IBM ServeRAID-8e SAS/SATA II hot-swap drivers for Microsoft Windows - IBM eServer xSeries 206m, 306m, and IntelliStation M Pro (6218)

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Version

1.5.11685.0

Release Date

10 April 2008

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File link	File size	File description
ibm_dd_hradpxx_1.5.11685.0_windows_32-64.chg	1,527	CHANGE HISTORY for the IBM ServeRAID-8e SAS/SATA II hot-swap drivers for Windows
ibm_dd_hradpxx_1.5.11685.0_windows_32-64.xml	11,603	XML for the IBM ServeRAID-8e SAS/SATA II hot-swap drivers for Windows
ibm_dd_hradpxx_1.5.11685.0_windows_32-64.txt	13,266	README for the IBM ServeRAID-8e SAS/SATA II hot-swap drivers for Windows
ibm_dd_hradpxx_1.5.11685.0_windows_32-64.exe	1,343,607	IBM ServeRAID-8e SAS/SATA II hot-swap drivers for Windows

Abstract

Download the latest IBM ServeRAID-8e SAS/SATA II hot-swap drivers for Microsoft Windows

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New IBM xSeries firmware and device driver file naming convention

Severity: Suggested

Change history

Version 1.5.11685.0

Problem(s) fixed:

Support for Medium Error handling from the drives.

Enhancement:

Greater then 2 GB logical driver support

Limitations: none.
Dependencies: none.

Version 1.2.5929

Problem(s) fixed:

Fixed performance issue with Hitachi 80G SATA driveS during sequential reads. The problem with the Hitachi drives was that non-zero dma offsets were causing the drive to miss revs on sequential reads. The fix was to not enable the non-zero buffer offsets.

Enhancement: none.
Limitations: none.
Dependencies: none.

Version 1.2.5921

Problem(s) fixed: none.
Enhancement: Added support for RAID 10
Limitations: none.
Dependencies: For RAID 10 support this driver must be used with the SAS HostRAID BIOS 1.2-1 1706 or greater

Version 1.1.4425

Problem(s) fixed: none.
Enhancement: Improved error handling for drive medium errors. Reference RETAIN tip: H185947 for details.
IBM Strongly recommmends this code be appplied as soon as possible.

Note: there is a co-requisite for this level as well. AIC-9405 SAS BIOS Update Diskette is needed with this driver.
Limitations: none.
Dependencies: none.

Version 1.1.4420

Initial release

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Document Location

Worldwide

Operating System

System x:All operating systems listed

IntelliStation Pro:Windows 2000

IntelliStation Pro:Windows XP

IntelliStation Pro:Windows Server 2003

IntelliStation Pro:Windows XP x86-64

IntelliStation Pro:Windows Server 2003 x86-64

Older System x:Windows 2000

Older System x:Windows Server 2003

Older System x:Windows Server 2003 x86-64

Older System x:Windows XP

Older System x:Windows XP x86-64

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