Intel® Turbo Memory

Release Notes

July 2009

Revision 1.10.0.1012
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Introduction

1B Contents
U 1 U U Introduction ..................................................................................................... 5
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U 1.1 U U Supported Operating Systems .................................................................. 5

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U 1.2 U U Supported Hardware ............................................................................... 5

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U 2 U U Behavioral Considerations .................................................................................. 6

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2.1
U U Power Policy Considerations .....................................................................
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2.2
U U Resume Time Measurement considerations ................................................
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2.3
U U ReadyBoost Status .................................................................................
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2.4
U U NVCACHE Drive Initialization Considerations ..............................................
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2.5
U U Intel® Turbo Memory Upgrade/Replacement Considerations ........................
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2.6 RAID and ReadyDrive Compatibility ........................................................... 7
2.7 1.8 BIOS Changes ................................................................................... 7
2.8 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager OROM compatibility .................................... 7

U 3 U U Feature Set ...................................................................................................... 8

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U 4 U U Feature Set – New to this release ........................................................................ 9

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U 5 U U Registry Value definitions .................................................................................. 10

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U 6 U U Tools Support .................................................................................................. 11

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U 7 U U Issues – Fixed in this release ............................................................................. 12

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U 8 U U Issues – Fixed in previous releases ..................................................................... 13

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U 9 U U Issues – Known in this release ........................................................................... 22

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0B Tables
Table 1. Feature Set........................................................................................... 8
Table 2. Features new to 1.10.0.1012 release ....................................................... 9
Table 3. Registry value definitions ...................................................................... 10
Table 4. Tools Support ...................................................................................... 11
Table 5. Issues fixed in the 1.10.0.1012 release ................................................... 12
Table 6. Issues fixed in the 1.9.0.1006 release ..................................................... 13
Table 7. Issues fixed in the 1.8.3.1002 release ..................................................... 13
Table 8. Issues fixed in the 1.8.0.1018 release ..................................................... 13
Table 9. Issues fixed in the 1.7.0.1029 release ..................................................... 14
Table 10. Issues fixed in the 1.6.1.1004 release ................................................... 17
Table 11. Issues fixed in the 1.6.0.1034 release ................................................... 17
Table 12. Issues fixed in the 1.5.0.1013 release ................................................... 18
Table 13. Issues fixed in the 1.1.0.1010 release ................................................... 20
Table 14. Issues known in this release ................................................................ 23

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 Introduction

Revision History
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Package Intel® Turbo Memory Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Release Date
Definition Driver Revision Driver Revision

1.10.0 PV 1.10.0.1012 8.9.0.1023 July 13th, 2009

1.9.0 PV 1.9.0.1006 8.8.0.1009 March 9th, 2009

1.9.0 PV 1.9.0.1006 8.7.0.1007 February 19, 2009

1.8.3 PV 1.8.3.1002 8.6.3.1004 January 6th, 2009

1.8 PV 1.8.0.1018 8.6.0.1007 October 24, 2008

1.7 PV 1.7.0.1029 8.5.0.1032 July 30, 2008

1.6.1 PV 1.6.0.1004 8.1.0.1001 May 16, 2008

1.6 PV 1.6.0.1034 8.0.0.1039 May 2, 2008

1.5 PV 1.5.0.1013 7.8.0.1012 October 19, 2007

1.1 PV 1.1.0.1010 7.0.1.1001 July 24, 2007

1.0 PV 1.0.0.1082 7.0.0.1020 March 13, 2007

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Introduction

1 Introduction

1.1 Supported Operating Systems

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 Microsoft Windows Vista* x32 Edition (RTM Version, SP1, and SP2)

 Microsoft Windows Vista* x64 Edition (RTM Version, SP1, and SP2)

 Microsoft Windows 7* x32 Edition (RC Version)

 Microsoft Windows 7* x64 Edition (RC Version)

1.2 Supported Hardware

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 Intel® Mobile 4 Express Chipset Family supporting AHCI and RAID modes and
using 2GB and 4GB Berg Lake2 QS Modules
1. For Montevina Mobile Customer Reference Boards, use the Aptio BIOS 0.51 (or
later) and ensure that the Upham III PCI Express to Mini-PCI Express
adapter used is a FAB 3 or later.

 Intel® 3 Series Chipset supporting AHCI and RAID modes and 2GB and 4GB
Cariboo River2 QS Modules

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 Behavioral Considerations

2 Behavioral Considerations

2.1 Power Policy Considerations

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The power policies defined by Microsoft Windows Vista (Balanced, Power saver, and
High performance) impact both power and performance of a specific system. When
conducting any drive level testing, please consider that the hard drive will be spun
down more often in an aggressive power policy at the expense of a several second
delay when the hard drive is spun back up.

