PCIe not working on Haswell Q85 platform
Hello, I have upgraded to a new haswell Q85 platform and my PCIe-to-PCI Bridge had stopped working, the system can't boot up. My board with the PCIe-to-PCI works just fine with my older Q77 platform.Is...
View ArticleRAID 10 Drive Set Not Viewable by Win 7 Pro, Can't Load RAID Driver
First, I need to say that I am a complete newbie here and I'll apologize in advance for any blunders. I'll also greatly appreciate any advice that can get me moving again. Here is my component list....
View Articlein-place upgrade RAID1 ICH10R to Win7?
I currently have a Vista x64 system running RAID1 on a ICH10R (P45) motherboard. I would like to execute an in-place upgrade to Win7. Is this possible? Will the Win7 upgrade process either support...
View ArticleWindows 8 unable to detect eSATA drive connected to Intel SATA Controller
I have an eSATA drive that cannot be used with Windows 8. The drive is detected by the computer BIOS, but not by Windows. If I use the in-Box sata driver (storahci.sys) the drive can be seen in Device...
View ArticleWhy no X79 RAID support with Intel's RST(e) v11/v12 series drivers?
Many users with an X79 chipset RAID system are already using the Intel RST(e) v11 or v12 series drivers instead of the regular RSTe v3.x.x.xxxx ones, because the v11/v12 drivers obviouslyare running...
View ArticleIRST 11.6.0.1030 windows doesn't show up
Hi. Z77, Win7 x64. After installing iata_cd.exe (11.6.0.1030), the IRST windows down't show up anymore. Just nothing happens!Also, the Intel Control Center doesn't show the application anymore. With...
View ArticleDriver for Mobile Intel HM86 Express Chipset
I recently changed OS from Win8 to Win7 professional 64 bit on my laptop and it tells me that I'm missing a driver for a "SM Bus Controller".To my knowledge this should be part of the chipset driver....
View ArticleSet up Intel Rapid Start?
Hi, So basically I have a HP envy 15 quad edition, I have a 1TB hard drive and a 24GB ssd for caching purposes. Something messed it up a few days ago and I had to reset the disk and finally got Rapid...
View ArticleF6 driver for C220 SATA/AHCI controller Windows XP
Hi I am trying to install windows XP on a Lenovo M93p which has an Intel 8 series C220 SATA/AHCI controller. To be able to do that I would need to press F6 during setup so that the harddrive can be...
View ArticleSound Mutes/Cuts below a certain threshold
No matter what OS I use, the Intel HD Sound Chipset tends to mute/cut sound below a certain threshold. Is there any way to turn this off WITHOUT being on Windows? --------------------- hda_audio: Check...
View ArticleSerious issue with INTEL AHCI driver under XP
I am owner of mainboard with INTEL P67 chipset and i'm spending weeks already trying to solve UNPLEASANT issue with intel AHCI drivers for windows XP.... PROBLEM:Under latest XP SP3 prof. with intel...
View ArticleRAID1 failure, somehow rebooted and 1 yrs worth of data missing
Hi all, My Dell Studio XPS with 2 500GB drives in a pre-configured RAID1 array setup (Intel Matrix Storage Manager v8.5.0.1020) has failed just now in a bit of a bizarre way. Any insights or...
View ArticleHard Disk Shutdown bug which drivers 12.x.x.xxxx in Z77
I'm getting a shutdown bug on a Z77 Chipset. (Gigabyte g1 sniper 3) Before my computer is shutting down i hear my harddrives just spinning on again before my PC is going off.They do not start...
View ArticleDrivers for HP pavilion 15
HiI have a HP pavilion 15 Notebook PC15. It came with Windows 8 and I have rolled it back to Windows 7 by doing a fresh installation. Machine data is as follows (as best as i could get using...
View ArticleVery weird/bad performance - Intel RST - RAID 10
Hey everyone... I have an issue with my RAID 10 setup on Intel RST. Has anyone ever seen something like this? Write-through is enabled. This is on an Asus Maximus-IV Gene-Z with 4 x 2TB Hitachi...
View ArticleIntel RST: no Accelerate button/tab available
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...
View ArticleIntel Storage Technology disappeared from my computer. What now?
Hello, My Intel Rapid Storage Technology software is missing on my Lenovo, Windows 8. The whole problem as I noticed began with a start-up message "Intel Rapid Storage Technology is not running". I...
View ArticleRAID Array split into 2 arrays?!
Hello all, This is my first post, and unfortunately it is because of an issue :-(. After rebooting a company server last night it would not boot. I'll give the whole history on this so hang in there...
View ArticleWhat do verification errors mean in RAID 1 (mirrored) ?
Every time I run the Verification it finds "verification errors". (128, 77, 26 the last three times out) I have 2 300 GB (10,000 RPM) drives set up as RAID 1. Given that there is no parity, what do...
View ArticleChipsatz/chipset H87: Netzteil und ATX Standard 2.3.1/PSU and ATX standard 2.3.1
Hallo, der Hersteller meines Mainboards mit Chipsatz H87 hat mir mitgeteilt, dass das Netzteil für mein System dem ATX Standard 2.3.1 entsprechen muss. Wo finde ich Informationen von Intel zu den...
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