Which is the AHCI/RAID drivers I should be using ?? Curiosity..........

Important Drivers Specific: Intel AHCI/RAID Drivers
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System Specs below:

When I look at the Device Manager is says I have a Intel 610 series/x99 chipset
The MSI site says to use the v14 Intel RST/RSTe drivers…

So Fernando had me set up these, and everything is running great

Latest/best RST(e) v14.8 Series drivers



>32bit Intel RST(e) AHCI/RAID Drivers v14.8.12.1059 WHQL< (>MIRROR<)
>64bit Intel RST(e) AHCI/RAID Drivers v14.8.12.1059 WHQL< (>MIRROR<)
>Intel RST(e) AHCI/RAID Drivers & Software Set v14.8.12.1059 WHQL< (>MIRROR<)
Notes: These drivers are dated 08/23/2016, WHQL certified by Microsoft and usable with all Windows Operating Systems from Win7 up. Only Intel Chipsets from 8-Series up (incl. X99) are supported by these new drivers.
Thanks to Pacman resp. Station-Drivers for the source files.
Best matching Intel RAID ROM/EFI BIOS modules: v14.8.2.2397

I was reading more on the site and saw the:

Latest Intel RSTe drivers from the v4.5 branch


>32bit Intel RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers v4.5.0.1234 WHQL for Win7< (>MIRROR<)
>32bit Intel RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers v4.5.6.1004 WHQL for Win8-10< (>MIRROR<)

>64bit Intel RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers v4.5.0.1234 WHQL for Win7 x64< (>MIRROR<)
>64bit Intel RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers v4.5.6.1004 WHQL for Win8-10 x64< (>MIRROR<)

>Complete Intel RSTe AHCI/RAID Drivers & Software Set v4.5.6.1007 for Win7-10< (>MIRROR<)

Notes: This package contains the Intel Win7 RSTe drivers v4.5.0.1234 WHQL dated 11/20/2015 (digitally signed at 12/29/2015), the Intel Win8-10 RSTe drivers v4.5.6.1004 WHQL dated 09/22/2016 and the Intel RSTe Console Software v4.5.6.1007 dated 09/28/2016.
It is only suitabe for Intel C600/C600+/C220 Series Chipset AHCI/RAID systems like X79 and X99. All Windows Operating Systems from Win7 up to Win10 are supported. Thanks to Pacman resp. Station-Drivers for the source files.

Best matching Intel RSTe RAID ROM/EFI BIOS modules: v4.5.0.1012

Are these for when you have SSD drives?
Just trying to understand, this stuff…

EDIT by Fernando: Put the quoted driver details into spoilers and removed unneeded blank lines (just to save space within this thread)

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All Intel RST and RSTe drivers can be used with HDDs and SSDs.

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OK…I so there is no real difference between me using the v14 or the v4.5 then?

Or do i just stick with the v14 since that is what is on my MB now?

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There are technical differences between the on-board Intel RST SATA Controller (using the RST drivers v13/14 series) and the on-board Intel RSTe sSATA Controller (using the RSTe drivers v4 series), but both are very good, because they are directly connected to the mainboard’s Intel chipset.
So you can test it yourself, which one of the on-board Intel SATA Controllers is the best one for your SATA devices.
According to the feedback I got from X99 users, the RST SATA ports seem to be the better choice for RAID arrays, whereas the RSTe sSATA ones are running fine in AHCI mode.