release.txt Driver File Contents (CardReader_Broadcom_1.0.0.252_W8x64_A.zip)

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                          Broadcom xD Picture Card Driver

                  Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Broadcom Corporation
                               All rights reserved.


Version 1.1.16.0 - August 13, 2012
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  Bug fix:
  ------------
  1. Problem: 
       xD driver responding with a vendor ID of "xD" for SCSIOP_INQUIRY command.
     Change:
       Driver will respond with a vendor ID of "Broadcom".

Version 1.1.15.0 - June 15, 2012
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  Enhancements:
  =============
  1. Migrate to WDK 8400.

Version 1.1.14.0 - June 5, 2012
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  Bug fix:
  ------------
  1. Problem: 
       CQ63054 - xD driver install v1.1.13.0 with memory card inserted unable to detect.
     Cause:
       A pending card removal was sent to the Scsi Port driver.
     Change:
       Driver will send pending card removal event only when a eject PNP event is detected.

Version 1.1.13.0 - April 26, 2012
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  Bug fix:
  ------------
  1. Problem: 
       CQ62627 - Win8: xD graceful remove by safely remove button will keep device icon.
     Cause:
       Scsi Port driver was not notified of a pending card removal.
     Change:
       Driver will notify Scsi Port driver when a pending card removal is detected.

Version 1.1.12.0 - February 24, 2012
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  Bug fix:
  ------------
  1. Problem: 
       xD device lost during S3 stress test. 
     Cause:
       Enhancement added in version 1.1.2.0 to shortern the xD media detection time
       on OEM systems by disabling PCIe power management during xD enumeration
       was conflicting with the bootcode accessing the same registers. This
       conflict would cause the registers to have a value that disabled the xD
       device.
     Change:
       Removed enhancement since it is not needed because driver now builds
       the FTL table dynamically.

Version 1.1.11.0 - February 14, 2012
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  Bug fix:
  ------------
  1. Problem: 
       CQ61542 - Save text document file in xD then re-plug in find the data is lost.
     Cause:
       Change in the last release (Version 1.1.10.0).
     Change:
       Driver will check the Windows OS version and return a success value for the 
       SCSIOP_MEDIUM_REMOVAL command when the card is present if the OS is XP or earlier.
       For Windows OS that is Vista or later driver will return fail.

Version 1.1.10.0 - December 21, 2011
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  Bug fix:
  ------------
  1. Problem: 
       CQ60311 - Aspen-xD: In Win XP SP3, the eject function in context menu fails 
     Cause:
       Driver was returning an error value for the SCSIOP_MEDIUM_REMOVAL command.
     Change:
       Driver will return a success value for the SCSIOP_MEDIUM_REMOVAL command
       when the card is present.

Version 1.1.9.0 - November 4, 2011
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  Bug fix:
  ------------
  1. Problem: 
       xD H type cards are not detected when the base clock is at 200MHz. 
     Cause:
       xD H type card access timing values are different than the non-H
       type cards when base clock is at 200MHz.
     Change:
       Use H type access timing values for H type cards.

Version 1.1.8.0 - September 30, 2011
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  Bug fix:
  ------------
  1. Problem: 
       xD cards are not detected when the SD function is in UHS mode. 
     Cause:
       The default xD card access timing is incorrect for the clock source
       selected in UHS mode.
     Change:
       Adjust the xD card timing when the SD function is in UHS mode.

Version 1.1.7.0 - June 30, 2011
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  Bug fix:
  ------------
  1. Problem: 
       CQ55712 - Quickly insert and remove XD card will pop format error message. 
     Cause:
        Card was removed during the mapping of Zone 0 as part of the OS access
        of the boot records.
     Change:
        Map zone 0 as part of the card enumeration.

  2. Problem: 
       CQ55708 - Unable format NTFS type with bad XD cards.
       CQ56234 - Unable to write from CrystalDiskMark.
     Cause:
        Bug in the Aspen chip where a write would fail after a redundant read.
     Change:
        After a redundant read, do a read before a write.

Version 1.1.6.0 - May 17, 2011
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  Bug fix:
  ------------
  1. Request:
       Excessive R/W error may trigger an undesired bus reset from upper layer
       which could result in BSOD.
     Change:
       Return proper sense data in case of access failure to avoid a bus reset.

