Intel® Rapid Storage Technology 15.9.0.1015 Production Version Release
3 Nov 2017
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Supported Operating Systems
Microsoft Windows 7* 1 2
Microsoft Windows 7 x64 Edition* 2
Microsoft Windows 8.1*1 2
Microsoft Windows 8.1 x64 Edition* 2
Microsoft Windows 10* 1
Microsoft Windows 10 x64 Edition* 3
Microsoft Windows Server 2016 x64 Edition*
1 - These OS versions pass validation testing, but are not WHQL certified.
2 – These OS versions are supported only on SKL platform and not
supported on any future platforms starting KBL.
3 – This is WHQL certified against latest Windows 10 OS.
Revision History
|
Date |
Driver Revision |
Build Number |
|
3 Nov 2017 |
15.9.0.1015 PV Release |
1015 |
|
23 Oct 2017 |
15.9.0.1015 PC Release |
1015 |
|
30 Sept 2017 |
15.9.0.1013 Release |
1013 |
|
15 Sept 2017 |
15.9.0.1011 Release |
1011 |
|
25 August 2017 |
15.9.0.1007 Release |
1007 |
|
18 August 2017 |
15.9.0.1002 Release |
1002 |
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 15.9.0.3194, the driver and user interface version is 15.9.0.1015. For RST Premium features (RAID, SRT, Optane), it is recommended that both the pre-OS and RST OS driver components are updated. Please contact your CE for further details.
Updated
Features/Specs
HMB feature
support.
Support for 8 SATA
devices
Note: RST Installer
now blocks downgrade and uninstallation of RST driver to any version older than
15.7.1.1015 when disks are connected to SATA ports 6 or 7.
Note: Older drivers
including RST 13.2 inbox do not support SATA ports 6 and 7. Any configuration
requiring the use of SATA ports 6 and 7 (e.g. RAID0 with member disks on SATA
port 6 or 7) fails if RST drivers older than 15.7.1.1015 are loaded.
Modify
the current code to include hidden partitions when shrinking the last partition
on the system drive by 5MB to make space for RST metadata when enabling premium
features.
Add support for DST in NVMe passthrough API.
Supported Hardware
SKUs shown below with (A) symbol supports AHCI mode only
SKUs shown below with (O) symbol supports both AHCI and OptaneTM modes only
|
Chipset Name |
Platform |
SKU Details |
|
|
Intel® 200
Series Chipset Family |
Coffee
Lake (CFL-S) Desktop SKU KBP-H |
·
Z370 |
|
|
Intel® 8thGeneration
Core Processor Family Platform I/O SATA AHCI/RAID Controller |
Kaby
Lake-Refresh (KBL-R) SPT
PCH-LP (Mobile-LP) |
· Base-U (A) ·
Premium ·
Premium-Y |
|
|
Intel® 200 Series Chipset Family |
Kabylake S Desktop SKUs KPT-H |
· Q250 (O) · B250 (O) · Z270 |
· H270 · Q270 ·
C236** ·
X299
# |
|
Intel® 7th Generation Core Processor Family Platform I/O SATA AHCI/RAID Controller |
Kabylake SPT PCH-LP (Mobile-LP) |
· Base-U (A) · Premium-U · Premium-Y |
|
|
Intel® 100/C230 Series Chipset Family |
Kabylake Halo SPT PCH-H (Mobile/Mobile WS) |
· HM175 · QM175 · CM238 |
|
|
N – 1 (No Intel® Optane™ Memory Support) |
|||
|
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 Halo SPT-H (Mobile/Mobile WS) |
· HM170/HM175 · QM170/QM175 · CM236/CM238 |
|
|
Intel® 6th Generation Core Processor Family Platform I/O SATA AHCI/RAID Controller |
Skylake SPT PCH-LP (Mobile) |
· Base-U (A) · Premium-U · Premium-Y |
|
**
Greenlow-R support
# Supports SKL-X and KBL-X processors
Resolved Issues
|
Resolved Issues In 15.9.0.1015 PV Release |
|
ID |
Title |
Operating System |
|
1805544813
|
BSOD with Bugcheck 0xA0 (HIBERSTACK_INIT_FAILED) when driver is
upgraded without reboot and enters S4. |
|
|
1805739643
|
Incorrect verbiage in
RST installer in Readme File Information window |
|
|
1805565098
|
Bugcheck
PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA (50) on disabling SATA AHCI Controller in AHCI
mode |
|
|
1504378391
|
ODD lost after installing
IRST driver |
|
|
1805531738
|
BSOD 0xD1 (DRIVER IRQL
NOT LESS OR EQUAL) during S4 stress testing |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805531747
|
BSOD 0x154 UNEXPECTED STORE EXCEPTION
during S4 stress testing |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805436606
|
When IRRT volume is
created, it is shown as Intel RAID 1 volume instead of Intel Recovery Volume. |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805524181
|
Bug check points to RST
driver when VTIO support is enabled in Bios |
|
|
Resolved Issues In 15.9.0.1013 Release |
|
ID |
Title |
Operating System |
|
1805161214 |
Unable to enable Optane when 2 or more RAID data volumes exist on the
system |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805499844
|
Intel Optane memory application ran into a problem after
closing tray icon notification |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805494907
|
System will BSOD after
finishing Win10 RS3 OS installation on NVMe drive. |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805480543
|
BSOD "0xD1"
occurred when system resumes from S3 |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805463515
|
Asserts/bugcheck on disabling Intel(R) Chipset SATA/PCIe RST Premium Controller |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805474013
|
Inaccessible boot device BSOD after creating
Raid5 volume and going through Safe Mode |
windows.10_rs3.x64 |
|
1805476772
|
