Forum - RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v14.0.0.1081/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL)

#631 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v14.0.0.1081/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Wed Feb 18, 2015 6:26 pm

Zitat von HornedSalmon im Beitrag #630
Particularly confused that Intel has the v3.8.0.1111 driver on their site still but the only way I ever found it there was from a link on this forum so I was wondering if there was a way to navigate to other drivers there as well but it sounds like just a bit of a fluke that page is still up for the v3.8.0.1111 driver?

Within Intel's Download Center you cannot find any Intel RST drivers except those, who have been especially designed by Intel for their own mainboards. Intel has never published RST drivers for ASUS, ASRock, Gigabyte or MSI mainboards.

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#632 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v14.0.0.1081/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Wed Feb 18, 2015 9:00 pm

Okay I think I get it, thank you. And upon looking into it further I think v4.1.0.1046 WHQL for Win8/8.1/W2k12 was pulled explicitly for lack of compatibility with the x99 chipset. I can verify that they do work and do support trim in a Raid setup on a x79 chipset.

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#633 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v14.0.0.1081/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Thu Mar 12, 2015 2:51 pm (Last edited: Thu Mar 12, 2015 2:51 pm)

There are new Intel RST(e) drivers v13.6.2.1001 WHQL available at Station-Drivers (look >here<).
After having tested them I will offer these new drivers as soon as possible within the start post.

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#634 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v13.6.2.1001/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Thu Mar 12, 2015 5:05 pm

@ all:

Update of the start post

Changelog:

new: 32/64bit Intel RST(e) drivers v13.6.2.1001 WHQL dated 01/27/2015 (shown within the Device Manager as being dated 12/05/2014)
new: Intel RSTe Drivers & Software Set v13.6.2.1001 WHQL dated 01/29/2015

The included AHCI/RAID drivers are WHQL certified by Microsoft and usable with all Windows Operating Systems from Win7 up. Onlys Intel 8- and 9-Series Chipsets are natively fully supported by these drivers.

Meanwhile I have installed the 64bit driver onto my Z97 AHCI system and didn't yet realize any problem.
According to my first benchmark comparison tests these brandnew Intel RST(e) drivers seem to be better performant than the Intel RST(e) drivers v13.5.2.1000 and v13.6.0.1002. The results will be published within >this< thread.

Have fun with these brandnew Intel AHCI and RAID drivers!
Dieter (alias Fernando)

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#635 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v13.6.2.1001/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:26 pm

Hey Fernando. Just curious are you going to mod the v13.6.2.1001 driver to work on series 7 boards. The 13.5.2.100 modded one you did works well on my sabertooth z77.

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#636 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v13.6.2.1001/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:53 pm (Last edited: Thu Mar 12, 2015 9:48 pm)

Zitat von NIK1 im Beitrag #635
Just curious are you going to mod the v13.6.2.1001 driver to work on series 7 boards.

Yes, I will offer the related download links within the next hour.

EDIT: Done! Look >here<.

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#637 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v13.6.2.1001/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:06 pm

should I use this modded driver on my H77 board currently running 12.9.4.1000 on a 250Gb Samsung EVO with RAPID off

thanks

3.66Ghz Core-i5 (Ivy Bridge) + 8Gb Cruciall Ballistix Sport RAM (2x4)
Gigabyte H77-D3H v1.0 + 250Gb Samsung EVO 850 SSD + 1Tb Samsung HDD
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 + XFX 450 PSU + Intel 4965AGN 3x3 dual-band wifi on PCIEx1
Netgear DGND 3700v2 @ 19Mb

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#638 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v13.6.2.1001/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Thu Mar 12, 2015 11:19 pm

@ snadge:

It is up to you. Try them and compare the results.

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#639 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v13.6.2.1001/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Fri Mar 13, 2015 11:20 am

what is it you have modded exactly?

3.66Ghz Core-i5 (Ivy Bridge) + 8Gb Cruciall Ballistix Sport RAM (2x4)
Gigabyte H77-D3H v1.0 + 250Gb Samsung EVO 850 SSD + 1Tb Samsung HDD
nVidia GeForce GTX 650 + XFX 450 PSU + Intel 4965AGN 3x3 dual-band wifi on PCIEx1
Netgear DGND 3700v2 @ 19Mb

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#640 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v13.6.2.1001/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Fri Mar 13, 2015 11:27 am

Zitat von snadge im Beitrag #639
what is it you have modded exactly?

All I do is adding the missing HardwareIDs to the related information files (xyz.inf). The drivers themselves (named xyz.sys) stay untouched.

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#641 | RE: Intel RST(e) Drivers v13.6.2.1001 available datum

Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:02 pm (Last edited: Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:22 pm)

when I install, the date is 5.12.2014 and not the 2015 date you say it is?

tests show very little difference

3.66Ghz Core-i5 (Ivy Bridge) + 8Gb Cruciall Ballistix Sport RAM (2x4)
Gigabyte H77-D3H v1.0 + 250Gb Samsung EVO 850 SSD + 1Tb Samsung HDD
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Netgear DGND 3700v2 @ 19Mb

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#642 | RE: Intel RST Console Options for AHCI and RAID Users datum

Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:04 pm (Last edited: Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:04 pm)

About write-back caching: is this setting implemented on the driver level? And is it a RAID setting only?

A while ago I saved a failed RAID 0 array (with help from here) and have been using my two drives separately ever since. Now I'm wondering if write-back caching still active or not.

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#643 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v13.6.2.1001/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:20 pm (Last edited: Fri Mar 13, 2015 12:24 pm)

Zitat von snadge im Beitrag #641
when I install, the date is 5.12.2014 and not the 2015 date you say it is?

The Device Manager just reads the driver date from the related information file (xyz.inf). If you want to know the real driver date, you have to right click onto the driver file itself (here: iaStorA.sys) > "Properties" > "Details".

Zitat von Dropdisk im Beitrag #642
About write-back caching: is this setting implemented on the driver level? And is it a RAID setting only?

The feature "Write-Back Caching" is only available for RAID users, has to be done from within the Intel RST Console Software and will be active as long as the RAID array has not been deleted, whereas the "normal" Write Caching can be enabled for all disk drives (no matter if RAIDed or non-RAIDed) from within the Device Manager (right click onto the related Disk Drive > "Properties" > "Policies").

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#644 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v13.6.2.1001/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Fri Mar 13, 2015 2:30 pm (Last edited: Fri Mar 13, 2015 2:32 pm)

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #643
If you want to know the real driver date, you have to right click onto the driver file itself (here: iaStorA.sys) > "Properties" > "Details".

The correct date is the Signing (Digital Signature) date and not the Modified one. Here:

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#645 | RE: Intel(R) RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v13.6.2.1001/v4.1.0.1046 WHQL) datum

Fri Mar 13, 2015 3:18 pm

Zitat von plutomaniac im Beitrag #644
Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #643
If you want to know the real driver date, you have to right click onto the driver file itself (here: iaStorA.sys) > "Properties" > "Details".
The correct date is the Signing (Digital Signature) date and not the Modified one.

That was the date of the internal digital signature given by Intel. Microsoft has given their WHQL stamp on 9th of January 2015. Look here:

So the driver itself may have been compiled on 5th December 2014, but the final steps were done by Intel on 27th of January 2015.

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