Good day,
I'm having issues with IRST V.13.XX on my Z97 with W8.1. V13 drivers enable APM and the click sound of the heads parking/unparking becomes unalterable.

I did a fresh install of W8.1 and I'm current with MS AHCI stock drivers. How can I install the Intel v12.9.4.1000 WHQL? When i try, the windows tell me that the current drivers are newer.

Thanks

Dear Fernando,
Thanks for your prompt answer. Any way of getting a v13.xxx with APM disable?

Thanks

Thanks. I just asked because W8.1 with MS driver or IRST v12x that APM is off. If I install the v13x, it turns on and the click noise starts.

What I lose for use v12 instead of v13 on a Z97 system?

My device manager shows as 8 series




Thanks again

I took it from the device manager.



For the pic of the apm I used AIDA64.

Good afternoon,
Dear Fernando, please note pics with both cases




Do you know which default AHCI driver comes with W10? It will be awful if the default driver enables the APM (aka noise).

Thanks

@jrmpt What drives are you using? Is it WD greens? As they are known for aggressive head parking and many can have their behavior modified by using a program called wdidle3.

Good day,
Thanks for the tip. I had this issue with a samsung drive. Since I traded with a WD BLUE the problem ended.
Thanks again