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Supported RAID Controllers
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This download supports Intel(R) Embedded Server RAID Technology II RAID products (Intel(R) RAID controller SASMF8I; Intel(R) RAID SAS controller 
AXX4SASMOD; on server boards enabled for ICH9R SATA RAID, ICH10R SATA RAID, S5000 (ESB2) SATA RAID, LSI1064e/1068 SAS RAID, 3420 PCH SATA RAID - 
including S5000PAL, S5000XAL, S5000PSL, S5000XSL, S5000XVN, SC5400RA, S5000VSA, S5000VCL, S5300SF, S5400SF, S5520HC, S5520HCT, S5500HCV, S5520SC, S5500WBV, S5500WB, S5520UR, S5520URT, S5500BC, S3000AHX, S3000AH, S3000AHV, S3200SHX, S3200SHC, S3200SHL, S3200SHV, S3000SHC, X38MLST, S3420GPX, S3420GPC, S3420GP, S3420GPV, S3420GPR, S7000FC4UR, S1200BT, and S1200BTS.
 
Please verify that this package has been tested with the RAID device you have chosen to use by checking the drivers web page for your controller 
at http://support.intel.com.

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Package Information
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Driver Version = 14.05.0727.2011
OS supported = Microsoft* Windows 2008R2 (x64), Windows 7 (x86 & x64), Windows 2008 (x86 & x64), Windows Vista (x86 & x64), Windows 2003 (x86 & x64), and Windows XP (x86 & x64).

These drivers are NOT WHQL certified, but required .cat files for installation are included in the appropriate directories. WHQL certification is in process.

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Attention!
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None

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Known Restrictions
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In SWR5 driver, RAID 5 feature is enabled only if appropriate AXXRAKSW5(Intel RAID Activation Key) is present in the system. BIOS communicates the presence/absence of AXXRAKSW5 using configuration data on disk (DDF) and through device registers from BIOS version 06.10111923. So if AXXRAKSW5 is present then any driver version later than 10.02.1001.2007 with BIOS version later than 06.10111923 should be able to create a R5 logical drive using an operating system application. The following limitation is applicable for any driver (version less than 10.02.1001.2007) and BIOS (version less than 06.10111923) combination:-
     If driver does not read a valid DDF, it will disable R5 creation. Driver may not see valid DDF if (A) user does not configure using BIOS Ctrl+M; or (B) if no drives were present at the boot time and all the drives were hot-inserted after OS is booted. In both cases, user must create initial configuration using BIOS Ctrl+M utility.

A RAID 5 logical drive withstands single drive failure by reconstructing missing data from the data and parity from the remaining drives. The assumption underlying this ability is that the data in the remaining drives is consistent. This assumption becomes invalid if there is a power loss during write operation(s). If there is a loss of power during a write operation, data inconsistencies may occur because data and parity writes may have completed only partially. After subsequent reboot the logical drive has inconsistent data on that particular stripe. If a drive were to fail at this point, missing data (for the inconsistent stripe alone) cannot be reconstructed from remaining drives. To correct inconsistency, drivers starts back ground initialization (BGI) at reboot. While BGI is in progress, the inconsistent stripe(s) are vulnerable to drive failure. One way to avoid this window of vulnerability is to run check consistency on the logical drive using BIOS utility. Another way is to prevent an unplanned shutdown (e.g. using UPS).

The LITE-ON SH S752K model CD/DVD ROM device does not respond to 0x55 & 0x51 MMC commands properly. The device hangs when these commands are issued multiple times. The driver resets the device when it hangs; but reset adversely affects DVD burning. This behavior can be consistently observed using K3B DVD burning software. K3B aborts DVD writes when 0x55 is failed and device is reset.

RAID 5, by its very nature, cannot tolerate double failures. The double failure can be a combination of a single drive failure and either; more drive(s) failure or an unplanned power failure, in the RAID system. Unplanned power failure can be including but not limited to, loss of power source or an unusual system shutdown. Unplanned power failures while there are medium errors on the drives is also considered as a double failure condition.