Shrinking OEM parition does not work when some gpt
attributes are set. |
|
|
1805490634
|
[RAID0 NVMe] Low scores when PCMarkVantage
is run |
windows.10_rs1.x64 |
|
1805478480
|
Service is disabled
after creating NGSA in WinPe using slow drive
without partitions |
|
|
Resolved Issues In 15.9.0.1011 Beta Release |
|
ID |
Title |
Operating System |
|
1804732076 |
[NVMe]
BSOD 0xD1 during S4 exit |
windows.10_rs1.x64 |
|
1504547298 |
Connected Standby BSOD -
Drive compatibility issue with iRST 15.7 |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805111358 |
RAID0 NVMe Seq read Q32T1 bandwidth
is lower than single drive |
windows.10_rs1.x64 |
|
1804342366 |
OS does not run smoothly
for about one minute after resume from S3. |
windows.10_th.x64 |
|
1805303808 |
BSOD during S3/S4
cycling with a bug check 0xEF(CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED) |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805289807 |
S3 long run will show
Black screen (BSOD_0xD1_DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL) |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1804926545 |
OS freezes in IOmeter with MSI-X MessageNumberLimit
= 1 |
windows.10_rs1.x64 |
|
1805284752 |
Black screen appears
without backlight when run S4 and dump bugcheck
'D1' points to iaStorA.sys |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805297251 |
SLP-S0 residency is <90% when RTD3
support is disabled and OptaneVolume is enabled |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1804734666 |
SATA device lost after
loading RST f6 driver from SATA ODD during win7/win10 installation, its
causes OS install to fail. |
windows.10_rs1.x64 |
|
1804669082
|
ODD missing after
offline ejection during manufacturing process |
windows.10_rs1.x64 |
|
1805178399 |
BSOD occurred when
running System - Sleep and PNP (disable and enable) with IO using Realtek Cartier ac 2x2 card. |
windows.7.x64 |
|
1805171623 |
Incomplete
NVMe SSD brand name in device manager |
|
|
1805246045 |
Error
0xA007000B during enabling and disabling Optane |
windows.10_x64 |
|
1805168878 |
F6
driver issue (ports 6,7) using RST 15.7.1.1015 |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805118237 |
In the
system report, the type of Optane_Volumeis
displayed as "Unknown". |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805109668 |
SATA DevSLP sometimes does not assert or takes too long
to assert blocking SLP_S0# |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
Known Issues
|
Known Issues In 15.9.0.1015 PV Release |
|
ID |
Title |
Operating System |
|
1805667095 |
Cannot open IRST UI sporadically
when certain HDD’s are plugged into the system |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805625734 |
Bug check D1 observed
during S3 cycling |
windows.10_rs3.x64 |
|
1805529543 |
Very Sporadic "IAStorUI Stopped working" error message appears when
RST UI kept Open while performing manual S3 cycles |
windows.10_rs3.x64 |
|
1805522991 |
ADK Shutdown Duration
score can't meet spec |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805501315 |
Cannot install Win10 rs2
on NVMe SSD in RST mode |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805491379 |
SUT is not Booting to OS
when Password is enabled on Primary HDD with SB2 as Secondary NVME. |
windows.10_rs3.x64 |
|
1805490090 |
"Intel Optane Memory" tab is seen in IRST UI even when Optane device is not connected to the system |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805490063 |
Optane PCMV HDD cycles test
score is low around 50K in cache full (~100%) condition |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805490049 |
RST UI crashes after
system wakes from Hyrbid S3 or Deep S4 or
Hibernate, only if RST UI application was open earlier. |
windows.10_rs3.x64 |
|
1805482707 |
SUT is not booting to OS
after enabling Hyper-V option. |
windows.10_rs3.x64 |
|
1805480515 |
Windows is not detecting
Optane drive after disruptive power off during
disabling process |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805475125 |
Legacy RST OROM does not
load on CFL platform, when enabling CSM and "Use legacy OROM"
option in SATA configuration |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805473462 |
After installing IRST driver using Setup.exe
-notray - s method system tray icon cannot be
turned on using IRST UI. |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805464013 |
Error event log
ID7000/ID7009 (iaStorAfsService) show up after PBR
reset/refresh. |
windows.10_rs2.x64 |
|
1805161226 |
HDD/SSD password and
Volume status. |
windows.10_rs1.x64 |
|
1805116821 |
Unexpected page shows up
and it would not be go back to previous page when press "ESC". |
windows.10_rs2.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: |
|
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 = 10243bytes |
|
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 = 10242bytes |
|
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 |
|
RTD3 |
Runtime D3 |
|
RS2 |
Redstone2
|
|
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 = 10244bytes |
|
UEFI |
UEFI pre-OS driver |
|
UI |
User Interface |
|
VC |
Validation
Candidate |
|
ZPODD |
Zero Power Optical Disk Drive |