2.2 Resume Time Measurement considerations

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There is a discrepancy between the use of Microsoft‟s Power Test utility in WDK and
stopwatch method in measuring resume from standby (S3) and hibernate (S4). Until
this is resolved, Intel recommends the stopwatch method for measuring these times.

2.3 ReadyBoost Status

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On a Windows ReadyBoost* enabled system, each time the OS boots up, there is a
short window when the Windows ReadyBoost status in the Intel(R) Turbo Memory
Console shows as disabled. This is caused by the OS generating the ReadyBoost file.
Once the file is created, the Intel(R) Turbo Memory Console will show the status as
enabled.

2.4 NVCACHE Drive Initialization Considerations

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Under limiting circumstances, it has been seen that the NVCACHE drive used for
ReadyBoost may not be configured properly. If configuration issues arise, available
options are to use either the console or the TurboConfig application to correctly
configure the disk volume. For a volume which is unallocated, a reboot will be required
for changes to take effect. If using the console, simply open it, check the ReadyBoost
support option, then restart the system. If using the TurboConfig application, simply
run “TurboConfig –rb e” at the command prompt, then restart the system. For an
allocated volume which has a drive letter assigned, the quickest corrective action is to
run “TurboConfig –initnvc” at the command prompt to delete the drive letter. In this
single step, no reboot is required. If using the console to remove the drive letter,
delete the volume via the Disk Management OS service (another option: open the
console, disable ReadyBoost, and then restart the system), open the console, check
the ReadyBoost support option, and then restart the system.

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Behavioral Considerations

2.5 Intel® Turbo Memory Upgrade/Replacement

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Considerations
Any Intel(R) Turbo Memory hardware change on an enabled system requires that the
driver package be uninstalled before the hardware is changed and re-installed after the
hardware has been changed. The steps when changing the hardware are as follows:
Uninstall the driver (go to “Programs and Features” in Control Panel), power down,
change hardware, boot to the OS, re-install the driver package.

2.6 18 RAID and ReadyDrive Compatibility

On a system configured in RAID mode, there exists a condition where NV Cache
commands will not be sent to the Windows ReadyDrive* cache provided by Intel®
Turbo Memory. Microsoft has released a Knowledge Base article and QFE that address
this issue. (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/954943) Intel is recommending that
customers who encounter this issue to directly contact Microsoft to obtain the QFE.

2.7 1.8 BIOS Changes

On a system configured in RAID mode, there is a required change in the BIOS to
support the “cache flush” command. Please see the 1.8 BIOS Writers Guide for more
details on implementation.

2.8 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager OROM

compatibility
Starting with Intel® Turbo Memory Version 1.10, the Intel Matrix Storage Manager
Version 8.9 is used. For customers wanting to use Intel® Turbo Memory in RAID
configurations, the use of RAID OROM version 8.8 is encouraged. The RAID OROM
version 8.9 only provides support for the new Platform Control Hub (PCH) while
removing support for Intel® Turbo Memory in RAID configurations.

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 Feature Set

3 Feature Set
Table 1. Feature Set

Feature Description

Windows ReadyDrive* The Intel® Turbo Memory driver supports Windows ReadyDrive
technology by providing full implementation of the NVCACHE
Command Handling as defined by the T13 specification.
See product specifics for support of this feature.

Windows ReadyBoost* The Intel(R) Turbo Memory driver supports Windows ReadyBoost
technology.
See product specifics for support of this feature.

Power Tuning When system is idle in DC balanced mode, the drive spins down
more aggressively to conserve power.

Intel(R) Turbo Memory The Console reports Intel(R) Turbo Memory information and
Console allows enable/disable of its functionality.

1 GB, 2GB, and 4 GB SKU Support for 1GB, 2GB, and 4GB SKUs.
Support See product specifics for support of this feature.

32-bit OS Support Support for Microsoft Vista x32 Edition (RTM Version, SP1, and
SP2), and Windows 7 x32 Edition (RC Version)

64-bit OS support Support for Microsoft Vista x64 Edition (RTM Version, SP1, and
SP2) , and Windows 7 x64 Edition (RC Version)

Dynamic DFOROM Update The DFOROM will be updated to match the driver‟s version if a
DFOROM mismatch is detected during installation or during boot.
The installer must be used in order for this feature to be
supported.

Device Serial Number The Intel(R) Turbo Memory Device supports a 31 character
Format alphanumeric string for the serial number.

