Hello,
I experience problems using Intel SRT technology: the Accelerate button never shows despite many tests,
here is my config:
i7 2600, MSI Z68MA-ED55 mb, 8Gb ram, Win8 64Bits
Storage (sorted by order in bios) =
1s drive = SSD system drive= 60Gb Gskill phoenix Pro
2nd = SSD used as cachedisk= Samsung 840 (basic) 120Gb
3rd = HDD for Storage: Samsung Spinpoint F1 502IJ 500Gb
I manually moved my Bios from ahci to Raid mod
All drivers are up to date, including my SSD firmwares
I use iSRT v12.8
What I'm Intending to do:
I want to use my 60Gb Phoenix pro as a system drive and my Samsung 840 SSD as a cache drive for my 502IJ HDD, all drives are detected in SRT, but the accelerate button doesn't show,
What I've tried:
-I deleted the partition of my 840 SSD (everything left as unallocated space), uninstalled SRT and reinstalled it
-I installed an older version of SRT (v.12.0 if I'm correct)
-I checked my disks with diskpart, they are all seen as Raid drives, I also checked my registry, I have a iastorV forlder with Start entry set to 0, and no msahci folder remaining (I suspected a conflict, none apparent)
-I both plugged my SSD and HDD on Sata 2 ports, grey ones
-I switched my PC back to IDE and to Raid again, to force drivers reinstallation
-I reseted my bios to default settings and Raid enabled
-I tried both boot orders, SSD first, HDD second, and revert
Possible issues:
-My system was set to ahci at the beginning, drivers conflict? I made my best to reinstall drivers after changing to Raid, here is a screenshot of my device manager and registry:
http://imageshack.us/f/826/70q2.png/
-My HDD is a dynamic drive while my two SSDs are basic drives
None of my tests became relevant, the Acceleration button still doesn't show. I am aware that going on a fresh install of Windows with Raid configuration active in bios right from the start could be an option but I'd rather found the problem for my own understanding ^^ (sorry for my bad english, I'm french)