@ all RAID users, who have installed or are going to install Win7/Win8 in UEFI mode:

1. Many Intel RAID users, who are going to install Win7 or Win8 in UEFI mode, have the choice, whether their Intel SATA RAID Controller shall be managed by the LEGACY Intel RAID ROM or by the Intel EFI RAID "SataDriver".
2. The first "SataDriver" module version, which has been released by Intel, was v11.6.0.1702. That means, that a SataDriver module v11.6.0.1702 or higher is required within the BIOS to get for Intel RAID systems the fast boot option in "UEFI mode".
3. Advantage of the EFI RAID SataDriver option: The boot time for RAID systems will be very short, because the UEFI RAID Utility named "Intel(R) Rapid Storage" is part of the BIOS and not an extern utility anymore (no Ctrl+I required).
4. Intel RAID users, who have installed Win7/Win8 in EFI mode or are going to do it, can get access to the Intel EFI RAID Utility named "Intel(R) Rapid Storage" by entering the BIOS, choosing "Advanced Options" and hitting the right (or left) arrow navigation keyboard button until they see the new tab, which is outside the usually shown UEFI tabs.
   Precondition: The BIOS settings within the "Boot" section have to allow the boot off UEFI media and the use of "EFI" instead of the "LEGACY" OROM modules.
5. It is possible to insert the EFI "RaidDriver" (resp. "SataDriver") file into an UEFI mode capable BIOS, which doesn't yet contain such module, and this inserted SataDriver will work! The exact procedure was detected by the user ney2x and layed down >here<.
   Consequence: All users with a Z68 RAID system probably are able to install Windows 8 in EFI mode and to get rid of the typical boot delay caused by the detection of the RAID array, whether the original BIOS already contains an EFI RAID module named "SataDriver" or not.
6. Note: Contrary to the Intel RST RAID ROM modules, which are usable with all DEV_2822/282a RAID Controllers, different Intel RAID systems may need a different sort of the same "SataDriver" module version. According to SoniX (>LINK<) the big majority of the Intel 6-Series and 7-Series Chipset BIOSes need a "SataDriver" module with a GUID starting with 90C8D3394 (the hex code of the uncompressed file begins with 94 D3 C8 90), whereas the Gigabyte BIOSes usually need a "SataDriver" with a GUID starting with 91B4D9C1 (hex code: C1 D9 B4 91).

• To get the *.rar archives properly unzipped, you have to use WinRAR v5.xx.
• The archives just contain the related *.FFS file (with a special GUID header) resp. *.EFI file (without GUID header) for the replacement of the complete GUID specific AMI UEFI BIOS "RaidDriver" module (formerly named "SataDriver") resp. its body (unique EFI module part without GUID header).

1. Open the BIOS with the AMI Aptio UEFI MMTool and search for the FileName "SataDriver" resp. "RaidDriver" having a GUID usually starting with "90C8D394" or "91B4D9C1".
2. Important: Don't check the "For Option ROM only" option (the SataDriver module is no Option ROM)!.
3. Highlight the "SataDriver/RaidDriver" line, hit the tab "Replace" and navigate to the already extracted suitable "SataDriver" file you want to insert.
   Use the file named "SataDriver90.ffs"(or similar) for a GUID starting with 90 and the "SataDriver91.ffs" for a GUID starting with 91.
4. Hit the button "Replace".
5. Save the updated BIOS file.

1. Extract the freshly replaced/inserted "SataDriver/RaidDriver" module with the AMI Aptio MMTool by using the option "Extract UnCompressed"
2. Open the extracted file with a hex editor and search for the text fragment "sata".
3. You will find the version number of the module on the right side very close to the searched word "sata".

1. Open the BIOS with the AMI Aptio UEFI MMTool and verify, that no module named "SataDriver" or "RaidDriver" is listed.
2. Check the Volume number (leftmost column) of the file "CSMCORE".
3. Hit the tab "Insert".
4. Hit the button "Browse" and navigate to the file named SataDriver.ffs resp. RaidDriver.ffs you want to insert.
5. Enter the Volume number of the file "CSMCORE" (will be 01 or 02) into the field "Vol. Index".
6. Go to the "Insert FFS Options" section and check the option "Insert Compressed".
7. Hit the button "Insert".
8. Save the modified BIOS file.

@ DummyPLUG:
Welcome at Win-RAID Forum!

Zitat von DummyPLUG im Beitrag #2

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The MMtools say the Intel RSTe RAID "SataDriver" v3.6.0.1023 is a "invalid ffs file", does anyone have a ffs verions of this file?

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@ wget:
Welcome at Win-RAID Forum!

Zitat von wget im Beitrag #5

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The problem is I'm unable to launch the EFI RAID Utility via an option in the UEFI Setup interface. (No button is present).

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@wget:

Thanks for your reply and the details of your Gigabyte UEFI BIOS, which looks totally else than my ASUS P8Z77-V one.
Aften havng chosen the needed UEFI BIOS settings there should be the "Intel(R) Rapid Storage" tab with the option to set up a RAID array by using the Intel EFI "SataDriver" BIOS module.
Since I cannot help you regarding this point, I recommend to contact the Gigabyte Support. It is their task to solve this problem.

Zitat von odiebugs im Beitrag #10

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When using the ROM switch, and running the RAID array using the RST OROM and not the RST-E OROM, does the SataDriver come into play at all when using UEFI ?

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Zitat von odiebugs

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I extracted the AHCI, SataDriver, SataDriver 11, in compressed and uncompressed, seems there is no version identity in the code such as we see with the OROM, with the OROM you can easily see what version it is.

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You can see the version of the SataDriver module as well, if you extract it in uncompressed form.

Zitat von odiebugs im Beitrag #12

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Thanks fern: Here is a pic, I checked Uncompressed, SataDriver, I did NOT check ROM.
Is the version in a different Offset ?

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