Graceful Cache Degradation Implementation of graceful degradation of caching in case of

NAND wear-out.

Localization support Intel(R) Turbo Memory is currently supported in 9 languages in

addition to English.

ReadyDrive Registry Auto- The Intel(R) Turbo Memory installer supports automatic
population population of the Windows ReadyDrive challenge results and
enables Windows ReadyDrive on first boot after install.
Feature is dependent on ReadyDrive support.

User Pinning The User Pinning feature allows end-user applications to be

pinned in flash. The contents are retained across S4, S5, and
other system states.

Mobile/Desktop RAID The Intel(R) Turbo Memory driver supports ReadyBoost and
Support ReadyDrive in a RAID configuration on both Mobile and Desktop
Platforms

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Feature Set – New to this release

4 Feature Set – New to this

release
Table 2. Features new to 1.10.0.1012 release

Feature Description

Microsoft This release marks the first release of Intel® Turbo Memory to
Windows 7 support Microsoft’s upcoming Microsoft Windows 7 operating
Support system.

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 Registry Value definitions

5 Registry Value definitions

Table 3. Registry value definitions

Registry Name Description

CaDisableASPML1 Registry definition has been added to control ASPM L1 through

the driver.
Location:
LM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\IaNvStor\Parameters
Type:
DWORD
Definition:
Undefined = ASPM L1 is disabled for A1 silicon only in the
driver (Default)
CaDisableASPML1 = 0 = ASPM L1 is unconditionally enabled in
the driver
CaDisableASPML1 = 1 = ASPM L1 is unconditionally disabled in
the driver

CaEnableAdvPerf Registry definition has been added to control setting the

Advanced Performance Disk behaviors within the OS.
Location:
LM\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\IaNvStor\Parameters
Type:
DWORD
Definition:
Undefined = Advanced Performance mode is unconditionally
enabled
CaEnableAdvPerf = 0 = Advanced Performance mode is
unconditionally disabled
CaEnableAdvPerf = 1 = Advanced Performance mode is
unconditionally enabled (Default)

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Tools Support

6 Tools Support
Table 4. Tools Support

Feature Description

NANDCFG The NANDCfg Utility is a Microsoft MS-DOS* based manufacturing utility used
to program, initialize and update the Option ROM on a product supporting
Intel(R) Turbo Memory.

NANDCPLY The NANDCply Utility is a Microsoft MS-DOS* based utility used to report and
verify the Intel(R) Turbo Memory module, the Intel(R) Flash Cache Logic Chip
Interface, the DFOROM, and the System BIOS for compliance.

NANDDIAG The NANDDiag Utility is a Microsoft MS-DOS* based diagnostic utility used to
test the erase blocks on a product supporting Intel(R) Turbo Memory.

TurboConfig The TurboConfig Utility is a Microsoft WIN32 based utility used enable,
disable and retrieve the status of both ReadyBoost and ReadyDrive on a
given platform.

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 Issues – Fixed in this release

7 Issues – Fixed in this

release
Table 5. All Issues fixed in the 1.10.0.1012 release

2856142 ITM Dashboard launches automatically on re-installing driver

2912783 BSOD 0x7E encountered during S4 resume in non-supported configurations

2558849 Pinning process completes after S3 and S4

2955297 After power-fail BSOD 0xB8 encountered

2856065 User Pinning Dashboard “close” option does not work in new profile creation

2954905 0xD1 when booting Windows 7 with Driver Verifier enabled

3004120 Microsoft ReadyBoost is disabled after Win7 upgrade

3003107 User Pinning Dashboard application names do not dynamically adjust to display
size

3002234 Custom Profile creation process is slow

3002233 Sysmark 2007 scores worse after un-installing Robson hardware

3002675 Dashboard reports accelerated and memory status sizes as different values

3003091 ITM Dashboard UI overlaps the task bar when maximized

3002233 Sysmark 2007 shows low scores after un-installing Robson

3002719 Generic exception thrown from User Pinning Dashboard

3003091 User Pinning Dashboard windows overlaps Windows Taskbar

2855472 Intel logo not seen on ITM Gadget

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Issues – Fixed in previous releases

8 Issues – Fixed in previous

releases
Table 6. All Issues fixed in the 1.9.0.1006 Release

2856142 ITM Dashboard launches automatically on re-installing driver

2954423 Update Copyright stamps for NAND tools and ITM applications
2954425

2954642 User Pinning progress bar appears full after re-launch

2954681 0xD1 encountered on V64 systems with over 4GB of system memory

2912522 System hang on Desktop installations

2954905 Observed 0xD1 on reboot when Driver Verifier Enabled

2561255 Visualizer is not properly updated after unpinning a large application

2555307 [UI]: The Language is shown as “None selected” in the System Information
window.

