For test I installed modded 15.0.0.1039 on my Z77 system, Windows 10 x64 and no problems but I came back to 13.1.0.1058 WHQL - IMO old driver is just better...

1. Intel RST(e) AHCI driver v13.1.0.1058 WHQL, Windows 8.1 Pro x64:



2. Intel RST(e) AHCI driver v15.0.0.1039 mod+signed, Windows 10 Pro x64:

Zitat von vanden im Beitrag #627

---

I try to make drivers with digital signature

---

Hello Fernando,

Is there also a driver for this controller?

Standaard AHCI 1.0 Serial ATA-controller
PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A800&SUBSYS_A811144D&REV_01
PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A800&SUBSYS_A811144D
PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A800&CC_010601
PCI\VEN_144D&DEV_A800&CC_0106
 
 

The other controller does work with your driver, its details here:

Intel(R) SATA AHCI Controller DEV_8C03 added by Fernando
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C03&SUBSYS_171D1043&REV_05
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C03&SUBSYS_171D1043
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C03&CC_010601
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C03&CC_0106
 

thanks a lot

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #630

---

It is no big problem to get modded drivers installed without the need of giving them a digital signature, even on Windows 10. You just have to disable the "Driver signature enforcement".

---

Zitat von Maniaxx im Beitrag #633

---

Try this tutorial:
http://woshub.com/how-to-sign-an-unsigne...-windows-7-x64/
But use '-a sha256' and maybe '-sr localmachine' on 'makecert' as sha1 might be obsolete these days.
Or even better.. this one: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/84847...ning-on-windows
On the other hand i'm not sure if its possible at all as Fernando is not signing the driver, just the .inf file. The driver is still signed by Intel.

---

Hi Fernando, I am so sorry for being a noob and for my absolutely clueless questions. I'm trying to learn but there is a deluge of information and I've been out of the game for quite a while now.

Recently, I've put together a rig for myself, here are the specs:

CPU: i5 3570K
Mobo: ASRock Z77 Extreme6
Ram: 2 x 8GB
SSD: Samsung 850 EVO 500GB

That's about it save for the case, psu, and fans, which are inconsequential to what I'd like to ask you about, that being "What exactly am I supposed to install to run my system optimally?"

I followed this guide regarding what I'm supposed to do prior to overclocking, and started off with the Intel Chipset Drivers. Following that, I promptly got stuck as the Intel RST Driver, despite saying it supports my chipset:

Zitat

---

Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology Release is designed to provide
functionality for the following Storage Controllers:
- Intel(R) 100 Series/C230 Chipset Family SATA AHCI/RAID Controller
- Intel(R) 9 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI/RAID Controller
- Intel(R) 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI/RAID Controller
- Intel(R) 7 Series/C216 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI/RAID Controller
- Intel(R) C600 Series Chipset SATA AHCI Controller

---

refused to install on Windows 10 x64, telling me that "This platform is not supported". I was flabbergasted and Googled for answers. Eventually a forummer in my local hardware forum was kind enough to inform me that the only way to get that installed on my setup is by using Fernando's Win-RAID driver. But because he said this:

Zitat

---

Workaround if you want latest drivers with proper trim support for W10, IIRC is fernando winraid forums inf modded drivers

---

I ended up scratching my head at that, and started Googling what TRIM is about. From what I've gathered thus far, it is something to do with garbage collection with respect to SSDs, to prevent deterioration after deletes and formats. So now my question is, since I'm using an SSD, is this something I have to prioritize? Also, as I started going down this rabbit hole, I read that even if I weren't running RAID, I should set my SATA controller in BIOS to RAID mode instead of AHCI, since RAID mode is already in AHCI but also provides me the option of going RAID later on if I so choose to, rather than having to reinstall Windows when that time comes. While I don't see myself getting another Samsung 850 EVO 500GB to use in a RAID configuration (as I've read that there is little to no real performance gain in running SSDs in RAID 0), I might consider getting two WD Black 1TB to run in RAID 0 at some point in the future (unless that's a bad idea?). To be honest, I thought about running two WD Black 1TB in RAID 0 instead of just getting a WD Black 2TB because I read RAID 0 is faster and there are performance gains there, but seeing as I'm a noob and there are many veterans here, perhaps you guys can give me some advice on that.

tl;dr:
- Z77 chipset
- Tried to install official Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) RAID Driver Version: 14.8.0.1042
- "This platform is not supported"
- Will most likely never run SSDs in RAID even if I were to get more SSDs in the future (unless I should? Please advise!)
- Might run 2 identical mechanical drives in RAID 0 in the future instead of just getting 1 mechanical drive with double the storage because with my limited knowledge, I've come to believe that RAID 0 for mechanical drives yields performance gains (unless I shouldn't? Please advise!)

I'm so sorry for being such an absolute idiot about all of this. I'm thoroughly confused. Help!

EDIT: Unneeded blank lines removed (to save space)

@Fernando i didn't install the intel rapid storage technology software but based on the below pic, can i ensure that i'm successfully installed the modded driver & without install the intel rapid storage software shouldn't be an issue right? thanks.

FYI, i'm using ACHI only.

http://imgur.com/a/xItnk

@Fernando i tried to run Universal 64bit Intel RST Software v15.0.0.1039 but it shown like below so i cancel it.