x64
1804279874	After resetting cache volume data on extra space volume dont preserve	windows_10_th_desktop_x64, windows_8.1_x64
1804279868	BSOD is observed after installing RST using SetupRST when second driver instance present	windows_10_th_desktop_x64
1804279848	When user try to check ZPODD status using ZpOddStatus2 tool he can observe BSOD very intermittently	windows_7_x64, windows_10_th_desktop_x64, windows_8.1_x64
1804279841	Wrong nvme device name returned via ioctl NVMe identify	windows_10_th_desktop_x32
1804279828	Error during SRT creation while a file copy is happening	windows_10_th_desktop_x64, windows_8.1_x64
1804279790	Certiain HDD responsiveness too slow on SKL RVP10	windows_10_th_desktop_x64
1804279774	BSOD after SRT Cache Disk member unexpected removal (only port 1)	windows_8.1_x64
1804279736	Secure boot causes problems with RST intermittently	windows_10_th_desktop_x64
1804279690	After setting cache policy to off and setting mode write back, cache policy is on.	windows_8.1_x64
1804279675	Missing alert about open User Interface window.	windows_10_th_desktop_x32, windows_8_x64
1804279658	Certain disk vendorID is not set / 2.5" disk's form factor is set as 1.8"	windows_10_th_desktop_x32, windows_10_th_desktop_x64
1804279500	RST un-installer doesn't recover original Windows register settingsand can have OS performance impact	windows_10_th_desktop_x64
1804279307	ioctl SmartSendDriveCommandEnableDisableAutosave fails	windows_8.1_x64

Terminology

Common Terms and Acronyms	Definition
AEN	Asynchronous Event Notification
AHCI	Advanced Host Controller Interface
ATA	Advanced Technology Attachment
ATAPI	Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
BIOS	Basic Input / Output System
BUS PROTOCOL GROUP	A bus protocol group represents a set of bus protocols with similar performance characteristics. Bus Protocol Groups are listed here in decending order of speed: 1- PCIe 2- SATA
Chipset	A term used to define a collection of The PNHCI components required to make a PC function.
CSMI	OEM Common Storage Management Interface for reporting RAID configurations and SMP, SSP, STP pass through.
DEVSLP	Serial ATA Device Sleep
DMA	Direct Memory Access
DOS	Disk Operating System
DIPM	Device Initiated Power Management
Disk’s Write Cache	A memory device within a hard drive, which is allocated for the temporary storage of data before that data is copied to its permanent storage location.
GB	Giga-byte = 1024^3bytes
HDD	Hard Disk Drive
HIPM	Host Initiated Power Management
Hot Plug	A term used to describe the removal or insertion of a SATA disk while the system is powered on.
ICH	Input / Output Controller Hub
InstantGo*	Microsoft Windows* 8.1 connected standby low-power state that features extremely low power consumption while maintaining Internet connectivity.
KB	Kilo-byte = 1024bytes
LPM	Link Power Management
M.2	Specification for internally mounted computer expansion cards and associated connectors. It replaces the mSATA standard. Formerly known as the Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF)
MB	Mega-bytes = 1024^2bytes
MEMORY GROUP	A memory group represents a set of backend storage media types with similar performance characteristics. Memory Groups are listed here in ascending order of speed: 1- Spindle Device (HDD) 4- PCIe NAND Device (SSD) 2- NAND Spindle Hybrid Device 5- PCIe NAND Device (SXP) 3- PCH SATA NAND Device (SSD)
mSATA	Computer bus interface that connects host bus adapters to mass storage devices such as hard disk drives and optical drives. Uses PCI Express Mini Card-like connector that is electrically SATA.
NAI	Notification Area Icon
NTFS	NT File System
NVC	Non-Volatile Cache
NVMe	Non-Volatile Memory Express: Non-Volatile Memory Host Controller Interface Specification (NVMHCI), is a specification for accessing solid-state drives (SSDs) attached through the PCI Express (PCIe) bus
OEM	Original Equipment Manufacturer
ODD	Optical Disk Drive
OROM	Option ROM
OS	Operating System
PCH	Platform Controller Hub
PCIe	PCI Express (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express): is a high-speed serial computer expansion bus standard
Port	The point at which a SATA drive physically connects to the SATA controller.
PRD	Product Requirements Document
PUIS	Power Up In Standby - Drive feature that allows a spindle device to be powered up in standby mode without spinning the disk up.
RAID	Redundant Array of Independent Disks Matrix RAID: A configuration supporting two RAID levels by having two volumes in a single RAID array that use Intel® RST
RTD3	Runtime D3
SATA	Serial ATA
SIPM	Software Initiated Power Management
S.M.A.R.T.	Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology: an open standard for developing hard drives and software systems that automatically monitors a hard drive’s health and reports potential problems.
SED	Self-Encrypting Drive
SRT	Smart Response Technology. Intel® RST’s premium feature to use caching technology that enables caching of a device or volume using a faster device
SSD	Solid State Drive – non volatile memory used as storage media
SSHD	Solid-State Hybrid Drive
TB	Tera-byte = 1024^4bytes
UEFI	UEFI pre-OS driver
UI	User Interface
ZPODD	Zero Power Optical Disk Drive