Table 7. All Issues fixed in the 1.8.3.1002 Release

2561681 Boot Error after running Microsoft‟s BitLocker USB Logo Test

2707582 [UI]: Unable to add file through drag and drop operation inside the Advanced
window of custom file set in Standard User account with UAC turned ON.

2808144 [UI]: Dashboard cuts visual file size in JP OS

2856004 ITM Gadget not installed correctly by the Installer software

2855649 Application Pinning process taking too long

2855517 Right-clicking DONE in Manage Profiles screen causes “intel_robson is not

responding” error

2807627 Changing User Pinning profiles the Dashboard appears dead

Table 8. All Issues fixed in the 1.8.0.1018 Release

Reference Description
No:

2807629 Corrected behavior that would cause the “intel_robson has stopped working”
message from appearing

2807674 UP Dashboard percentage out of sync with systray icon

2807676 Graphic display issues when opening a minimized Dashboard via systray

2742369 OROM Interrupt 13h cannot cross segment boundary

2787832 UP Dashboard fails when not installed on C drive

2787875 Unhandled exception error being thrown upon start of Dashboard

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 Issues – Fixed in previous releases

2788005 Dashboard takes long time to initialize when connected to test networks

2742874 Progress bar missing when exporting profiles

2558092 TurboConfig does not always disable Ready Drive.

2558756 Incorrect version number in Intel® Turbo Memory Console splash and About
screens

2559226 RAID image will not boot if Robson is installed with another PCI HW device on
desktop

2561280 ITM Pinning Service does not start when executable is signed

2742626 Multiple installations can occur with unpacked installer

2561175 Unable to run SCS Evaluation test

2561179 ITM Dashboard UI does not properly maximize or minimize

2561325 0xD1 BSOD observed when board encounters excessive ECC errors

2742333 Incorrect profile selected after closing and re-launching ITM Dashboard

2742673 Copyright details need updating

2561687 OROM hang after powerfail on RAID

2807664 Cache leak when dashboard opened while still pinning

2807820 Cache leak after unpinning large files

2807745 Unable to pin files from secondary volume on primary disk

2788253 0xB8 BSOD when system was in idle state and during S3/S4 cycling

2788005 User Pinning Dashboard startup slows for profiles with large number of files

Table 9. All Issues fixed in the 1.7.0.1029 Release

Reference Description
No:

2553589 System crashes when switching to another profile while the custom set is still
unpinning.

2555327 System crashes while switching between profiles in the Intel® Turbo Memory
Dashboard

2556690 System crashes/hangs when altering a custom pin set

2556263 Custom file sets not always populated with folders and files

2557433 Intel® Turbo Memory Dashboard not allowing Advanced options for App Pinning.

2559045 [Localization] Memory status text in System Tray incorrect

2554658 Intel® Turbo Memory Gadget is not available when switching to another user

2555612 Unexpected pop-up dialog from ITM Dashboard.

2558087 Incorrect profile selected when re-launching ITM Dashboard.

2555347 System Tray icon not correctly displaying used and free space

2558006 Profiles are not correctly deleted through the ITM Dashboard

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Issues – Fixed in previous releases

2558946 “Accelerate Application” option enabled when no applications available for

acceleration.

2557850 App Pinning Gadget is not always installed.

2554813 Dashboard allows execution of applications when Intel® Turbo Memory Module
is not installed.

2197250 1 GB DTM Job Piton Disk Logo Test Failure

2554870 System hang when unpinning application from accelerated region

2560266 Overloading User Pinning Dashboard results in BSOD

2560390 ITM GUI shows RB and RD status as UNKNOWN

2560398 IMSM driver in RAID mode crashes on reboot cycling

2558892 ESATA Drive PM test causes BSOD

2558949 ReadyBoost is sporadically disabled after automated installation

2560250 0xC2 BSOD observed when running S5 cyclic testing

2560518 0xE4 BSOD observed when running S3/S4 cyclic testing

2560617 DTM test fail on „Storage Query Property‟ and „Common Scenario Stress‟ tests

2560296 Uninstall does not remove User Pinning service and IMSM storage event monitor

2560172 User Pinning Accelerated pane does not display instructions when empty

2560214 Custom File Sets tab does not display instructions when empty

2560215 Window Maximization covers the Windows Toolbar

2560472 ITM GUI incorrectly reporting Robson status after attempting to pin an
application with no room

2560580 ITM GUI Device Statistics textbox is editable

2195901 Intel® Turbo Memory driver currently does not pass the WDK Piton test called
Power Performance Test. This issue is under discussion with Microsoft.

