NEW: Intel Matrix Storage Manager 6.2.1.1002, released Jan. 4,2007 - Page 5

johnrr6 · 05-09-2007, 10:01 AM

Can you just install the latest chipset drivers over the top of existing----or is there a specified procedure???

Quote:

Originally Posted by DutchBBQ

Production Version Intel® Matrix Storage Manager v. 7.5.0.1017 already avalaible at:
intel drivers pour Raid/Sata/Ata/Ahci

Makes sense to install latest Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility v. 8.2.0.1014 as well, released on May 7, 2007, during fresh install!
Download Search Results

However, even newer versions of Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility than officially provided by Intel are currently available at intel drivers pour chipsets

DutchBBQ · 05-09-2007, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnrr6

Can you just install the latest chipset drivers over the top of existing----or is there a specified procedure???

Yes, specific procedure required, so called "have-disk installation method":
Intel® Chipset Software Installation Utility - Do I Need to Upgrade to the Latest Version?

johnrr6 · 05-09-2007, 11:31 AM

Perfect----understand the method...

I'm going to load the latest Chipset Drivers and 7.5 matrix drivers tonight

I've got a very latest drive image in Acronis----if it tanks----who cares...

Besides---I've been toying with the idea of converting my RAID 5 to a RAID 0 or a RAID 1+0....

RAID 5 pounds the disks CONSTANTLY.....

I suppose in order to assure redundancy

I'm more used to RAID 0------and as long as I keep a fairly updated Acronis image of the C: Drive----who cares if a drive breaks....

Although----I will say this for RAID 5----I did have a drive go down and the array still functioned---albeit with a LOT less speed....

and it was fairly easy to just slap in a new drive and rebuild!!

shaihulud · 05-09-2007, 11:39 AM

The latest core logic drivers (Inf chipset install utility) are unnecessary, and will not change a thing for you John. Although, if you are to reinstall, I would always use the latest install utility, of course.

DutchBBQ · 05-09-2007, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnrr6

I'm going to load the latest Chipset Drivers and 7.5 matrix drivers tonight

John, please keep us posted about proceedings and performance findings

johnrr6 · 05-09-2007, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shaihulud

The latest core logic drivers (Inf chipset install utility) are unnecessary, and will not change a thing for you John. Although, if you are to reinstall, I would always use the latest install utility, of course.

I know you are correct----but I like to have my Acronis Image that I will make updated----with the very latest so If I ever have to use it----I automaticlly start with the very latest stuff...

I'm just anal...

Heck---I'm still shocked that there was/is a 2TB limit on the boot array----I was under the impression you were limited to 1TB on any array off the ICH8R

My mind is running different schemes and scenarios as we speak.....

John

chuckbam · 05-09-2007, 04:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shaihulud

I was busy last night. A new BIOS, and the new AHCI driver was released. OK, this is what I have found: No difference. No increase and no decrease, but I have noticed that the cache options for the drive is still the same and not removed, hidden, or whatever as before.

To answer your question Chuckbam: You should have no difference (if any will only be minor) between a 32bit or a 64bit benchmark. However, since the device has to be thunked and there is Dual Address Cycles being performed and yet you report an increase, I would say that this is a good. That is a lot of work, and having a 64bit benchmarking utility will only differ in minor things, but nothing really pertaining to your 32bit hardware.

Remember I am simply describing and not trying to go into detail. What that means is the device is within the 32bit range of addressing and data. However, you are using a 64bit operating system which is a higher range and addressing. When going up to the processor you have to be 64bits. When going down you have to be 32bits. There is translation work that is performed not only for the hardware but also the application. 32bit code is hardware emulated when in 64bit mode. So as you can see to reporting an increase is good even if minor.

Thanks for the information.

johnrr6 · 05-11-2007, 01:42 PM

Here you go....

Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM

2TB's for less than $500 shipping included.....

Very tempting....

Don't know about the history of the drive but I imagine Seagate will have a similar model similarly priced......

2TBs available on a home workstation----who'd of thought that years ago.....

DutchBBQ · 05-21-2007, 06:53 AM

V. 7.0.0.1020, "a generic version?" downloadable at
Download Software, Drivers and Utilities Filters

V. 7.5.0.1017, provided for specific Intel Motherboards ONLY, which is weird as the drivers are intended for specific chipsets.
F6 drivers downloadable at
IntelÂ® Desktop Board D975XBX2Â RAID: Intel Matrix Storage Manager

Could it be, that the owners/users of the specified Intel Motherboards are being used as "beta testers", without being informed about this?

johnrr6 · 05-21-2007, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DutchBBQ

V. 7.0.0.1020, "a generic version?" downloadable at
Download Software, Drivers and Utilities Filters

V. 7.5.0.1017, provided for specific Intel Motherboards ONLY, which is weird as the drivers are intended for specific chipsets.
F6 drivers downloadable at
IntelÂ® Desktop Board D975XBX2Â RAID: Intel Matrix Storage Manager

Could it be, that the owners/users of the specified Intel Motherboards are being used as "beta testers", without being informed about this?

