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#451 | Gigabyte GA-EG41MFT-US2H datum

Thu Oct 16, 2014 12:48 pm (Last edited: Thu Oct 16, 2014 12:55 pm)

Ok, so I have a small problem. I have a Gigabyte GA-EG41MFT-US2H motherboard, ICH7R, Samsung 840EVO connected. BIOS is set to AHCI (enhanced) mode, however problem is the SSD won't work in in AHCI mode, always stuck in IDE. In device manager AHCI driver is dated 25.2.2013. - 9.1.9.1003. Here is also a screenshot of AS-SSD benchmark showing intelide as bus driver, shouldn't it say iastora or something smilar? Samsung Magician reports that AHCI mode is disabled.

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#452 | RE: Gigabyte GA-EG41MFT-US2H datum

Thu Oct 16, 2014 1:15 pm

@ Deyo238:

I doubt, that you have set the Intel SATA Controller to "AHCI" within the BIOS.

Zitat von Deyo238 im Beitrag #451
In device manager AHCI driver is dated 25.2.2013. - 9.1.9.1003.

The v9.1.9.1003 seems to be an INF file as part of the Intel Chipset Device Software, but it is definitively not an Intel AHCI driver. Look for the "Driver Details". What do you see there? I guess, that the running driver is the generic MS IDE driver named PCIIDE.SYS.
Please open the "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" section of the Device Manager and post a screenshot. Then we may know more about your IDE and AHCI Controllers.

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#453 | RE: Gigabyte GA-EG41MFT-US2H datum

Thu Oct 16, 2014 1:35 pm (Last edited: Thu Oct 16, 2014 2:06 pm)

I am definitely sure that I have enabled AHCI in BIOS, as my firs install was in IDE mode, and I was unable to boot the system after I've changed it to AHCI mode, so I've done a complete reinstall. Windows 8.1 Core x64 is operating system in question. Here's the screenshot.

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#454 | RE: Gigabyte GA-EG41MFT-US2H datum

Thu Oct 16, 2014 2:22 pm

@ Deyo238:

Thanks for the screenshots, which verify, that your Intel SATA Controller is running in IDE mode and not in AHCI mode.
The listed Intel Ultra ATA and Serial ATA Controllers are IDE ones and do not support AHCI.
I have no idea, which SATA Controller you have set to "AHCI" within the BIOS, but it definitively was not the Intel one.

Another idea: Please open the "Storage Controllers" section of the Device Manager. Is there any Controller listed? If yes, what is its name?

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#455 | RE: Gigabyte GA-EG41MFT-US2H datum

Thu Oct 16, 2014 6:51 pm

Yeah something is wrong, tried to install manually AHCI driver, first by reverting to Microsoft Standard driver, then updating manually to Intel's, but ended up in BSOD bootloop, had to make system restore to revert to the old ones. But motherboard manual clearly states that when it's put to Enhanced mode, it should work as SATA i.e. AHCI right?

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#456 | RE: Gigabyte GA-EG41MFT-US2H datum

Thu Oct 16, 2014 7:21 pm

Zitat von Deyo238 im Beitrag #455
But motherboard manual clearly states that when it's put to Enhanced mode, it should work as SATA i.e. AHCI right?

No, that is not correct. The "Enhanced Mode" setting obviously means only, that all Intel SATA ports are running in S-ATA (and not in P-ATA) mode. SATA mode and AHCI mode are different things.
I believe, that your on-board Intel SATA Controller doesn't support the AHCI standard features at all.

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#457 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v13.5.0.1056/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Thu Oct 16, 2014 9:49 pm (Last edited: Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:53 pm)

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #440
Zitat von csubuka im Beitrag #439
Now it is working again with the 11.2 driver... Thanks, great thread you got here!
You are welcome!

One more thing, sorry to bother you though.

I was not really welcomed in the other forum, so my only question is (I have no time to further experiment on my system any more...) thjis iastorF bug only causes some speed decrease right? So it will not add any more usage to my ssd, will not degrade its lifetime? If not than I am good, it is quick enough already ;-) But I do not wish to make it die quicker.

