Installing W8 on new Samsung 830

Rexton · 21 Dec 2012 at 12:05

I've bought a 128gb Samsung 830 to go a long with a new build. What would be the best drivers to use for the 830? I've seen the Intel RST driver mentioned but I'm not sure.

Also how would I treat the SSD differently during installation to a normal HDD?

Thanks in advance,

Stelly · 21 Dec 2012 at 12:08

dont need the drivers mate, RST is a technology provided by intel for RAID and using the SSD like a cache instead of installing an OS on it.

If you boot into the Windows 8 installer you should see if without any issue like a normal HDD...

Stelly

Rexton · 21 Dec 2012 at 12:11

Oh okay, cheers Stelly,

Rex

Surveyor · 21 Dec 2012 at 12:23

You don't need the Intel RST drivers but sometimes you get better performance by using them instead of the default Microsoft driver.

This assumes you are building an Intel system.

Stelly · 21 Dec 2012 at 12:25

Surveyor said:
You don't need the Intel RST drivers but sometimes you get better performance by using them instead of the default Microsoft driver.

This assumes you are building an Intel system.

agreed but not at install

Stelly