Version 1.1.5.0 - May 04, 2011
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  Enhancement:
  ------------
  1. Request:
        Reduce media detection time.
     Change:
        Build FTL on-fly.
        
Version 1.1.4.0 - Jan 20, 2011
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  Bug fix:
  --------
  1. Problem: 
       Starting the driver with a bad xD card inserted could hang 
       Device Manager. 
     Cause:
        A bug was introduced in previous code clean-up.


Version 1.1.3.0 - Jan 19, 2011
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  Bug fix:
  --------
  1. Problem: 
        CQ#52357 - Unable to detect card after swapping XD cards during s3/s4.
     Cause:
        There is a small window that the capacity of the media is not correctly
        updated upon resume.
     Change:
        Update the capacity correctly.



Version 1.1.2.0 - Jan 11, 2011
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  Enhancement:
  1. Request - Shortern the xD media detection time on ODM systems.
     Change  - Disable PCIe power management during xD enumeration.


Version 1.1.1.1 - Jan 06, 2010
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  Bug fix:
  --------
  1. CQ52017, CQ52015. Regression due to code clean-up and logic change.

  Enhancements:
  =============
  1. Enabled sequential read optimization for PC formatted media.


Version 1.1.1.0 - Dec 23, 2011
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  Bug fix:
  --------
  1. The previous version exposed a new timing scenario that
     has not occurred before. It may cause ungraceful removal
     to fail.

  Enhancements:
  =============
  1. Massive code clean-up in miniport.
  
Version 1.1.0.0 - Dec 22, 2010
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  Enhancements:
  =============
  1. Massive code clean-up in VBD.
  2. Streamline the card state management.


Version 1.0.0.43 - Dec 11, 2010
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  Enhancements:
  =============
  1. Request:
       Top level reset.
  2. Request:
       Workaround faulty socket.

Version 1.0.0.42 - Dec 03, 2010
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  Enhancements:
  =============
  1. Request:
       Slow down the clock during media reset and id read to improve
       user experience.

Version 1.0.0.41 - Dec 02, 2010
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  Enhancements:
  =============
  1. Request:
        Added K57 driver support for top level CR reset.
  2. Request:
        Give 100ms delay to send top reset command.

Version 1.0.0.40 - Dec 01, 2010
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  Enhancements:
  =============
  1. Request:
        Initial support for top level CR reset for mdeia card 
        interaction scenarios.

Version 1.0.0.39 - Nov 26, 2010
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  Enhancements:
  =============
  1. Request:
        Improve user experience in the case of removing xD card during 
        enumeration. A reinsertion is eliminated.

Version 1.0.0.38 - Nov 22, 2010
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  Enhancements:
  =============
  1. Request:
        On a ODM system, format failure is observed on certain xD card.
     Change:
        Retry up to 10 times when error occurs.


Version 1.0.0.37 - Nov 19, 2010
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  Enhancements:
  =============
  1. Request:
        Enhance the media identifying algorithm to better differentiate xD media 
        such that swapping media during S3/S4 works more reliably.

  2. Request:
        Windows may ask to "Scan the disk" when reinserting an xD media which was 
        removed without using the "Safe remove" applet. 
        If users refuse to perform a "scan and fix", the files on media may 
        not be accessed as expected.

  3. Request:
        Workaround a Windows bug where the caching effect is not taking into
        account when estimating the copy time and speed. The workaround has
        positive effect on FAT/FAT32/exFat file system.
  

Version 1.0.0.36 - Nov 10, 2010
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  Bug fixes:
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  1. Swapping xD media during S3/S4 does not work.

  Enhancements:
  =============
  1. Use "xD Picture" for device friently name.



Version 1.0.0.35 - Nov 10, 2010
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  Bug fixes:
  =============
  1. Give at least 150 millisecond for the xD media internal regulator
     to settle before accessing the media.

Version 1.0.0.34 - Nov 09, 2010
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  1. Back out item #2 in version 1.0.0.33.

Version 1.0.0.33 - Nov 09, 2010
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  Enhancements:
  =============
  1. Request:
        Bring the xD device to "Devices and Printers" console.

  2. Request:
        Change the debounce timer from 600ms to 100ms which reduces
         xD card detection time by 0.5 seconds.