2443768 A drive letter is sometimes assigned to the NVCACHE volume.

2553400 [UI]: Unknown window seen when opening the System Information Window.

2553955 Sporadic BSOD observed when drive letter is manually assigned to the NVCACHE
volume.

2554191 When a driver letter is manually assigned to the NVCACHE volume, the drive
letter is sporadically missing after a power fail followed by a reboot.

2554235 The installer displays a false popup message while installing the Intel® Turbo
Memory Driver.

2557086 Sporadic BSOD seen upon reboot after a Power fail had occurred while the HDD
is spun down.

2557177 [Localization]: Kit installed shows up incorrectly in JPN OS.

2557954 Powerfail evicts data pinned via App Pinning

2557754 Intel® Turbo Memory OROM incorrectly identifies dual-boot setups.

2558883 Windows Vista SP1 occasionally reports Microsoft Ready Boost as disabled.

2561284 0x0A BSOD observed during DC testing of S3 and S4

2561356 System hang observed during S3 with RAID0 and RAID1 volumes

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 Issues – Fixed in previous releases

2561357 System hang observed during S4 with RAID0 and RAID1 volumes

2561359 System hang observed during S5 with RAID0 and RAID1 volumes

2742285 0x8086 BSOD observed during S4 cycling on RAID1

2561689 ITM Dashboard UI launch time excessive on RAID0 and RAID1 systems

2561697 App Pinning file set can pin larger than cache size

2561714 Incorrect error messages displayed when pinning applications

2742316 0xD1 BSOD observed during S5 cycling on RAID0

2742332 0xE4 BSOD observed during mixed S3/S4 cycling on RAID1

2561676 Enable the Advanced Performance checkbox on default install

2561576 [Localization]: Incorrect wording during DEU install process

2742653 OROM hang after power-fail scenario on RAID

2211046 Resume from S4 takes longer with Intel(R) Turbo Memory than without. The
delay is anywhere between 1 to 3 seconds.

2257120 [Localization]: The console has inconsistent Font when installed in Japanese.

2553992 [UI]: ReadyBoost checkbox is overlapped in the UI in some languages (CHS,

CHT, JPN, KOR).

2553597 System crashes when running a service after altering a pinned file.

2557848 Intel® Turbo Memory Console incorrectly shows Microsoft® ReadyBoost as

disabled.

2557086 Sporadic BSOD seen upon reboot after a Power fail had occurred while the HDD
is spun down.

2554191 When a driver letter is manually assigned to the NVCACHE volume, the drive
letter is sporadically missing after a power fail followed by a reboot.

2554235 The installer displays a false popup message while installing the Intel® Turbo
Memory Driver.

2553400 [UI]: Unknown window seen when opening the System Information Window.

2553537 BSOD observed when executing SDStress tests.

2553955 Sporadic BSOD observed when drive letter is manually assigned to the NVCACHE
volume.

2553535 System hangs when entering S3 with RAID enabled

2555934 Intel® Turbo Memory Console fails to launch system information in RAID mode

2559523 Application Pinning UI buttons trimmed to have „…‟ instead of text

2559200 ReadyDrive disabled after power fail

2559270 User Pinning System Tray and Vista Gadget report inconsistent data

2560164 User Pinning Gadget does not allow for manual installation

2560694 Observed BSOD while switching profiles on 64bit

2560798 BSOD Observed when switching between 4GB and 2GB modules

2559751 ReadyDrive not functioning correctly in RAID configuration

2560910 App Pinning UI is only in English

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Issues – Fixed in previous releases

2560914 App Pinning UI contains a corrupted Intel® symbol in Japanese OS

2560915 App Pinning help files and bitmaps do not match to UI

Table 10. Issues fixed in the 1.6.1.1004 release

Reference Description
No:

Please see Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Release Notes for a description of the
N/A
supported driver fixes.

2558344 0xD1 BSOD observed on reboot cycling

Table 11. Issues fixed in the 1.6.0.1034 release

Reference Description
No:

N/A Please see Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Release Notes for a description of the
supported driver fixes.

2557086 Sporadic BSOD seen upon reboot after a Power fail had occurred while the HDD
is spun down.

2554191 When a driver letter is manually assigned to the NVCACHE volume, the drive
letter is sporadically missing after a power fail followed by a reboot.

2554235 The installer displays a false popup message while installing the Intel® Turbo
Memory Driver.

2553400 [UI]: Unknown window seen when opening the System Information Window.

