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#1 | Old RST version in Option ROM datum

Tue May 12, 2015 8:31 pm (Last edited: Tue May 12, 2015 8:52 pm)

Hi,

Your forum has really been helpful in getting me acquainted with RAID conversion, setup and benchmark. I feel confident and ready!

I plan to convert to RAID 0 on a PC with 2 Intel SSDs. I have few PCs in this configuration. OS in use is Windows 7 64 bit. I am nervous about upgrading BIOS and would like to stay with current one - Intel RST version in Option ROM is v11.2.0.1527. Intel Chipset is 7 series.

I remember reading TRIM enabled in RST 11.5 and above. In terms of performance and compatibility with an old Intel RST (RAID ROM) in BIOS, would you recommend using a specific Intel RST RAID driver version - 11.6, 12.x, 13.x or 14.x?

Thanks!

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#2 | RE: Old RST version in Option ROM datum

Tue May 12, 2015 9:54 pm

@ mlad:
Welcome at Win-RAID Forum!

Zitat von mlad im Beitrag #1
I remember reading TRIM enabled in RST 11.5 and above.

No, all Intel RST drivers from v11.0 up do support the TRIM in RAID0 feature.

Zitat
In terms of performance and compatibility with an old Intel RST (RAID ROM) in BIOS, would you recommend using a specific Intel RST RAID driver version - 11.6, 12.x, 13.x or 14.x?

I recommend to install the Intel RST driver v11.2.0.1006 WHQL, which will give your Intel 7-Series RAID0 system the best possible performance (in combination with the Intel RAID ROM v11.2.0.1527 of your BIOS).

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