  3. Request:
        Integrate FTL-11/10/2010.


Version 1.0.0.31 - Nov 06, 2010
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  Enhancements:
  =============
  1. Request:
        Implement "Safely removal" icon in systray in addition to the 
        eject button in explorer.

Version 1.0.0.30 - Nov 05, 2010
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  Bug fixes:
  =============
  1. Problem:
        System may BSOD while running DTM system test - Unreported memory script.
     Cause:
        Reporting phony memory to Microsoft SCSIPORT may not be compatible on
        some systems.
     Change:
        Use other workaround to convince SCSIPORT to load the miniport. Refer to
        CL#126686.
        


Version 1.0.0.29 - Nov 04, 2010
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  Enhancements:
  =============
  1. Request:
        Clear bit 12, 13 of reg 0x198 as suggested whenever a xD card is detected.


Version 1.0.0.28 - Nov 04, 2010
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  Bug fixes:
  ==========
  1. Problem:
        CQ#50789 and 50790 changing LUN configuration during S3 or S4 may not 
        work as expected.
     
     Change:
        Workaround power management abnormalities in scsiport.


Version 1.0.0.26 - Nov 01, 2010
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  Bug fixes:
  ==========
  1. Problem: 
        CQ#50741 - 57785 B0 - Graceful Removal after plug-in XD card will pop 
        "You need to Format the disk.." info with exFAT
     Cause:
        Write cache is not being flushed into disk at graceful removal, unload or
        suspend/resume.
     Fix:
        Change the driver to flash internal write cache to disk when user 
        gracefully removes the disk from system.


Version 1.0.0.25 - Oct 29, 2010
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  Bug fixes:
  ==========
  1. Problem: 
        xD card cannot be accessed on some OEM systems.

  Enhancements:
  1. Request:
        Use the following timing setting for H and conventional cards.
      N = 1:
        Access_time_reg1 = 32’h2011_3423;
        Access_time_reg2 = 32’h0243_2323;
        Access_time_reg3 = 32’h0604_0605;
        Access_time_reg4 = 32’h4223_0606;


Version 1.0.0.24 - Oct 28, 2010
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  Bug fixes:
  ==========
  1. Request: 
        Timing tweak in previous version of driver break operations on
        non H cards.
     Change:
        Apply 1 extra cycle only for H and conventional cards. Use
        default clock for M/M+ cards.

Version 1.0.0.23 - Oct 27, 2010
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  Bug fixes:
  ==========
  1. Request: 
        Some xD H mark cards cannot be detected, formatted or accessed
        reliably.
     Change:
        Tweak the xD access timing to provide better margin.


Version 1.0.0.22 - Oct 26, 2010
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  Bug fixes:
  ==========
  1. Request: 
        Some xD 2GB or 1GB M/M+ cards cannot be formatted to NTFS or FAT32
     Change:
        Fixed a math problem in the optimizer introduced in previous release.


Version 1.0.0.21 - Oct 25, 2010
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  Bug fixes:
  ==========
  1. Request: 
        xD M+ cards slow performance.
     Change:
        Optimized the write operation to avoid back to back
        access to the same block.

  2. Request:
        Some xD card may not be detected or initialized.
     Change:
        Enable data interrupt eariler to avoid missing completion
        interrupts.


Version 1.0.0.20 - Oct 22, 2010
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  Bug fixes:
  ==========
  1. Request: Integrated new FTL.
  2. Request: Clear WP bit at the end of program, erase commands.


Version 1.0.0.19 - Oct 14, 2010
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  Bug fixes:
  ==========
  1. Problem:
        xD card performance is low.
     Fix:
        Convince the OS to default the disk setting to 
        "Optimized for Performance" instead of "Optimized for quick removal".

  2. Problem:
        System may freeze when an xD card with loose contacts is inserted.
     Fix:
        Cards with loose contact can generate a lot of noise on insertion
        or removal. It triggers a bug in the code where a system call
        is called at wrong IRQL. Fix the debouncing code.
        

       

Version 1.0.0.18 - Oct 13, 2010
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  Bug fixes:
  ----------
  1. Problem: 
        CQ#50403 - BSOD may occur on DTM test.
     Fix:
        Clean up the debouncing timer safely.