2553537 BSOD observed when executing SDStress tests.

2553955 Sporadic BSOD observed when drive letter is manually assigned to the NVCACHE
volume.

2443768 A drive letter is sometimes assigned to the NVCACHE volume.

2517403 [Localization]: Control Panel Add/Remove string is not right to left in Arabic.

2195901 Intel® Turbo Memory driver currently does not pass the WDK Piton test called
Power Performance Test. This issue is under discussion with Microsoft.

2558883 Windows Vista SP1 occasionally reports Microsoft Ready Boost as disabled.

2557754 Intel® Turbo Memory OROM incorrectly identifies dual-boot setups.

2555382 Intel® Turbo Memory Console does not show ITM values when Windows User
Account Control is disabled.

2557848 Intel® Turbo Memory Console incorrectly shows Microsoft® ReadyBoost as

disabled.

2558699 OROM powerfail message sporadically not seen after powerfail.

2557124 BSOD while running Plug and Play driver tests

2257122 [Localization]: For Japanese, Chinese Simplified, and Chinese Traditional

languages, in the Intel(R) Turbo Memory Console System Information, the ™
and ® characters are corrupted.

2290701 [UI]: Console showing junk values in System Information for the hard drive
“Model Name” and “Capacity” when Intel(R) Turbo Memory is loaded but the
Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager is not.

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 Issues – Fixed in previous releases

2333491 [Localization]: For Japanese, Chinese Simplified, and Chinese Traditional

languages, the Report.txt generated by console will show the ® character as
corrupted in the section of the report that is in English.

2438081 [ReadyDrive]: Unchecking the Windows ReadyDrive checkbox in the console

does not fully disable the Windows ReadyDrive feature.

2442584 8086(301,6A,A,x) BSOD seen at a very sporadic rate during restart testing.

2446000 NANDDIAG test fails when a high rate of ECC failures is injected into the test
environment.

2517406 [Localization]: Error message popup is seen instead of Help Menu when the
help menu is evoked in unsupported languages.

2517425 [Localization]: Copyright symbol is corrupted when English UI is displayed in

Thai operating system.

2550957 Sporadic BSODs have been observed during S4 cycling testing.

2551633 The DFOROM uses up to 16KB of system memory below EBDA during OROM
Initialization.

2552984 System Hangs at the OROM power failure message.

2553023 [ReadyDrive]: ReadyDrive option is greyed out after unchecking it in GUI,

rebooting the system, then re-opening the GUI.

2553538 "Enabling write caching" policy is disabled after first iteration of S3 (Standby)
and S4 (Hibernate).

2553993 Report.txt file does not contain all expected information when “Save System
Information” Tab is clicked in GUI.

2554237 Sporadic disk integrity issues may be observed on power-fail while in DC mode.
A low percentage of the integrity issues may result in an unrecoverable OS-
image.

2554571 OS gets corrupted or performs continuous reboot occasionally after OS loading

screen under power fail scenario.

2554736 NANDDIAG tool does not correctly report all Read Errors.

2554894 NANDDIAG tool experiences a timeout issue when run.

2556287 0xD1 BSOD seen when restarting after an installation of the driver package.

Table 12. Issues fixed in the 1.5.0.1013 release

Reference Description
No:

Please see Intel® Matrix Storage Manager 7.8.0.1012 Release Notes for a
N/A
description of the supported driver fixes.

2293725 DFOROM update application does not check that the version of the DFOROM to
be updated matches the loaded driver version prior to upgrading the DFOROM.

2325288 Sporadic BSODs seen during testing (0x8086). These failures have been seen to
occur at a very sporadic rate (e.g.: 10 machines tested, 1000 S4 cycles, 1
machine fails at cycle 579).
Note: All BSODs are listed in the “Issues – Known in this Release” section.

2326588 Host Initiated Power management continues to request SLUMBER Mode after the

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Issues – Fixed in previous releases

Reference Description
No:
first STANDBY immediate command.

2335473 DFOROM checksum value is incorrect after DFOROM initialization.

2437475 0x0A BSOD upon reboot after INF driver installation.

2437722 NANDCPLY utility not checking for a DFOROM on the correct 512Byte Boundary.

2438303 Windows ReadyDrive is selectable in console when the driver is installed and a
Hybrid Hard Drive is present as the boot drive.

2439655 ReadMe file in Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager Start Folder is not valid.

2440574 “Help” button in system information “Print” screen causes popup failure.

2440881 Performance issue seen with Office Productivity sub-test in SYSmark® 2007.
Note: The performance issue is addressed by setting CaEnableAdvPerf = 1 in
registry. See the new features section for more details.

