Rapid Storage Technology (RST) was running as expected on my Win7 64bit system until I added a second video card and Windows seemed to install an “updated” driver. Since then, RST has not fully started. I think the right step is to re-install the RST driver but I cannot seem to. I rolled back the disk driver and uninstalled the driver to no avail. Each time I do, Windows installs what it thinks is the right driver, and I believe that is why RST fails to start – because the right disk driver is not installed.
I could be going down the wrong path. I have tried to reinstall RST with no success. The version of RST that was previously functional was 13.1.0.1058.
System info:
Boot device is SSD.Two additional drives (the drives in question) are mirrored on the controller and viewed in Windows as a single drive.RST allows me to monitor the drives and know if one becomes defective.
RAID 0 is done on 7 series/C216 SATA controller (driver version 11.0.0.1032 date 11/29/2011)
Drives are two Western Digital 4 TB
Driver Windows continually installs: (Microsoft) version 6.1.7600.16385 date 06/21/2006
Driver I think needs to be installed: RST version 13.6.0.1002 (x64) https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/24779/Intel-Rapid-Storage-Technology-Intel-RST-RAID-Driver
Then of course, I have to reinstall RST – which currently will not get beyond “This platform is not supported.”
I am willing and able to provide whatever information about the system and its components that will enable someone to guide me to restoring RST functionality.