Interesting----I'm using the V. 7.5.0.1017 on an Abit Quad GT and it seems very stable----RAID 5----Write cache enabled...

Crashed the array by overclocking----it fired right back up next boot and rebuilt just fine....

In fact----this version seems to pound the drives a tad less than the 7.0 version.

But this is just an observation----I have no real data to support this....

shaihulud · 06-03-2007, 07:23 PM

7.5's are officially listed to download now. However, the enabled cache option and driver disabled message issue has not been resolved. Not much information for the driver either.

shaihulud · 08-08-2007, 08:26 AM

The 7.6 drivers have been released. However the "enabled cache toggle issue" is still present.

Acid8000 · 08-08-2007, 08:48 AM

Thanks for the info. I looked at the release notes and don't see any real need to install them yet, but I'm downloading 'em anyway.

DutchBBQ · 08-08-2007, 09:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shaihulud

The 7.6 drivers have been released. However the "enabled cache toggle issue" is still present.

Intel® Matrix Storage Manager 7.0, User's Manual, March 2007, Revision 1.0
http://download.intel.com/support/ch...b/manual70.pdf

The manual reveals no solution to the problem shaihulud stated. However, this 59 pages Manual could serve many people in confuring RAID and or Creating Recovery Volume.

shaihulud · 08-08-2007, 01:00 PM

It may not be a problem per se. Normally, with drivers that are installed for a controller, the cache enable function is automatically enabled. This will cause the toggled option to be in performance mode, but grayed out and any interfacing is prevented due to the driver. I think the option is not “following” the normal rules and is creating a disconcerting situation. They do perform well with what limited testing I could do in the morning, and I never felt that in the past to present that the cache was disabled.

05-09-2007, 11:31 AM	#63
johnrr6 Lucky Amateur Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,371	Perfect Perfect----understand the method... I'm going to load the latest Chipset Drivers and 7.5 matrix drivers tonight I've got a very latest drive image in Acronis----if it tanks----who cares... Besides---I've been toying with the idea of converting my RAID 5 to a RAID 0 or a RAID 1+0.... RAID 5 pounds the disks CONSTANTLY..... I suppose in order to assure redundancy I'm more used to RAID 0------and as long as I keep a fairly updated Acronis image of the C: Drive----who cares if a drive breaks.... Although----I will say this for RAID 5----I did have a drive go down and the array still functioned---albeit with a LOT less speed.... and it was fairly easy to just slap in a new drive and rebuild!! __________________ 1st Rig:-----------------------------------------------------2nd Rig: Q6600 @ 3.2 Ghz------------------------------------------9850 BE at 2.6 Ghz Vista Ultimate Edition 32 Bit SP1--------------------------Vista Ultimate Edition 64 Bit SP1 AB9QuadGT, BIOS .13-------------------------------------AsRock 780G BIOS 1.50 Thermalright SI-128 HS w/JMC 120 PWM Fan------------Thermaltake Blue Orb II 4 x 1 Gig Gskill PC 6400 Micron D9's---------------------Mushkin 4 x 2 Gig PC8500 eVGA 8800 GTX--------------------------------------------ATI HD 4870 4 x 250 Gig Western Digital SATA II HDs in RAID 5-----2 x 500Gig Western Digital SATA II HDs in RAID 0 Lite-On 20x DVD Burner w/Lightscribe--------------------Samsung SATA Tru Direct DVD Burner w/Lightscribe OCZ 700 W GameXstream PSU---------------------------Silverstone 500 Watt ST50EF PSU Creative X-Fi sound----------------------------------------Azalia Onboard Sound Lian Li PC-7B Plus II Black Case--------------------------Silverstone SG01 SFF Black Case Speedlink Medusa 5.1 headphones----------------------Hauppage 1600 TV Card
(Offline)

05-09-2007, 11:39 AM	#64
shaihulud Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,239	The latest core logic drivers (Inf chipset install utility) are unnecessary, and will not change a thing for you John. Although, if you are to reinstall, I would always use the latest install utility, of course.
(Offline)

