Download Driver For Intel Matrix Storage Manager 7.0.0.1020

Intel has released another new version of Intel Matrix Storage Manager. This is a collection of drivers for the various Intel SATA RAID controllers that operate under a Windows operating system. The version number has since arrived at 7.0.0.1020 and includes the following list of changes:

New features in Baseline 7.0:

• INew hardware support – Support for platforms with the Intel(R) 82801HBM/HEM I/O controller hubs (ICH8M/ICH8M-E).
• Intel® Rapid Recover Technology – Introducing Intel® Rapid Recover Technology on platforms with Intel(R) 82801HEM SATA RAID controller hub. This feature allows the primary system drive to be cloned either in continuous or manual update mode. The fast sync capability brings about faster synchronization. The ability to boot to the recovery drive facilitates rapid recovery of the system in the event of a primary hard drive failure.
• Improved event logging – The list of Intel(R) Matrix Storage Manager events reported in the system event log has been improved and enhanced.

Issues Resolved in Production Version 7.0.0.1020:

• 2102039 – Matrix RAID option ROMs POST stalls for 1.5 minutes for devices without SMART support.
• 1996570 – OS install from SATA ODD cannot start on RAID 5 volume with active partitions on drives other than drive 0 in the array
• 2257001 – Users are not prompted an error message indicating that hard drive is degraded within the RAID 5 setup
• 2288717 – Missing member of RAID 0 is shown as failed after ‘Verify Volume Data’ is cancelled
• 2292015 – Raid migration procedure not clear in Help file
• 2292599 – Can’t burn audio CD/DVD in 64-bit Vista when optical drive controlled by Intel® Matrix Storage Manager
• 1997701 – User Interface allows the input of 20 characters for a volume name when it should limit it to 16
• 2052854 – Incorrect dialog box message when disk is failed or unplugged during Verification process
• 2053386 – Starting a volume initialization does not invoke the initialization status dialog
• 2054916 – Value of “Blocks with Media Errors” parameter in the UI parameters list should be changed from “Reassigned” to “ECC Error found” when a RAID 0 volume verification is completed
• 2076842 – Option ROM shows drive as “unknown drive” instead of as “offline member”
• 2172403 – HDD rescan locks up the machine
• 2125811 – Removedrv.txt file is empty during uninstall after the product is installed to a custom path
• 2114658 – Tray icon shows an invalid message while initializing (Verify/Fix) the volume
• 2078414 – Verify and Repair progress dialog title is severely truncated in English and multiple other languages
• 2103410 – Help file occasionally can’t be opened after reinstalling Intel® Matrix Storage Manager