Zitat von dj_groovin im Beitrag #1

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I have installed windows 8.1 Pro and have when I open my device manager the driver showing up there is 12.0.1.1019 from Intel Corporation. My question relates to the functionality of this driver...since that version is supposed to be using the filter driver, should it not work with my setup?

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Don't I need to install the driver 11.2.0.1006?

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You don't need to install it, but I recommend to do it, if you want the best possible performance.
Warning: Windows 8/8.1 will let you "downgrade" the in-use Intel RAID driver to the RST v11.2.0.1006 WHQL one from within the Device Maager, but after the following reboot you may get an unrepairable BSOD (this is what I always got, when I tried it). The generic Intel RST(e) driver iaStorAV.sys seems to prevent a successful installation of an "classical" Intel RST RAID driver like the v11.2.0.1006 one.
Nevertheless I was able to successfully install the Intel RST driver v11.2.0.1006 WHQL onto my Z77 RAID system running Windows 8.1, but I had to do it from scratch by starting a fresh OS installation. Then I simply loaded the Intel RST driver v11.2.01006 WHQL at the beginning of the OS installation - and got it still working once the OS was up and running.
After having completed the OS installation I have executed the Intel RST Drivers & Software Set v11.2.0.1006 WHQL (Note: .NET Framework 3.5 has to be additionally installed before you do that). After the next reboot you can enter the Intel RST Console v11.2.0.1006 and enable the Write-Back feature. This will give your RAID array a big boost regarding the WRITE performance.

Good luck!
Fernando

Regarding the BSOD, it is very much repairable. The easy way (at least worked for me) would be to go into Safe Mode first. Then reboot and it should not BSOD. Otherwise, you can always load a command line from a recovery cd or similar and fix it that way.

Zitat von plutomaniac im Beitrag #3

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Regarding the BSOD, it is very much repairable. The easy way (at least worked for me) would be to go into Safe Mode first. Then reboot and it should not BSOD. Otherwise, you can always load a command line from a recovery cd or similar and fix it that way.

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Zitat von Fernando im Beitrag #4

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booting off the installation media and using the "Repair" option didn't help either.

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Zitat von plutomaniac im Beitrag #5

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I was talking about actually starting a command line interface or a registry editor outside windows via a recovery disk for example.

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It's no more dangerous that performing the same actions via Windows. Either way, I have found a great little bootable environment that can easily do such things without any format required. For most people formatting takes a lot of time especially if you want the OS to perform a specific way or do not have all the data outside the computer. At some point I will write a small guide about how that can be done.