Thanks for response.

I have found this information here ->LINK<-

Some people had the same problem (IOPS around 50-60k) and after installiing newer Intel RST they went to 90k IOPS.

Maybe off-topic, but Intel has released CLI tools for the v14.8.x.yyyy version :

x86 version
x64 version

Last time, it was for the v13.2.x.yyyy version (public availability I mean), more than 1 year ago, so that's noticeable (because yes, they are RST version-dependant)
With them you can do all the things doable with the GUI (RAID & SRT) and more, with some extra details in the output. And of course, they are scriptable, which is a nice plus for server-like configuration.

(For reference, rstcli was named raidcfg till v11)

Hi Fernando. Thanks for the great and informative thread. I have a Q45 chipset (ICH10R) motherboard, and currently using the 11.7.4.1001 drivers on a SSD drive with Windows 10. Would there be any downside to using a newer version of the drivers? Did Intel remove support for this chipset from the newer releases, or are they backwards compatible?

Are there any known bugs or problems with latest 14.8.0.1042 Intel AHCI with Z170 Chipset?
I am asking, because I can't get work my Corsair CSSD-F80GBP2 properly. The drive always get to 100 % usage without a reason (no reading, no writing) and gets unusable for many times. But when I switch to standard Microsoft AHCI driver, it works normaly.
I started a Thread at Corsair, but I don't expect any new answer in my Thread, because they always try to force to find the fault by me, not at the hard- or software.
http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=154872 See post #9.

So I thought you as "AHCI driver" experts might be interested :) (and may have a hint)

Hi all!
I have Asus G74SX laptop with HM65 Express chipset (Intel 6 C200 series from 2011) and I have Intel 320 160GB SSD with Seagate SSHD 750GB.
I was wondering what would be the best Intel RST driver choice for my chipset as I see Intel no longer supports 6 series after v13. Also I'm running Windows 10 Pro x64 with Microsoft Storage Space Controller driver currently. Are there any benefits with Intel RST over MSSC?
I recall back in 2011 when I bought this G74SX Intel RST was pre-installed on my system (Windows 7).

Thanks!

Hi,
Thanks for the fast reply and welcome. I've read all those topics and I came to conclusion that it would be best to use Intel RST v12.9.4.1000 driver version for my chipset series. I rechecked and I currently have "Standard SATA AHCI Controller" installed.
Can anyone tell me if there are any benefits using IRST if I'm not going to use raid feature? So far I have no problems, but if I'm gonna pick up some read/write performance why not.
What's the procedure for uninstalling IRST as I'm planning to install drivers from this link in case anything goes bad?

Thanks in advance!

Hi,
great topic. I wonder if anyone can help me with this situation. I've got Dell PE R730xd server with C610 chipset, and 2 Intel 750 PCIe NVMe drives. As I understand I should be able to install RSTe software and be able to create RAID1 with Intel drives with RST tool. But I can't install the WHQL RSTe drivers - I'm receiving "This computer does not meet the minimum requirements for installing the software." error. As far as I understand I need only the RSTe tool - I've got NVMe drivers installed and the discs are most usable. Anyone can help how to install this RST tool ?

@NVMeFan
You should stick with the drivers from the DELL support page.

Zitat von STR866 im Beitrag #1093

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@NVMeFan
You should stick with the drivers from the DELL support page.

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@NVMeFan
Write to Dell support and ask them the drivers?