Regards

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#458 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v13.5.0.1056/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Thu Oct 16, 2014 10:09 pm (Last edited: Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:53 pm)

Zitat von csubuka im Beitrag #457
my only question is (I have no time to further experiment on my system any more...) thjis iastorF bug only causes some speed decrease right?

Yes!

Zitat
So it will not add any more usage to my ssd, will not degrade its lifetime?

Not really, but nevertheless I recommend to prevent, that the absolutely unneeded SCSI filter driver iaStorF is permanently running in the background. Minimum should be to check, if you are affected at all by this iaStorF residue issue.

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#459 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v13.5.0.1056/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Thu Oct 16, 2014 10:15 pm (Last edited: Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:43 pm)

I noticed RSTe ver. 4.1.1047 drivers on Intel's website here: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_...x?DwnldID=24251 Even though they are described as 4.1.0.0147 on the download page they are in fact 4.1.0.1047.

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#460 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v13.5.0.1056/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Thu Oct 16, 2014 11:37 pm (Last edited: Fri Oct 17, 2014 7:19 pm)

Zitat von LanceMoreland im Beitrag #459
I noticed RSTe ver. 4.1.1047 drivers on Intel's website here: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/Detail_...x?DwnldID=24251 Even though they are described as 4.1.0.0147 on the download page they are in fact 4.1.0.1047.

On Intel's website are neither RSTe drivers v4.1.0.0147 nor v4.1.1047. It took me more than 1 hour to download the 35 MB sized file, but I have spent it for nothing.
Please look into the start post of this thread. There you will find the correct version of the latest Intel RSTe drivers (it's v4.1.0.1046). Only the RSTe Software is v4.1.0.1047. Both (the drivers and the complete pack) are here available since several months.

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#461 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v13.5.0.1056/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:14 am (Last edited: Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:44 pm)

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #458
Zitat von csubuka im Beitrag #457
my only question is (I have no time to further experiment on my system any more...) thjis iastorF bug only causes some speed decrease right?
Yes!
Zitat
So it will not add any more usage to my ssd, will not degrade its lifetime?
Not really, but nevertheless I recommend to prevent, that the absolutely unneeded SCSI filter driver iaStorF is permanently running in the background. Minimum should be to check, if you are affected at all by this iaStorF residue issue.

Ok, I did everything according to that text, but in the and as I srote it into that topic I could not see any "ghost" in the device manager (possibly under storage controllers... I do not have that listing in my device manager)

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#462 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v13.5.0.1056/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Fri Oct 17, 2014 12:18 am (Last edited: Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:44 pm)

Zitat von csubuka im Beitrag #461
Ok, I did everything according to that text, but in the and as I srote it into that topic I could not see any "ghost" in the device manager (possibly under storage controllers... I do not have that listing in my device manager)

If you want to see the usually hidden devices, you have to hit the "View" option "Show hidden devices".

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#463 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v13.5.0.1056/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Fri Oct 17, 2014 1:31 pm (Last edited: Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:45 pm)

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #462
Zitat von csubuka im Beitrag #461
Ok, I did everything according to that text, but in the and as I srote it into that topic I could not see any "ghost" in the device manager (possibly under storage controllers... I do not have that listing in my device manager)
If you want to see the usually hidden devices, you have to hit the "View" option "Show hidden devices".

I know but there is nothing there that would indicate that the iastorF is still installed....

What should I see there? Storage Controller entry? Nothing like it is there...

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#464 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v13.5.0.1056/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Fri Oct 17, 2014 5:48 pm (Last edited: Sat Oct 18, 2014 3:27 am)

OK, the 13.5.x combo gave me the best 4K read and lowest write latency I have ever seen!
The rest is comparable to previous (better IRST-OROM combos) drivers/OROMS (Satadriver in UEFI this time).

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#465 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v13.5.0.1056/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Fri Oct 17, 2014 6:50 pm

@ MDM:
Thanks for the benchmark test results.

Zitat von MDM im Beitrag #464
OK, the 13.2.x combo gave me the best 4K read and lowest write latency I have ever seen!

Did you really mean the v13.2 combo?
I ask this, because your benchmark screenshot shows, that you have used the brandnew v13.5 combo.

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