Hello everybody i am new here and as dumb as dumb gets about this stuff , i was being helped at another forum about installing the correct chipset but was referred here to find out what are the latest RST drivers for it.

Here is the info

I have an Intel 530 SSD.

I am using an Intel 6 series HM65 Express Chipset, you better ask what the best Intel RST for your machine.


Thank you very much

Thank you very much Fernando .

I went to the Intel download driver site and they say there is no downloads for the above recommend drivers , bummer.

I downloaded the right drivers as shown in the screenshot but apparently i need to download 7 zip and extract them , is there a tutorial on doing this?


I have Intel chipset 9.4.4.1006 whql version

I followed the instructions for install perfectly and rebooted when required however device manager is no longer showing what the previous screenshots showed ATA 0 and ATA 1 are gone . 3.5 net framework is on as shown.

I don't see any Intel rapid storage driver info in start menu or anywhere else.

Files were unzipped / extraced successfully and it said Intel rapid storage were installed successfully.

Nevermind , it did install, i just didn't notice . Thank you.

I do see the Intel rapid storage info in the control panel so again, thank you so much .

You have a great site here.

Unfortunately i am at a loss again , even after reading the whole Bios update section. I want to get version 12.9.0.2006 as it's recommended with the RST drivers i installed yesterday but i have an Asus laptop U56E with an Intel i5 running Win 7 SP1 64 bit .

I tapped f2 and it seems my Bios is 21111 , i really don't want to mess up my system thats why i am asking if the Bios update tool is the thing to use for this.

Thank you again.

nono don't touch your bios, I'm shure you will mess it up.
As you said it is an laptop and you don't have any Raid setup. The bios-option rom is only recommanded and needed for Raid system, not for IDE or AHCI mode.

Thank you very much , didn't know that .

Have a good day Sir and thank you again.

I had a computer breakdown and had to reinstall some drivers , this time however i can't figure out what i'm doing wrong after i extract the files , here are some screenshot examples. Trying to get the drivers to install but keep getting no option for it .

Thank you.