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Supported RAID Controllers
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This download supports Intel(R) RAID controllers using SAS software stack (SRCSAS18E, SRCSAS144E, SROMBSAS18E, SRCSASJV, SRCSASRB, SRCSATAWB, SROMBSASFC, SRCSASPH16I, SRCSASBB8I, and SRCSASLS4I), please verify that this utility has been tested with the RAID card 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 = 2.20.0.64
OS supported = Windows* 2008 x64

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Attention
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This package contains the Microsoft Windows* 2008 x64 (2.20.0.64) WHQL certified storport driver.

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Known Restrictions
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N/A

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Contents on the package
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The following files are included in this package:

Name								Description
ir3_Win2K8-x64_signed_DRV_v2.20.0.64_readme.txt			This file
megasas.pdb							Driver PDB file
megasas.cat							Driver cat file
megasas.SYS							Driver
NODEV.INF							Inf file
OEMSETUP.INF							Inf file
OSD.XML								Install support	
TXTSETUP.OEM							Install support	
Web License.rtf							License file


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Installation Instructions
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This updated driver can be applied using the normal OS installation options.
Extract package contents to a user specified location such as = a:\ or a USB flash drive.

A) This procedure installs the Intel RAID device driver on a new Windows* 2008 x64 system. Windows 2008 x64 automatically adds the driver to the registry and copies the driver to the appropriate directory.

1. Start the Windows installation by booting from the Windows 2008 x64 DVD-ROM.
The system BIOS must support booting from a DVD-ROM. BIOS settings might require changes to allow DVD-ROM booting. See your system documentation.

2. When the screen displays: "Where do you want to install Windows?", select 'Load Driver', then click Next.

3. The system prompts for a Load Driver dialog to ask for the manufacturer-supplied hardware driver disk. Insert the driver diskette containing the Windows 2008 x64 device driver, and press <Enter>.
NOTE: You may ask to supply the appropriate INF path if you want to load driver from a USB flash drive.

4. Select the Windows device driver from the menu by highlighting it, then click Next.

5. Follow the Microsoft Windows installation procedure to continue the OS installation.


B) This procedure installs or updates the Intel RAID device driver on an existing Windows 2008 x64 system.

1. Boot Windows.

2. Under Control Panel, select Administrative Tools -> Computer Management. Then Select Device Manger and identify the new add-in device. Double click the device, then select the Drier Page, click Update Driver to install the new driver.

3. Insert the driver diskette into the A:\ drive.

4. Click the 'Browse My computer for driver software' button.

5. Click the 'Browse' button to specify the driver disk location A:\

6. Click the 'Next' button then system will serach driver in the specified location and install the driver automatically.

7. Click the 'Close' button to complete the driver installation.

8. Repeat this process for all the controllers on your system.

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Component Features
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N/A

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Known Issues
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N/A

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Fixes/Updates
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Version 2.20.0
1) Added support for SRCSASPH16I, SRCSASBB8I, and SRCSASLS4I
2) Set DPCEnabled flag only to avoid ISR called before DPC fully intailized.
3) AdapterStopped flag is added to avoid ISR getting called during D3 state.
4) Added disallowHostRequestReordering setting support.
5) Fixed S3 Standby failure during resume from Sleep state. 

Version 2.17.0
1) Fixed stop error 0x50 occurs during the PNP driver test - Driver is not updating the internal Structures properly during controller disable which leads to BSOD.
2) Added bustype registry key through inf file
3) Fixed if EnableDma64BitAddresses argument is passed to the miniport, driver will support 64Bit DMA addressing irrespective  of whether the system supports 64bit addressing

Version 1.24.0 -Initial release

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