---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Release notes for the AAR-1420SA SATA HostRAID dated: March 01, 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This release notes contains the following: 1. Description of the release 2. Supported hardware 3. Supported Operating Systems 4. Major functional changes 5. Prerequisites of using the Software 6. Tested Configuration 7. Known Issues 8. Windows registry Parameters 1. Description of the Release: --------------------------------- Date of release: March 01, 2006 This is the official software release containing the list of software components listed in the section 3 of the release note. 2. Supported Hardware: -------------------------- The software release supports the following hardware listed below: a. Adaptec AAR-1420SA SATA HostRAID controller b. Adaptec AIC-8130 and AIC-8140 chips 3. Supported Operating Systems: ------------------------------------ Windows Driver 32-bit and 64-bit (AMD & EM-64T) - 1.1-0 Build 5735 - Windows 2000 Server, Advanced Server, Professional - Windows 2003 Server, Standard, Enterprise, Web Edition - Windows XP Professional Linux Driver - 1.1-0 Build 5735 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3.0, IA-32 and x64 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.0, IA-32 and x64 - SuSE Pro 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, IA-32 and x64 - UL 1.0 (SLES 8), IA-32 and x64 - SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9.0, IA-32 and x64 Netware Driver - 1.1-0 Build 5735 - Netware 6.5 SP4 3.1 Adaptec Storage Manager: --------------------------------- Adaptec Storage Manager and HRCONF - Build 4494 Supported OS: - Windows IA-32 and x64 - Linux IA-32 and x64 - Netware 6.5 3.2 BIOS and DOS Tools: ---------------------------- 1. Expansion ROM BIOS (for all hardware) - 4.x 2015 2. Array Configuration Utility (ACU.exe) - 4.x 2015 3. Adaptec Flash Utility (AFU.EXE) for 1420SA - 4.x 2015 4. Major Functional changes: -------------------------------- 1. Added support for motherboards that have designed down the AIC-8130/AIC-8140 chips. 5. Prerequisites of Using the Software: ------------------------------------------- - BIOS and the driver should use above stated software version. 6. Tested Configuration: --------------------------- The software was tested with the Hardware Supported list on the motherboard with the IBM PC/AT compatible PCI-x platforms. These are the various components used during the testing: - IBM x86 PC/AT compatible platform with Intel Xeon - Tested with direct attached SATA-I and SATA-II drives - Adaptec Storage Enclosure 335SAS enclosures with SATA drives 7. Known Issues/Limitations: -------------------------------- - None at this time. 8. Windows REGISTRY PARAMETERS: ---------------------------------------------- 8.1 Driver Specific Registry Parameters WARNING: Altering or adding these driver parameters incorrectly can render your system inoperable. Use them with caution. Follow the instructions below to enter registry values that affect the configuration information for the AAR81xx driver. Note that all HostRAID adapters supported by the installed driver are affected by the values you enter here. The key used for this HostRAID release is "AAR81xx". To enter driver-specific parameters, follow these steps: 1) Select Run from the Start button. 2) Type "regedt32" and press Enter. 3) Open the registry list to the following location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\AAR81xx If the \Parameters\Device\ keys already exist, skip to step 6 to begin entering parameters. If the keys do not yet exist, follow steps 4 and 5 to create them. 4) Click on the AAR81xx key. Select "New -> Key" from the Edit menu, type "Parameters" in the "New Key #1" edit box, and press Enter. 5) Click on the Parameters key. Select the "New -> Key" from the Edit menu, type "Device" in the "New Key #1" edit box, and press Enter. To specify a specific host adapter, append Device with the number of the host adapter. For example, type "Device0" for the first host adapter, "Device1" for the second, etc. If you omit the host adapter number, the configuration information will apply to all supported host adapters. 6) Go to the Parameters\Device key. Select "New -> String Value" from the Edit menu, type "DriverParameters" in the "New Value #1" box, and press Enter twice. The Edit String text box appears. Enter valid parameters in the text box. Use a semicolon to separate multiple parameters. For example: <Parameter1>=<Value1>;<Parameter2>=<Value2>; MaximumSGList=17;PK=1; NOTE: Changes made with the Registry Editor do not take effect until you reboot your computer. ---------------------------------------------------------------- Option: Performance/Compatibility Settings Definition: This registry option tunes the setting for performance purpose. This registry option modifies the maximum number of I/Os and maximum number of scatter gather elements or number of physical breaks. The setting can be set as high or normal. When set to high it modifies the maximum I/Os to 255 and maximum scatter gather list to 33. In this mode, system hibernation may not work. Use the following parameter and value to modify the driver behavior. To run driver in high performance: Use the registry file HIGHPERF.REG. To run driver in normal mode: Use the registry file WHQL.REG. Follow these steps to change the settings: 1) Select Run from the Start button. 2) Browse to the folder containing above mentioned version of the HostRAID driver, select file "HIGHPERF.REG" or "WHQL.REG" and click OK. NOTE: The default value for this parameter is normal mode and it supports system hibernation. Possible Values: Normal Mode - High Performance Mode Default Value: Normal Mode ---------------------------------------------------------------- Option: ExposeEnclosure Definition: This registry option changes the appearance of enclosure management devices to the operating system. One can directly edit the registry and apply the required changes to this option as explained in section 5.1. There is another way to reflect expose enclosure change using the "ENCLOSURE.REG" file Follow these steps to change the settings: 1) Select Run from the Start button. 2) Browse to the folder containing above mentioned version of the HostRAID driver, select file "ENCLOSURE.REG" and click OK. Note: If you use the second option to expose enclosure, then use the "Performance/Compatibility Settings" option to bring driver to Normal Mode using "WHQL.REG" file. Possible Values: 0-1 (0=do not expose enclosure, 1=expose enclosure) Default Value: 0 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 8.2 Windows Specific Registry Parameters NOTE: This setting applies to Windows Server 2003, Windows 2000, and Windows XP. The only Windows-specific parameter that you can currently change is the TimeOutValue. This registry option increases the timeout for all disk class devices (in contrast to the driver-specific registry parameters that affect only your HostRAID adapter). The default TimeOutValue is 10 seconds. Follow these steps to increase this value to 60 seconds: 1) Select Run from the Start button. 2) Browse to the folder containing above mentioned version of the HostRAID driver, select the file "TIMEOUT.REG" and click OK. Note: Changes made with the Registry Editor do not take effect until you reboot your computer. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- (c) 2006 Adaptec, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 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