Multiple drive failure would result in a data loss condition. A single drive failure combined with any additional unplanned failure can cause loss of data integrity. To avoid loss of data integrity for the power failure case, it is highly recommended to provide an uninterrupted power supply to the server to protect the RAID 5 subsystem during the event of a degraded or rebuilding state. Medium errors on the disks, combined with an unplanned power failure can also cause loss of data integrity, but this occurrence would be very unlikely.

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Contents in the package
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This package includes subdirectories for each version of Windows that is supported. Each of these directories contains the files necessary to support installation for that version of the Windows operating system. 

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Installation Instructions
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This updated driver can be applied using the normal OS installation options.

The following procedure describes how to install Windows 2008r2/2008/7/Vista system onto RAID logical disk:

1. Copy the driver files to a removable media, such as USB flash drive, CD-ROM, or floppy disk
2. Create RAID logical disk(s) using ESRT2 OpROM Config Utility (during POST).
3. Boot Windows 2008r2/2008/7/Vista installation disk. Follow instructions on screen until below step is reached.
4. At "Which type of installation do you want?" screen, select "Custom (advanced)"
5. At "Where do you want to install Windows?" screen, select "Load Driver"
6. Install the removable media with the driver files (extracted in step 1)
7. Select "Browse" and locate the folder with the driver files and then select "OK"
8. Select "Next". There may be a 1-2 minute delay as drivers are loaded.
9. Select "Drive options (advanced)" to customize partitions - if necessary
10. Select "Next" to continue with the installation
11. There are several reboots during installation - ensure that the selected RAID array is the boot device during every reboot.

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The following procedure describes how to provide the driver during installation of Windows 2003/2000/XP system:

NOTE: You will need a USB floppy drive in order to provide the driver during Windows installation. Some models of floppy drives have known limitations that result in driver installation failures. Intel recommends using USB floppy drives listed on the Tested Hardware and Operating Systems list for the serverboard you are using.

1. Extract package contents to a floppy diskette.
2. Start the Windows 2003/2000/XP installation by booting from the Windows installation CD-ROM.
3. Press <F6> when the screen displays: "Press F6 if you need..." 
Note: You must press <F6> for the system to recognize the new driver.
4. Choose <S> to specify an additional device when the screen displays:
"Setup could not determine the type of one or more mass storage devices..."
Note: If this screen is not displayed as the first user input, then pressing <F6> was not seen by the setup program. Reboot the system, and return to step 2.
5. The system prompts for the manufacturer-supplied hardware support disk. Insert the floppy diskette containing the Windows 2003/XP device driver, and press <Enter>.
6. Scroll down the list until the appropriate selection for your system which contains the Intel Embedded Server RAID Technology II and for your operating system displays, then click <OK>.
7. Continue with the normal installation procedure.
   If installation fails after the first reboot, try another model of USB floppy drive from the tested list.

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Installation of the driver after the operating system is installed:

1. Boot into applicable Windows OS. Click the Windows Start button and select Settings.
2. Click Control Panel.
3. Select Adapter.
4. Select the Drivers tab.
5. Scroll down the list until the appropriate selection for your system which contains the Intel(r) Embedded RAID Technology II and for your operating system displays, then click <OK>.
6. Select it, then remove it by clicking the Remove button.
7. Click the Add button.
8. Select the Have Disk button.
9. Insert the diskette into the floppy drive.
10. Select drive letter A: and click on <OK>.
11. Select Intel(r) Embedded RAID Technology II and click OK.
12. After Windows* copies the driver, reset the system.


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Known Bugs
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None


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Fixes/Updates
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Version 14.05.0727.2011
1. Fixed - several issues with compatibility of drivers with older OpROM combinations, including an issue preventing installations on some 106x based controllers from completing due to lost RAID configuration
2. Fixed - several issues with rare/corner case 2TB drive situations

Version 14.04.0331.2011
1. Fixed an issue preventing S1 from being activated when the ESRT2 driver was installed.
2. Included >2TB drive support (requires updated OpROM in System BIOS as well)

Version 14.00.0110.2011
1. Updates to resolve WHQL related issues to achieve WHQL qualification

Version 14.00.1210.2010
1. Added - new PnP ID support
2. Fixed - several issues incurred during development due to new PnP ID and support for latest chipset

Version 13.21.0614.2010
1. Previous baseline release

Note: For more information of fixes and updates, please contact your Intel Sales Representative.

*Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.