v13.1.0.1058 WHQL (modded like your v13.1.0.1058 not WHQL driver) driver is working on the following system:

I edited my posting. I didnt want to confuse somebody. Thank you for your dedicated work.

Hi All,
New to the forums. Managed to pick up a ASUS P9X79 PRO. Its been a while since I've updated my hardware so had to take a crash course in UEFI. Got Win7 x64 installed as not too keen on Win8.1

ASUS didnt appear to have a F6 driver for the RSTe C600 Raid Driver. Nicked it from the Gigabyte X79 site! :) Updated BIOS from original .ROM to the newer .CAP. Currently on latest BIOS from ASUS (4608) This allows me to chose either IRST - 12.7.0.1936 or RSTe - 3.5.0.1005.

Correct me if I am wrong but am I correct in thinking...RSTe is the recommended better version?

IRST = Legacy Raid
RST = Updated Raid
RSTe = Updated Raid (Enterprise Class)

I think along the way I picked up a RSTe Driver 3.6.0.1086 or 1093 from a link or reference from one of the many Forums I have visited within the last 24hrs. Cannot quite remember where I found it...but the name Fernando kept popping up! :) Some RAID God who appears to have given INTEL a telling off for not supporting
C600 series chipsets. Bravo that man!

Which lead me to these forums. Saw reference to some updated drivers/packages 3.8.1.1006 / 4.0.0.1040. As soon as I install these... PC hangs. Does a memory dump and my 2 x SSD shows ERROR OCCURED on the boot up screen. I managed to get back in and revert back to the 3.6.0.10.93... so at least that works.

So maybe I missed something? I guess after further reading that my current SATA OROM is limited and must be updated should I wish to use newer drivers?

So if anybody is able to assist and confirm the following...

1. Is it recommended to update. Are there performance gains plus TRIM?
2. Running the UBU OROM Replace lists the below items:

1 Intel RST(e) OROM and EFI SataDriver
OROM IRST SATA - 12.7.0.1936
OROM IRSTe SATA - 3.5.0.1005
EFI IRST SATA - 12.7.0.1936
3 LAN OROM PXE and EFI UNDI - Intel, Realtek, BCM, QCA
OROM Intel PXE - 1.3.72
EFI Intel UNDI - 5.5.23
5 Marvell SATA Option ROM and EFI
OROM Marvell 88SE91xx/92xx - 1.0.0.1031
EFI Narvell SATA - 1.1.0.1001
8 Update Intel CPU MicroCode SandyBridge-E/IvyBridge-E
9 Look Version DevID.txt
0 Exit
Intel RST OROM and EFI SataDriver

1 - Update to v11.6.0.1702
2 - Update to v12.9.0.2006
3 - Update to v13.1.0.2126
9 - Goto Update IRSTe/SCU
0 - Exit to Main Menu

Intel RSTe OROM and EFI SataDriver

1 - Update to v3.7.0.1049 OROM/EFI/SCU
2 - Update to v3.8.0.1029 OROM/EFI/SCU
3 - Update to v3.8.0.1029 OROM + v12.9.0.2006 EFI
4 - Update to v3.8.0.1029 OROM + v13.1.0.2126 EFI
0 - Exit to Main Menu

3. I assume the SCU is SCSI driver? that's needed for certain boards? If I was to pick an option then I guess it would
be either 3 or 4 only. I haven't seen any reference to SCU for the ASUS P9X79 PRO regarding RSTe drivers.

4. Are there any recommendations. Has anybody else been down this path. Have I read too much info and missed the obvious?

Any help or advise with the above would be greatly appreciated.

Kind Regards

Kingkenny

Hi Fernando.
Thanks for the info. I think I got it (ish...). Will have another read tomorrow.. Its been a long day... with a lot of reading forums :)

Questions:
1. Did you create an Intel RAID array?
2. If yes, which Intel RAID Utility version did you use (hit CTRL+I while booting)?

Yes. Changed BIOS from ACHI to RAID and then changed IRST to RSTe. On bootup hit CNTL-I and created RAID0 Set. Thanks for the correct definition of the IRST/RST (v11, v12 or v13) and RSTe (v3 or v4). I think I was getting confused with the SCSI filter and SCU. Thanks again for explaining that.

I cannot find any ref to SCU for the ASUS P9X79 Pro. I'll do some more google'ing tomorrow. I think I was under the impression that RSTe was newer and better that IRST/RST. I'll have to test both and see what performance I get.

So with regards to the options showing in the UBU OROM Replacer (as per my first post...)

I currently have:

1 Intel RST(e) OROM and EFI SataDriver
OROM IRST SATA - 12.7.0.1936
OROM IRSTe SATA - 3.5.0.1005

So... If I wish to use any of the newer drivers...for either IRST/RSE or RSTe then I need to work out what my motherboard supports/uses and update the BIOS to one of the following options: (which is why if I load the newer drivers as they are now... I get BSOD and SSD ERROR OCCURRED on restart of the PC because my current version OROM is a little out of date...?) Am I correct?

1 - Update to v3.7.0.1049 OROM/EFI/SCU
2 - Update to v3.8.0.1029 OROM/EFI/SCU
3 - Update to v3.8.0.1029 OROM + v12.9.0.2006 EFI
4 - Update to v3.8.0.1029 OROM + v13.1.0.2126 EFI

Thanks for the advise so far. Much appreciated.

Kind Regards,
Kingkenny

How can I get my windows 8.1 update 1 OS to recognise my HDDS after installing the latest v13 irst driver?, at the moment when I install any v13 driver ....windows 8 thinks I have SSDS installed, but its not true, I have 2 wd blacks in raid 0, so ...how can I use the v13 driver and get it to recognise my raid 0 hdds? My system is x79 g1assassin2 with v13 orom and latest irste orom, 4820k cpu. Its the same deal with any bios but currently have f12y.

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #160

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Zitat von boe323 im Beitrag #159

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How can I get my windows 8.1 update 1 OS to recognise my HDDS after installing the latest v13 irst driver?, at the moment when I install any v13 driver ....windows 8 thinks I have SSDS installed, but its not true, I have 2 wd blacks in raid 0, so ...how can I use the v13 driver and get it to recognise my raid 0 hdds?

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This is what I recommend to do:

1. Run CMD as Administrator (you find it in the popup menu after doing a right klick into the left bottom angle of the Desktop).
2. Just enter the words "WinSAT diskformal" and hit the Enter key.

After having done that, run the Win8.1 "Optimizer". Now your RAIDed HDDs should be detected as HDDs,

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Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #162

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@ boe323:
Thanks for your report.
I don't know the reason why you are not able to use the Win8.1 "Optimizer" with your RAIDed HDDs, but this is not a big problem, because there are alterative free defrag tools like
a) Piriform Defragler (>LINK<) or
b) Auslogics Disk Defrag Free (>LINK<), which should work.

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CrystalDiskMark 3.0.3 x64 (C) 2007-2013 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
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* MB/s = 1,000,000 byte/s [SATA/300 = 300,000,000 byte/s]

Sequential Read : 702.288 MB/s
Sequential Write : 622.608 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 621.223 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 155.796 MB/s
Random Read 4KB (QD=1) : 8.169 MB/s [ 1994.3 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 6.124 MB/s [ 1495.1 IOPS]
Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 6.620 MB/s [ 1616.2 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 6.885 MB/s [ 1680.8 IOPS]

Test : 50 MB [C: 24.4% (454.0/1862.5 GB)] (x5)
Date : 2014/07/03 15:29:06
OS : Windows 8.1 [6.3 Build 9600] (x64)

is this bad ? im sure my write speed was in the 800 before, I cant remember now