@RxL:
Welcome at Win-RAID Forum!

Zitat von RxL im Beitrag #511

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is this rar file the legit samsung 2.0 driver

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i extracted and no exe file?

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I always prefer the installation of the "pure" driver from within the Dvice Manager (to avoid bloatware), but if you want the complete driverpack v2.0.0.1607 with installer as *.EXE file, you can find it within the start post of this thread as well.

Regards
Dieter (alias Fernando)

Zitat von RimZ im Beitrag #513

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The way I understand this option is that if I want to use my SM961 in a RAID I should choose RST Controlled and if not choose Not RST Controlled, is that right?

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And are there any down sides in using rst controlled even if I don't use the SM961 in a RAID?

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Only the following NVMe SSDs are supported by Intel's Rapid Storage Technology:

• a) NVMe SSDs, which have been desiged for being combined as RAID array, and
• b) some special Intel NVMe SSDs.

Zitat von 100PIER im Beitrag #515

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The new Release Note specifies for V1.8.0.1011 : "NVMe driver no longer installs over the RST driver"
What does mean exactly ?

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@100PIER:
You should consider, that only C600+ Chipset Series (e.g. X99) mainboards have 2 independently running on-board Intel SATA Controllers.

@all:
Update of the start post
Changelog:

• Intel NVMe drivers:
  • new: "pure" 32/64bit Intel NVMe Drivers v1.8.0.1011 WHQL dated 10/25/2016
  • new: Intel NVMe Driver Installer Set v1.8.0.1011 WHQL dated 11/08/2016
• Intel RST(e) AHCI/RAID drivers:
  • added: Intel RST(e) AHCI/RAID drivers v15.2.2.1030 with the related links to the drivers

Zitat von 100PIER im Beitrag #519

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For me, NVMe technology is totally separate of iRST SATA technology.

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Sorry, I don't understand the Intel statement about the 'new' NVME driver v1.8.0.1011 feature "NVMe driver no longer installs over the RST driver"

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What I have written, was just a speculation. If you want a definitive answer, you should better ask Intel.

Zitat von 100PIER im Beitrag #521

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The "normal" Intel RST(e) drivers v14.8 or higher handles AHCI/RAID SATA devices.

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Do you have tested a RAID NVMe handled by a "normal" Intel RSTe AHCI/RAID driver ? With which exact drivers installed ?

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Yes, I have tested it successfully and reported >here< about the results. I used the Intel RST(e) driver v15.0.0.1039, but the procedure will work with each Intel RST(e) driver from v14.6 up.

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Do you think possible to mix in the same RAID Volume SATA and NVMe devices without any problem ?

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I haven't tried it yet, but I doubt, that this will work.

@100PIER:
Here are my answers:
1. When I created the RAID array consisting of 2 NVMe SSDs, I had to use different SSD models (Samsung 950 Pro and SM951), because I didn't have a pair of the same model.
2. The Intel RAID Controller has been set to "RAID" within the BIOS (otherwise it is impossible to create an Intel RAID array).
3. No, I haven't installed any Samsung NVMe driver and the MS in-box NVMe driver obviously hasn't been used by the OS during the test.

Zitat von 100PIER im Beitrag #525

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So, what piece of software or firmware does handle the NVMe function (protocol engine) executed by a i750 NVMe controller or a Samsung NVMe controller?

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Is it only the "NVMe BIOS module" interfaced directly by the Intel RSTe SATA AHCI/RAID software driver ?

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Although I am not sure about it, I suspect, that the Intel EFI RaidDriver module and not the NVMe EFI BIOS modules are managing the booting into the RAID array.