05-11-2007, 01:42 PM	#68
johnrr6 Lucky Amateur Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Virginia Posts: 2,371	2 TB's for less than $500 Here you go.... Newegg.com - Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD5000AAKS 500GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM 2TB's for less than $500 shipping included..... Very tempting.... Don't know about the history of the drive but I imagine Seagate will have a similar model similarly priced...... 2TBs available on a home workstation----who'd of thought that years ago..... __________________ 1st Rig:-----------------------------------------------------2nd Rig: Q6600 @ 3.2 Ghz------------------------------------------9850 BE at 2.6 Ghz Vista Ultimate Edition 32 Bit SP1--------------------------Vista Ultimate Edition 64 Bit SP1 AB9QuadGT, BIOS .13-------------------------------------AsRock 780G BIOS 1.50 Thermalright SI-128 HS w/JMC 120 PWM Fan------------Thermaltake Blue Orb II 4 x 1 Gig Gskill PC 6400 Micron D9's---------------------Mushkin 4 x 2 Gig PC8500 eVGA 8800 GTX--------------------------------------------ATI HD 4870 4 x 250 Gig Western Digital SATA II HDs in RAID 5-----2 x 500Gig Western Digital SATA II HDs in RAID 0 Lite-On 20x DVD Burner w/Lightscribe--------------------Samsung SATA Tru Direct DVD Burner w/Lightscribe OCZ 700 W GameXstream PSU---------------------------Silverstone 500 Watt ST50EF PSU Creative X-Fi sound----------------------------------------Azalia Onboard Sound Lian Li PC-7B Plus II Black Case--------------------------Silverstone SG01 SFF Black Case Speedlink Medusa 5.1 headphones----------------------Hauppage 1600 TV Card
(Offline)

05-21-2007, 06:53 AM	#69
DutchBBQ Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 256	WEIRD: Intel provides "latest" Intel Matrix Storage Manager in TWO versions V. 7.0.0.1020, "a generic version?" downloadable at Download Software, Drivers and Utilities Filters V. 7.5.0.1017, provided for specific Intel Motherboards ONLY, which is weird as the drivers are intended for specific chipsets. F6 drivers downloadable at IntelÂ® Desktop Board D975XBX2Â RAID: Intel Matrix Storage Manager Could it be, that the owners/users of the specified Intel Motherboards are being used as "beta testers", without being informed about this? Last edited by DutchBBQ : 05-21-2007 at 07:24 AM.
(Offline)

06-03-2007, 07:23 PM	#71
shaihulud Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,239	7.5's are officially listed to download now. However, the enabled cache option and driver disabled message issue has not been resolved. Not much information for the driver either.
(Offline)

08-08-2007, 08:26 AM	#72
shaihulud Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,239	The 7.6 drivers have been released. However the "enabled cache toggle issue" is still present.
(Offline)

08-08-2007, 08:48 AM	#73
Acid8000 Acid8000 aka. phildee Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,409	Thanks for the info. I looked at the release notes and don't see any real need to install them yet, but I'm downloading 'em anyway. __________________ CPU: Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz with HT (540) [Zalman CNPS9500 AT] Motherboard: Intel D915PBL Memory: 2 x 1 GB Corsair ValueSelect DDR2 Graphics: nVidia GeForce 7900 GS 256 MB (ASUS EN7900GS/2DHT/256M) [Zalman VF700 Cu] Audio: Creative Sound Blaster Audigy 4; Sennheiser HD 555; Pioneer SA-5300 Stereo Amplifier; Pioneer SCS-12 Speakers Storage: Seagate 160 GB SATA 7200.7; Seagate 250 GB SATA 7200.9; Gigabyte i-RAM with 4 x 1 GB Geil DDR RAM; Western Digital 320 GB Caviar SE16 in Antec MX-1 eSATA Optical drives: Pioneer DVR-108 DVD RW; Lite-On LTD163D DVD ROM Power: Antec TruePower Trio 550 Monitors: Dell 2007FP 20.1" LCD (S-IPS version); Dell 1703FP 17" LCD Networking: Linksys WRT54GL [Tomato firmware]; Netcomm NB6 ADSL2+ Modem Other hardware: Panasonic 3½" Floppy; 3 x 80mm Case Fans; A-Link ATX Case; Canon LPB 3000; Canon CanoScan N340P; Logitech Media Keyboard; Logitech MX 518 Optical Mouse; Logitech Dual Action Gamepad; Logitech QuickCam Family Operating system: Windows XP Professional Edition Service Pack 3; Ubuntu Linux 8.04 Hardy Heron
(Offline)

08-08-2007, 01:00 PM	#75
shaihulud Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,239	It may not be a problem per se. Normally, with drivers that are installed for a controller, the cache enable function is automatically enabled. This will cause the toggled option to be in performance mode, but grayed out and any interfacing is prevented due to the driver. I think the option is not “following” the normal rules and is creating a disconcerting situation. They do perform well with what limited testing I could do in the morning, and I never felt that in the past to present that the cache was disabled.
(Offline)

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode