RST Driver quick question

Pdog · 6 Sep 2012 at 17:41

Hello,

I have just installed my Samsung 830 SSD drive and completed a fresh install of Windows 7 SP1.

I have run AS-SSD Benchmark and it is using the MSAHCI Driver.

When I attempt to install the lastest RST drivers from the Intel Website it states that my PC does not meet the minimum requirements. I am not using RAID but I would still like to use these drivers to see if I get an increase in performance.

Has anyone got any ideas why I can't install them?

I have installed the latest chipset drivers for my motherboard (Asus p5e-vm-hdm direct from Intel)

I could potentially install the .inf file manually but I wanted to also use the GUI that I see a lot of people using.

Cheers

P

Pdog · 6 Sep 2012 at 17:46

Thanks for the quick response, I get the same message.

I did find this:

http://support.asus.com/FAQ/detail....BEGTQ&no=84D794C2-A690-4676-D67A-24B961836359

However my board is in AHCI Mode.

I have my main SSD and two other SATA Disks installed.

Would it make a difference if I uninstalled the two SATA disks? in theory if that worked it may mean doing that everytime a newer version was released which would seem ridiculous.

Pdog · 6 Sep 2012 at 17:51

Thinking about it I did not specify the drivers when i did the fresh install, I set the Bios to AHCI mode and installed Windows 7.

Should I have supplied the drivers? I'll try the link now and report back.

Pdog · 6 Sep 2012 at 17:55

I thought that, I have checked the registry entries prior to importing the reg you have just supplied. the only difference is this key: DriverPackagaeID

I currently have this:

mshdc.inf_amd64_neutral_a69a58a4286f0b22

Edit Latest BIOS

Pdog · 6 Sep 2012 at 18:06

no its an Intel

Asus-p5e-vm-hdmi G35 Chipset

In Device Manager under IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers it states:

Intel ICH9R/DO/DH
Driver Provider: Intel
Driver Date: 08/06/2010
Driver Version 7.0.0.1013

I have double checked the BIOS and it is definitely set in AHCI mode.

Maybe they won't install because it is not set as RAID in the BIOS?

I am also running the lastest firmware for my board.

This is getting annoying now

Pdog · 6 Sep 2012 at 18:45

The RST software thinks it is in IDE mode, hence the message. The only other option is to attempt another install with the drivers on a floppy disk, but I don't have a floppy drive or a floppy disk!

The BIOS is set to AHCI and all the other drives were unplugged at the time of installation.

I can't see any other option unless I slipstream the latest RST drivers into a Windows 7 SP1 ISO

Pdog · 8 Sep 2012 at 09:36

Hi,

I tried copying them to my 16GB USB drive, Windows 7 should allow you to find the drivers, but it would not locate them when I re-installed.

I have confirmed that I am definitely in AHCI mode. In Device Manager I checked and the AHCI standard controller was in installed. I then installed the mobo chipset drivers and it changed the standard controller to:

Intel ICH9R/DO/DH 6 Port SATA AHCI Controller - 2922

I am not overly fussed about the RST drivers, I've got bored of trying to install them.

I'll post some benchmarks up once I have installed everything else. ( I am only running SATA II as well)