2441001 0xC2 BSOD during driver installation when 2 HDDs are connected and Intel®
Matrix Storage Manager has been previously loaded.

2441732 NVCACHE Drive is not properly configured when installer is run after INF
installation has completed.

2442090 Sporadic 0x9F BSOD during restart when DTM Tests are running and Intel®
Turbo Memory Driver is loaded.
Note: This fix was made to the 7.0.1.1001 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
release.

2442116 NANDDIAG utility sporadically returning incorrect pass percentage value.

2442583 Sporadic 0xD1 BSOD when doing short duration restart testing.
Note: This issue has been seen only when implementing 15 second restart
cycles.

2444127 Yellow bang occurs in Device Manager upon reboot after INF driver installation
and no DFOROM is programmed.

2444135 High rate of BSODs seen when memory pressure (Not enough system memory)
is applied.
Note: This fix was initially made in the 1.0.1.1004 Intel® Turbo Memory
Release.

2444316 A driver upgrade requires a 2nd reboot to update the DFOROM such that
Windows ReadyDrive will get enabled.

2445814 The console checkboxes do not get updated properly if user makes a change and
does not reboot.
Note: For the 1.1 console, “Parameter” = current boot state, while “Select the
cache policy you want to enable” = Next boot state.

2446080 Windows ReadyBoost does not get enabled due to NVCACHE Drive not getting
properly configured during installation/upgrade when anti-virus software is
active.

2447043 Incorrect name presented in the OS Device Manager when driver is installed.
Note: Name is now correctly listed as “Intel® Turbo Memory Controller”.

2447045 0x7E BSOD upon boot when memory pressure is applied.

2448113 8086 (101, x, 1B, x) BSOD seen during testing.

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Reference Description
No:
Note: BSOD due to ASPM/L1 Errata reported in the WW26 MofW.

2448883 DFOROM memory region incorrectly assuming DFOROM permanent conventional

memory is 64-byte aligned.

2449918 8086(301, x, 9, x) BSOD seen during testing.

Note: BSODs due to ASPM/L1 Errata reported in the WW26 MofW.

2450262 Installer not providing correct error status on exit when incorrect commands are
passed in.

2481968 The DTM 1.0a DiskIo Test Fails.

Note: This fix was initially reported in the WW24 MofW and is fixed by the
1.0.1.1004 Intel® Turbo Memory Release

2447788 Sporadic 0x7F BSOD during system boot when memory pressure is applied.

2482260 Sporadic 0x9F BSOD during S4 resume on platforms with low system memory.
Note: Since the 1.1 PV release, this issue has been seen during Sx cycling in
various system memory configurations.

2484716 DFOROM does not support ICH9R platforms in ReadyBoost only mode.

2484717 Driver does not support ICH9R platforms in ReadyBoost only mode.

2484880 Sporadic black screen issue during Sx cycling testing.

2485099 DFOROM 8254 counter2 usage causes some DOS tools to fail when outputting
information through the legacy speaker.

2485905 Occasional 8086(101, x, 1F, x) BSOD seen in DC Mode during Sx cycling testing
when certain SMART commands are used.

2516091 Zip and EXE release packages not correctly using “Intel(R)TurboMemory” in their
names.

2519069 32-bit Intel® Turbo Memory Drive does not contain an embedded signature.

2551207 URLs listed in help menu to not point correctly to Intel® Turbo Memory sites.

Table 13. Issues fixed in the 1.1.0.1010 release

Reference Description
No:

N/A Please see Intel® Matrix Storage Manager 7.0.0.1020 Release Notes for a
description of the supported driver fixes.

2293725 DFOROM update application does not check that the version of the DFOROM to
be updated matches the loaded driver version prior to upgrading the DFOROM.

2325288 Sporadic BSODs seen during testing (0x8086). These failures have been seen to
occur at a very sporadic rate (e.g.: 10 machines tested, 1000 S4 cycles, 1
machine fails at cycle 579).
Note: All BSODs are listed in the “Issues – Known in this Release” section.

2326588 Host Initiated Power management continues to request SLUMBER Mode after the
first STANDBY immediate command.

2335473 DFOROM checksum value is incorrect after DFOROM initialization.

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Reference Description
No:

2437475 0x0A BSOD upon reboot after INF driver installation.

2437722 NANDCPLY utility not checking for a DFOROM on the correct 512Byte Boundary.

2438303 Windows ReadyDrive is selectable in console when the driver is installed and a
Hybrid Hard Drive is present as the boot drive.

