@kevindd992002 : Thanks for the info about the meanwhile updated “Best matching Intel RAID ROM/EFI BIOS modules” for the Intel RST v17.5 series drivers. I forgot to update the version within the start post of this thread. The best matching BIOS module is always the latest available one of the related Intel RST development branch (here: v17.5.4.4296).
Are the 17.7.x drivers/EFI/OROM all compatible with a Z370 board? I could’ve sworn that I read something about sticking with the 17.5 series with this board but reading all three forums (RST drivers, EFI RaidDriver, and RAID OROM) I cannot find that information anymore so I have to ask you.
@Santa2017 : How did you find out, that the Intel RST drivers v17.7.0.1006 do “support” the Intel RAID BIOS modules v17.7.0.4041 (you obviously meant the v17.7.0.1044 ones)? Is your Intel SATA Controller running in "RAID"mode? By the way: The Intel RAID driver doesn’t support any Intel RAID BIOS module, because the BIOS module will be loaded before the driver is active and working.
@kevindd992002 : Although I cannot test it myself (I don’t have a Z370 chipset mainboard), I am pretty sure, that the Intel RST v17.7 series drivers do support all Intel 300-Series chipsets.
Ok, thanks. So I guess it’s accurate to assume that if the 17.7 series drivers support the Z370 boards then it also supports the 17.7 EFI Raid Driver and Raid OROM, yes?
Yes, provided that 1. Intel’s first v17.7 series BIOS module doesn’t have a severe bug and 2. the specific mainboard BIOS allows the related RAID module update (e. g. ASRock has implemented such restrictions into some of their BIOSes).
Hi everyone, hoping you can help me with a small issue I’m facing…
I’m currently running an MSI Z390m with Windows 7 (many thanks to you and information from this message board), but facing slightly high idle power consumption. After looking up, it seems without RST drivers that the Package C states will not go past C2 (in my case at least), and that installing Intel RST and changing some power options can solve this issue. I do not run a RAID setup but just normal ACHI with just the generic microsoft driver at the moment.
Is there by chance a modded version of RST 17.x that can work with my windows 7 setup? Or is there any other version I can use?
Thank you for your help
EDIT: My BIOS is set to 17.5 version at the moment
@Fernando…just wondering about your list at the beginning of the thread.
Got the USB3 fix and feel mighty grateful to the writer and you as host. Now USB3 is working as completely as I’d like on W7 with an 8th generation mobo (B360M) with an i5-8400 processor.
Now I am working on getting Win XP-x86 working on the same platform. I will pursue this in the appropriate forum but I am currently trying to gather the required information re SATA drivers, etc.
In your list, you have the C600+/C220+ SATA controller listed with a different hardware ID than mine. I am somewhat overwhelmed with the learning curve so please excuse dumb questions.
I have been through your extensive list of drivers but the most promising are rated as W7 up.
I might add that I already had Win XP working on a SATA drive on an older Intel DQ35JO mobo. However, I don’t see an iaStor.sys driver listed even though one is indicated in Drive Manager from W7 for that disk.
Here is my controller:
Intel(R) C600+/C220+ series chipset SATA ACHI controller.
My SATA hardware ID for the ASUS B360M mobo:
PCI/VEN_8086&DEV_A352&SUBSYS_86941043&REV_10.
The problem I am facing right now is trying to balance the driver to the mobo, to 32-bit win xp, to a proper txtsetup.oem floppy file with the right driver. Since I got USB running on my B360M, I can use a USB floppy drive with the XP install disk to add the drivers. Don’t know why the USB floppy works pre-boot but it does and I am not complaining.
@deezy123 : Welcome to the Win-RAID Forum! None of the Intel RST v16 and v17 platform AHCI drivers do support Windows 7, because the additional SCSI filter driver named iaStorF.sys is missing. The latest Intel RST(e) drivers with Win7 support are the v15.9.8.1050 ones. Since the original drivers do not support your on-board Intel SATA AHCI Controller, you may have to use the mod+signed variant of them, which you can find >here<. By the way: The Intel RAID BIOS modules version of your mainboard BIOS don’t matter, because they are not used by your system as long as the Intel SATA Controller is running in AHCI mode. Regards Dieter (alias Fernando)
Intel RSTe Storage Drivers & Software Set v6.1.3.1011 for Win7-10 x64 dated 08/22/2019 Note: This Set contains the above mentioned “pure” Intel RSTe AHCI and RAID drivers v6.1.3.1006 for Win8-10, but additionally
64bit Intel RSTe SATA/sSATA AHCI and RAID drivers v5.6.0.1006 dated 01/25/2019 for Win7 x64,
64bit Intel RSTe VROC drivers v6.1.3.1006 dated 08/06/2019 for Win8-10,
They all are WHQL certified and designed for Intel C600/C600+/C220/C220+ Series Chipset systems like X79, X99 and X299. Only Windows Operating Systems from Win7 up to Win10 with a 64bit architecture are supported.
Thanks to westlake and Station-Drivers for the source package.
Good luck with these new Intel RSTe storage drivers resp. with the complete Drivers & Software Set! Dieter (alias Fernando)
Intel RSTe Storage Drivers & Software Set v6.2.0.1239 for Win7-10 x64 dated 09/24/2019 Note: This Set contains the above mentioned “pure” Intel RSTe AHCI and RAID drivers v6.2.0.1238 for Win8-10, but additionally
64bit Intel RSTe SATA/sSATA AHCI and RAID drivers v5.6.0.1006 dated 01/25/2019 for Win7 x64,
64bit Intel RSTe VROC drivers v6.2.0.1234 dated 09/10/2019 for Win8-10 and v5.6.0.1016 dated 05/07/2019 for Win7 x64,
64bit Intel RSTe NVMe drivers v6.2.0.1234 dated 09/10/2019 for Win8-10 and v5.6.0.1006 dated 01/25/2019 for Win7 x64.
They all are WHQL certified and designed for Intel C600/C600+/C220/C220+ Series Chipset systems like X79, X99 and X299. Only Windows Operating Systems from Win7 up to Win10 with a 64bit architecture are supported.
Thanks to westlake for the source package.
Good luck with these new Intel RSTe storage drivers resp. with the complete Drivers & Software Set! Dieter (alias Fernando)
On X299 does Optane Acceleration for secondary drives work directly with the new VROC (RSTe) software, or must I install RST software? Is SetupOptaneMemory required for either?
This is the behaviour on X299: VROC v6 (RSTe) software is required only for managing VMDs (PCIe slots which are in VROC mode). VROC software seems to allow RAID 0 volume creation with non-Intel NVMe drives while the BIOS does not. If the SATA controller is in RAID / Optane Mode and Alternate ID is enabled, it is also managed by VROC (RSTe) software but has limited functionality compared to RST. Intel does not recommend this on X299. If the SATA controller is in RAID / Optane Mode and Alternate ID is disabled, it is managed by RST software. Since RST v17, Optane Memory is also managed here and the separate Optane Memory software is not required.