Version 1.0.0.17 - Oct 11, 2010
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  Enhancements:
  ========
  1. Request: Add xD power control.
  2. Request: New debouncing handling for xD card insertion and removal events.
  3. Request: Add 500 ms delay for xD internal regulator to settle after card insertion.

Version 1.0.0.16 - Sep 27, 2010
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  Bug fix:
  ========
  1. Problem:
        xD media safe removal related issues CQ#48294, 49715 and 49716.
     Fix:
        Change the driver such that the "Safely Remove" icon doesn't show 
        up in the system tray. Fix a bug in the eject path so that the media
        is not reported to the OS after ejecting the media from Windows
        explorer.


Version 1.0.0.15 - Sep 17, 2010
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  Enhancements:
  ============
     1. Enable ECC check by default.
     
     Change: Remove ECC error debug break in check build driver to allow 
             experimental ECC support. 

Version 1.0.0.14 - Sep 01, 2010
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  Bug fixes:
  ========
  1. Problem: 
        When inserting or removing xD media, system may BSOD,
        DPC timeout.
     Cause:
        A bug is introduced in the previous version of the driver
        where the interrupt state may not be updated correctly when
        a media is inserted or removed. Under certain timing conditions,
        it may confused the driver to complete a bogus transaction which
        may lead to system crash or hang.
     Fix:
        Changed the driver to update the interrupt state correctly.

Version 1.0.0.13 - Aug 31, 2010
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  Bug fixes:
  ========
  1. Problem: 
        Some xD media cards are not compatible.
     Fix:
        Fixes 2 FTL mapping problems.
  
  Enhancements:
  ============
  1. Requirement:
        Remove page 31 access workaround.

  2. Requirement:
        Enhance insertion and removal events debouncing.


Version 1.0.0.12 - Aug 16, 2010
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  Bug fix:
  ========
  1. Problem: 
        Sector read/write may timeout when disabling MS/SD
        functions.
     Cause:
        Windows may mask off interrupt for more than 2 seconds
        when disabling a MS/SD function which exceeds the timeout
        limit set by the xD driver.
     Fix:
        Increase the timeout limit.
  
  2. Problem:
        16MB and 32MB cards are not detected.
     Cause:
        The number of address cycle is not programmed correctly.
     Fix:
        Program the correct value for the affected cards.

  
   3. Problem:
        Some cards are not detected.
     Cause:
        Second read following a read on 32th page will not complete.
     Fix:
        Applied functional reset and xD media reset when necessary.


Version 1.0.0.11 - Aug 16, 2010
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  Bug fix:
  ========
  1. Problem: 
        Driver does not detect 512MB xD media.
     Fix:
        Fixed a switch block that the 512MB case is missing.

  Improvement:
  ========
  1. Change: 
        Added functional reset for B0.
     
Version 1.0.0.10 - Jun 10, 2010
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  Bug Fix:
  ========
  1. Problem: 
        Interrupt sharing may cause problem when resuming from
        S3/S4.
     Fix:
        Changed the driver to verify power state after resuming.


Version 1.0.0.9 - Jun 10, 2010
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  Bug Fix:
  ========
  1. Problem: 
        CQ#47941 CR-XD:Unplugging an XD card will cause a 
           blue screen during a file transfer
     Fix:
        Added code to support ungraceful removal during file IO.

Version 1.0.0.8 - Jun 08, 2010
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  Bug Fix:
  ========
  1. Problem: 
        CQ#48063 CR_SD3.0_xD: BSOD occurs while formatting SD card 
        if xD driver is installed.
     Cause:
        The xD card reset event could interfere with the SD card's 
        operation.
     Fix:
        Changed the xD card detection logic such that it doesn't 
        affect the SD bus.


Version 1.0.0.7 - Jun 03, 2010
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  Bug Fix:
  ========
  1. Problem: 
        Resuming from S3/S4 from VDISK mode may BSOD.
     Fix:
        Do not touch interrupt in VDKSK mode.

  2. Problem: 
        A bug was introduced in previous version that the xD card
        CIS string is not properly copied.