2439655 ReadMe file in Intel® Matrix Storage Manager Start Folder is not valid.

2440574 “Help” button in system information “Print” screen causes popup failure.

2440881 Performance issue seen with Office Productivity sub-test in SYSmark® 2007.
Note: The performance issue is addressed by setting CaEnableAdvPerf = 1 in
registry. See the new features section for more details.

2441001 0xC2 BSOD during driver installation when 2 HDDs are connected and Intel®
Matrix Storage Manager has been previously loaded.

2441732 NVCACHE Drive is not properly configured when installer is run after INF
installation has completed.

2442090 Sporadic 0x9F BSOD during restart when DTM Tests are running and Intel®
Turbo Memory Driver is loaded.
Note: This fix was made to the 7.0.1.1001 Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
release.

2442116 NANDDIAG utility sporadically returning incorrect pass percentage value.

2444127 Yellow bang occurs in Device Manager upon reboot after INF driver installation
and no DFOROM is programmed.

2444135 High rate of BSODs seen when memory pressure (Not enough system memory)
is applied.
Note: This fix was initially made in the 1.0.1.1004 Intel® Turbo Memory
Release.

2444316 A driver upgrade requires a 2nd reboot to update the DFOROM such that
Windows ReadyDrive will get enabled.

2445814 The console checkboxes do not get updated properly if user makes a change and
does not reboot.
Note: For the 1.1 console, “Parameter” = current boot state, while “Select the
cache policy you want to enable” = Next boot state.

2446080 Windows ReadyBoost does not get enabled due to NVCACHE Drive not getting
properly configured during installation/upgrade when anti-virus software is
active.

2447043 Incorrect name presented in the OS Device Manager when driver is installed.
Note: Name is now correctly listed as “Intel® Turbo Memory Controller”.

2447045 0x7E BSOD upon boot when memory pressure is applied.

2448113 8086 (101, x, 1B, x) BSOD seen during testing.

Note: BSOD due to ASPM/L1 Errata reported in the WW26 MofW.

2448883 DFOROM memory region incorrectly assuming DFOROM permanent conventional

memory is 64-byte aligned.

2449918 8086(301, x, 9, x) BSOD seen during testing.

Note: BSODs due to ASPM/L1 Errata reported in the WW26 MofW.

2450262 Installer not providing correct error status on exit when incorrect commands are
passed in.

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Reference Description
No:

2481968 The DTM 1.0a DiskIo Test Fails.

Note: This fix was initially reported in the WW24 MofW and is fixed by the
1.0.1.1004 Intel® Turbo Memory Release

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Issues – Known in this release

9 Issues – Known in this

release
Table 14. Issues known in this release

Reference Description
No:

N/A Standby and Resume issues have been seen on SATA Ports where an ACPI _PS3
method to power down a given hard drive is defined and the hard drive is being
cached by Intel® Turbo Memory. For the Santa Rosa Customer Reference
Boards, the cached hard drive should only be connected to either Port 1 or Port
2, as Port 0 does implement the ACPI _PS3 method.

N/A A few I/Os take significantly longer than majority of the other I/Os. This can
result in larger than expected variances on some performance tests, and also
non-representative averages due to the outliers. Customers measuring
performance of individual I/Os are requested to discard such outliers for this
release. Intel® will continue to tune the driver to further reduce the outliers.

N/A Sporadic 8086 (0, 0, 0, 0) BSODs seen with certain HDD vendors.

2438311 [UI]: Windows ReadyBoost will be reported as enabled in the console when a
USB Thumb Drive is connected and Windows ReadyBoost is enabled on the
thumb drive.

2555382 Intel® Turbo Memory Console does not show ITM values when Windows User
Account Control is disabled.

2560019 App Pinning profile size shown in drop down menu is incorrect

2687963 [Storage] 0xA BSOD observed when entering S3 with RAID enabled

2687964 [Storage] During S4 resume, Windows Error Recovery screen pops up with RAID
enabled

2742257 ITM User Pinning Dashboard not responsive during large cache changes

2742289 Applications/Custom-file sets missing from pinned file list

2742578 ITM Dashboard Help needs to be updated

2808030 Pinning from above 1Tera Byte boundary on drive may pin wrong LBA

2807691 When pinning a file set whose files are not in HDD, the pinning operation hangs

2855339 Pinned cachelines sometimes not get updated after power fail

2788235 ITM dashboard switches from current profile to first profile after power fail

2807604 Cannot open ITM dashboard while pinning is in progress

2554771 Power fail while pinning large files may delete the profile from ITM dashboard UI

3004139 Pinning not occurring correctly when unpinning custom file sets with 90% cache
filled

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