Intel® Matrix Storage Technology

Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
Production Version 7.8.0.1012
Release Notes

October 18, 2007
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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 64-bit Edition*
Microsoft Windows Server 2003* ++
Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition*

++ Not available on mobile platforms

Revision History

Date | Driver Revision | Build Number
Oct. 18, 2007 | Production Version 7.8.0.1012 | 1012

Known Issues

Known Issues in Production Version 7.8.0.1012
Reference No | Description | Affected OS's
2549694 | eSATA hard drive not visible in the "safely remove" operating system's system tray icon | Windows Vista/Windows Vista64/Windows XP/Windows XP64
2549948 | Creation of a RAID0 volume fails when the disk used for creation is a spanned or dynamic disk | Windows Vista
2519034 | Intel® Matrix Storage Console may stop 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 Vista
2519242 | eSATA hot plug may cause system to freeze during hard drive spin up | Windows Vista
2518659 | Blue screen observed when installing Diskeeper 2007* | Windows Vista
2518139 | Basic mode displays unknown port when 2 disks have smart errors | Windows XP
2199152 | Creating recovery volumes in the option ROM while resuming from hibernation causes driver to hang | All OS’s
2287959 | Creating volumes from blank disks in the option ROM while resuming from hibernation causes driver to hang | All OS’s
2158365 | DB: Intel® Matrix Storage Console crashes when more than 16 localized character are entered for a recovery volume name | Windows XP
2198213 | Both disks marked as recovery drive when only two disks are in the system | Windows XP
2444310 | Blue screen may be observed when using the F6 install method on a platform with an Intel® 82801FBM I/O controller hub (ICH6M) | Windows XP
2449502 | Intel® Matrix Storage Console does not allow creation of a matrix RAID configuration when the second volume is over 2TB | Windows Vista64
2442477 | Installation performed by an Unprivileged User produces move data error | Windows XP/ Windows XP64
2448268 | Installer generates error message that states "file copying not successful" | Windows Vista
2516044 | Driver incorrectly marks Intel® Rapid Recover Technology volume as 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 Microsoft Windows XP | User Interface | Windows XP
2518935 | System CPU usage is high when running Intel® Matrix Storage Manager with RAID0 and RAID1 and a card reader | Middleware | Windows Vista
2518133 | Driver BSOD when running Futuremark PCMark05* | Driver | Windows Vista/ Windows XP
2485864 | No option to mark a hot spare on systems with an Intel® 631xESB/632xESB I/O controller hub | User Interface | Windows Vista
2516205 | Blue screen may be observed on entering S4 with >2 drives | Driver | Windows Vista 64