  3. Problem:
        Resume from S3/S4 on Win7 system would BSOD.
     Casue:
        The forced bus rescan causes side effect on some systems that
        doesn't need the workaround. SCSIPORT would stuck the PNP
        state transition which causes BCC_9f subcode 4.
     Fix:
        Removed the power management workaround implemented in v1.0.0.3.

  4. Problem:
       CQ48146 Aspen-CR-XD: Unable to Access XD device after resume from S3/S4.
     Cause:
       This is newly introduced while fixing other bugs. The driver would 
       mistakenly enable ECC and/or disable DMA access. It will make the access
       to the media very slow and/or not able to access the media due to outstanding
       ECC problem.
    Fix:
       Correct the driver so that it doesn't alter the setting incorrectly.

  Known issues:
  =============
  1.  Symptom:
        The media may not be detected if inserted after resuming from S3/S4 on
        some systems.
      Cause:
        A workaround for SCSIport power management is removed to address problem #3
        in the bug fix list.
      Workaround:
        The media should be detected again if user go to device manager and perform
        a "scan for new hardware".
      Future action:
        This problem will be fix in next release.


Version 1.0.0.5 - May 26, 2010
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  Bug Fix:
  ========
  1. Problem: 
        CQ47933 CR-XD: The XD device will disappear after resuming 
        from s3/s4 during a file transfer.
     Fix:
        Finished power management code.

  2. Problem: 
        CQ47934 CR-XD: The XD device will disappear from Windows 
        explorer after running  the disable/enable test.

        CQ47935 CR-XD: Unable to auto detect XD device after installing 
        the driver when the XD card is already plugged in

     Cause:
        The controller may or may not generate card insertion interrupt
        when a xD card is inserted.
     Fix:
        Change the detection logic such that the driver to poll the card state 
        at initialization and resuming from S3, S4 mode.

   Enhancements:
   =============
   1. Request: 
      Enhance the driver so that it handles the case where xD media is unpluged 
      in the middle of building FTL table.
   2. Request:
      Recover from some hardware access timeout gracefully.
       

Version 1.0.0.4 - May 19, 2010
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  Bug Fix:
  =============
  1.  Request:
        System may prompt to format the media even
        the media has been formatted previously when
        DMA is turned on.
      Cause:
        The shared memory is not aligned to DMA boundary
        so that the chip may generate DMA interrupt prematurely
        causing invalid data being read.
      Change:
        Force the shared memory align to DMA boundary.
      Impact:
      Notes:

  2.  Request:
        Read Tail operation timeout if ECC mode is on.
      Change:
        Always clear enable ECC bit when reading tail.
      Impact:
      Notes:
   
   Enhancements:
   =============
   1.  Request:
         Turn DMA on by default.
       Change:
         As requested.

Version 1.0.0.3 - May 18, 2010
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  Bug Fix:
  =============
  1.  Request:
        Virtual Disk may not suspend to S3 or S4.
      Change:
        Set the flags for storage device properly.
      Impact:
      Notes:

  2. Request:
       On some systems, scsi miniport may not get notification
       when resuming from S3.
     Change:
       Force a bus rescan in the bus driver.
     Impact:
     Notes:
      
Version 1.0.0.2 - May 13, 2010
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  Enhancements:
  =============
  1.  Request:
        Single INF file to install both drivers.
      Change:
      Impact:
      Notes:

  2. Request:
       Initial AMD64/X64 support.
     Change:
     Impact:
     Notes:

  3. Request:
       Enabled virtual disk io to test UM functionality.
     Change:
     Impact:
     Notes:
     



Restrictions + known issues (will be fixed in later versions):
==============================================================
  1.  Does not recover from hardware access timeout.
      System will hang, BSOD when hardware access failure.
  2.  Does not support ECC.
  3.  DMA has to be disabled when building FTL mapping table. 
      On some system, FTL table may take more than 30 seconds
      build. The media will not appear until the FTL table
      is built.
  4.  No power management (sleep, resume ..)
  5.  Media may not be detected when the driver starts with 
      media inserted. To workaround this, one should insert
      the media after the driver started or unplug and plug in
      the media.
  6.  x86 only
  7. Limited SCSI command emulation.

Version 1.0.0.0 - May 01, 2010
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  Enhancements:
  =============
  1.  Request:
        Initial release
      Change:
      Impact:
      Notes:

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