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Asrock z77 Extreme4 = Platform 12 correct? I saw this when I was doing the microcode update.
Separately, I saw that the Microsoft Store (app store) has a couple of Intel “Virtual RAID on CPU”. And the GUI looks identical to the old “Rapid Storage Technology” software.
Do these new programs “replace” RST or is the GUI similarity only a coincidence?
@BobbyBadBoy
If you want to know, which Intel AHCI/RAID drivers are the “best” for your Z77 chipset system, you should better look into the first post of >this< thread. By the way - the latest drivers of a certain platform are not automaticly the best.
The Intel “Virtual RAID on CPU” (VROC) drivers have been designed by Intel for the newest Intel “Enterprise Edition” chipsets (e.g. X299), which have more than 1 on-board Intel SATA Controller. They need Intel Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise (RSTe) drivers. The GUI of the RSTe RAID Utility is rather similar to the RST one.
@BobbyBadBoy
The latest Intel RST driver for your system (Z77) is Intel SATA AHCI-RAID Drivers 12.9.4.1000 WHQL
Intel VMD Drivers Only v20.0.0.1038 WHQL
The start post of this thread has been updated by me today (01/16/2024).
Samsung Magician reports a compatibility issue and recommends to update driver to the latest version to enable some functions. Is v14.5.0.1081 not the latest driver for Z97 under Windows 10?
@kyriacos
The latest 32/64bit Intel RST/RST(e) drivers of the v14 platform are listed within the first post of this thread.
By the way - the latest Intel RST/RST(e) drivers are not automaticly the best. Furthermore the current BIOS setting regarding the SATA mode (AHCI or RAID) may make a big difference regarding the driver choice.
I actually wanted to ask not which driver is the latest of the v14, but if I can use a latest platform driver?
What difference would this make about the driver?
To be able to answer this question I need the HardwareIDs of your in-use Intel SATA Controller.
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C82&SUBSYS_B0051458&REV_00
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C82&SUBSYS_B0051458
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C82&CC_010601
PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_8C82&CC_0106
@kyriacos
You can install the Intel RST AHCI driver v14.8.18.1066 WHQL. Your system will be supported.
I thought I was clear, but I am asking if I can use a newer driver from a platform after v14?
@kyriacos
The Intel RST driver v14.8.18.1066 WHQL is the latest one among all Intel RST platforms, which natively will support your system.
Nevertheless you can try to install any newer Intel RST driver, which has been mod and signed by me. You can find them within the first post of >this< thread. Don’t forget to import the Win-RAID CA Certificate and to set a Restore Point before starting the driver update.
The start post of this thread has been updated by me today (04/04/2024).