Fernando, again thanks for your help,

I didn't really want to reinstall the Intel RST software.
I thought since I could go back using an OS image that I created before the update and before I uninstalled IRST software that would be the way to go if necessary.
I would be starting from the beginning.

My current OS has the 12.8.2.1000 update from Dell drivers but the IRST software is uninstalled. What do you think about using Intel updates vs Dell updates?

Do I uninstall the drivers through device manager since there is no IRST software to uninstall? Sorry for this question but I'm not familiar with driver only uninstall.

Would you please tell me what I will need to do in the future if I want to use the RAID option?

Can you tell me how you know what versions are compatible with Intel 7-Series Chipset SATA AHCI Controller, is it by the version number or have you found out through Intel's release notes?

Thank you, G3

Hi what is the recommendation for a windows 10 installation with a X58 chipset? It appears that installing RST for Windows 10 will destroy your intstall giving errors that the boot drive is no longer accessible.

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #949

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My recommendation depends on the SATA mode of your system. Are you running your OS in AHCI, RAID or IDE mode?

Zitat von davewolfs

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It appears that installing RST for Windows 10 will destroy your intstall giving errors that the boot drive is no longer accessible.

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Where did you read that?

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I am running my non boot drives in Raid 1.

I did not read it. I experienced it. If I install the RST drivers on my system it will no longer boot into windows. Not installing them it works fine. Ideally I can just use the drivers from Windows 7 but I don't know if that is possible. RST definitely does not work with x58 driver (or at least mine).

Really I'm not concerned about the drivers it seems that Windows 10 install with drivers that recognize the raid without issues. My main issue is that I no longer have access to the storage manager to deal with any raid issues that might come up. Ideally if I can get the software without replacing my drivers I would be happy.

EDIT by Fernando: Unneeded parts of the double quoted text removed (to save space)

Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #951

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Win10 has an in-box Intel RST RAID driver v13.2.0.2022. If you are satisfied with this driver, you may try to install the suitable 32bit or 64bit variant of the "Universal 32/64bit Intel RST Software v13.2.4.1000". which I can upload for you and other interested users.

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You are the man Fernando. That worked like a charm!

One note. I had an issue with the install. I had to right click and select troubleshoot compatibility to get it to install. Other than that perfect. Shows my drives are verifying and their percentage complete so this works perfectly with the "stock" Windows 10 drives.

Thank you so much.

Noticed one unusual thing and not sure if there is a work around. When you create a raid 1 disk there is usually an option to preserve data on 1 of the disks I.e the source. This no longer seems to be an option as it is greyed out.

EDIT by Fernando: Title customized

I have a 6+ year old Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P rev1.6 motherboard that I'm running a RAID 0 (2 SSD drives) and a RAID 10 (4 HDD Drives). I noticed sometime last year that TRIM wasn't working on the RAID 0 SSD's and found someone who was able to update my BIOS OROM (ICH10R Southbridge support) to v12.9.0.2006 (with a TRIM mod). It immediately fixed the TRIM issue and I've been a happy camper ever since. I have, however, been consistently updating the IRST drivers and software to the latest version and, recently, updated to v14.6.0.1029.

I get the feeling from reading this site that updating my drivers may not have been the smartest thing to do. I am getting ready to Clean Install Windows 7 on the system and was wondering what drivers you'd recommend me to use? On the OP, it looks like I should be using v12.9.4.1000. Is that what you'd recommend for me to install when I rebuild the system? Is it also important to match the RST software to the driver version?

Thanks, in advance, for the great service you provide. This site is definitely bookmarked for future use!

Fernando, I think I need to re explain myself better. I'm sorry if I haven't been clear.

I have a Dell XPS 15 L521x with Windows 7 Home Premium using a Intel 7-Series Chipset SATA AHCI Controller.
boot drive SSD 250gb Samsung 850 evo pro and data drive 1tb hitachi.
I am using it in AHCI mode.
I made an image of the OS before making any changes.
then
I installed the new Dell update 12.8.2.1000 on top of the original 11.7.4.1001
then I uninstalled the updated IRST software but the updated 12.8.2.1000 drivers are still being used by the OS.

I then learned here that I should have uninstalled the IRST software before installing the new update v 12.8.2.1000

Question: since I installed the new version on top of the original IRST software and drivers should I:

1. go back to original OS using my old OS image to before I installed the update, that way I can uninstall the IRST software first, then install the newest v13.1.0.1058 WHQL?
or
2. leave OS as is and install new updated drivers only v13.1.0.1058 WHQL?

Thanks again, G3