Intel INF 8 series chipset SATA AHCI driver broken
Hello. For Z87 chipset Intel INF update is broken. On XP64 update setup crashes with "unknown error". With manual driver install for 8 series SATA AHCI controller windows display "error? possibly some...
View ArticleZ87 Intel speedstep problem
Hello. On z87 motherboards (not one, many) I have problems with Intel SpeedStep on XP64 OS.All EIST options and C-states in BIOS are on, but after loading OS CPU runs always at maximum speed with turbo...
View ArticleSystem Volume Wrong
I have a minor problem. I have a Z77 chip and two raid1 sets. My "C" drive (boot) is (2)250gig drives as array_0000 and the "D", "E", & "F" as array_0001 is (2)750gig drives. I am running IRST ver...
View Article3TB hard drive as a secondary disk work on G31 (southbridge ICH7) chipset?
Hello everybody. Would like to know if a 3TB hard drive work on a motherboard with G31 chipset (ICH7 south bridge). I'll use it as a secondary hard drive, will not install Windows on it, and also will...
View ArticleUSB Errors after Chipset Driver Update
I recently have two Lenovo L430 ThinkPad laptops that cannot use any docking station's USB ports. Display & ethernet ports work fine. In Device Manager, the following devices show Error 10...
View ArticleDoes intel SRT support Matrix type of RAID?
I want to setup two platter hard drives in Matrix type of RAID. Outer space will be designated to RAID-0 volume for best performance, inner part of the drives will contain RAID-1 configuration for best...
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 ArticleRAID-5 - Array - Volume missing
Hi Folks, I had bought an Intel SSD to load windows faster, with the special software, for Intel SSD's.Before I had the drive connected, I has disconnect my RAID 5 system (because my power supply have...
View ArticleRemove a Disk from Raid 5 Array (using RST)
Hi guys, I'm currently using RST to manage a raid array i am setting up, I didn't have 3 spare disks the same size when i started so i used 2 3TB disk and 1 500GB drive to initialize the raid 5 array...
View ArticleHang at boot after RST driver install
I Have a new MB with the Z87 chipset. I am running Windows 7. After install, Windows installed an older "Matrix" storage controller driver. I am trying to upgrade to the latest RST driver, but after...
View ArticleVT-d hardware support on chipsets Z87 and H87
Hello,I'm confused about VT-d support on chipsets Z87 (DH82Z87) and H87 (DH82H87).This document Compatibility with Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)...
View ArticleSystem Volume Wrong
I have a minor problem. I have a Z77 chip and two raid1 sets. My "C" drive (boot) is (2)250gig drives as array_0000 and the "D", "E", & "F" as array_0001 is (2)750gig drives. I am running IRST ver...
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Use SSD as cache
I recently bought a laptop, from ASUS and the model is S400CA. It says there is a 24G SSD in it used as the HDD's cache.I found this http://communities.intel.com/thread/34039 and here says "SSD cache...
View ArticleLow-level array questions
I was hoping someone might answer these two for me: If one were to setup say 2 drives with raid1 and then raid0 in matrix formation and then separated the two, obviously the raid0 would be trashed, but...
View ArticleInstall Windows 7 with Intel RST
I have a new Toshiba laptop that came configured with a 32 GB SSD as cache for a 500 GB HDD. I want to replace Windows 8 with Windows 7. I am running into problems during the install. I first tried to...
View ArticleDoes my motherboard support RAID 1?
Hi, Just bought a new Dell XPS8700, 4th gen i7. The motherboard says Intel 8 Series C220. Does it support RAID 1? It looks like it would, because I was reading the manual online and it looks like I...
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USB controller in Macbook Pro 15 (late 2013)
I'm getting into video capture and I'm looking at buying a capture box that will work with my Macbook Pro. This one fits the bill: http://www.solarisjapan.com/xcapture-1-usb-3-0-hd-capture-unit/ it's...
View ArticleIntel Management Engine Interface Driver
Intel MEI Driver issueHi All,I am having a problem with my Intel Management Engine Interface Driver and need a little help to diagnose the problem. I have an Asus P8Z77-V motherboard and windows 8.1...
View ArticleCan an Intel Duo Core (2) T9500 (Penryn) Socket P (478), (Chipset PM965)...
Dell Latitude D830, Windows7 64bit. Would like to max out this laptop for a variety of uses. Can the chipset/cpu handle 8GB of memory? Have read that it can if running 64bit OS, and no, RAM is...
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...
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