Questions tagged [intel-rst]
Use for questions pertaining to Intel's Rapid Storage Technology and/or its features, which include Intel Matrix RAID, Intel Rapid RAID and Intel Smart Response Technology (also called SSD Caching). If your question is about Intel Rapid Start Technology, use the [intel-rapid-start] tag.
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Lenovo P71 Windows 10 Pro Upgrade from 20H2 to 21H1 fails with Intel RST: The inbox storage driver iastora.sys doesn't work on these systems
Trying to upgrade Windows 10 Pro from 20H2 to 21H1, actually trying to fix another issue (Lenovo P71 (Windows 10, NVidia M620 graphics card) with an external Dell U3818DW 21:9 monitor changes ...
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Intel RST makes SSD disappear in Linux
I use Windows primarily, recently I tried to boot to live Linux USB for some stuff, and noticed that Linux cannot see my NVME SSD, although it can access the SATA SSD just fine.
Then I noticed that, ...
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Can I lose Windows Partition if switching from RST to AHCI?
If I have a single SSD connected in RST mode (No RAID configured), is there a chance that I lose data in my main partition if I switch to AHCI?
I'm wanting to reinstall Windows 10 on my machine after ...
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RAID1 default disk capacity is lesser than the disk sizes. Any ideas? Intel RRAID Storage Technology - RAIDfrom Bios
Here the screenshots I think they explains everything
The disks are advertised as 1 TB and the real size of the disks are 931.5 GB
I have installed Windows Server without RAID setup for ...
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Lenovo Legion 7i not booting after RAID 1 setup
I'm trying to get RAID 1 setup on a new Lenovo Legion 7i laptop using the RAID feature in the BIOS. After I create the RAID 1 volume using Intel Rapid Storage Technology, I add the two disks to the ...
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Is Intel ESRT2 Software-RAID?
I have 2 options for configuring RAID at the UEFI level. Intel ESRT 2 and Intel VROC which is the successor to Intel RST (rapid start).
I know Intel RST and thus VROC (which is present on non server ...
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Tried to dual-boot ubuntu and win10, got RST error, switched to AHCI and now windows won't boot
I decided to dual boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu 20.04.1 (UEFI, Dell Inspiron 3583), and got myself a USB flash drive to do so. Shortly into the install, I got an error about RST needing to be changed to ...
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why can't I use my whole 1TB HDD when I enabled Intel RST
I'm have a few problems here. I have 1TB HDD and a 256GB SSD and I want to use Intel RST on them, but right from the BIOS before I apply changes I can only use 477GB of capacity. I want to use my SSD ...
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Warning when trying to change boot mode to AHCI
When I try to change boot mode in my laptop to AHCI, it gives me such warning:
I need this change to dual-boot Linux with Windows.
I have one non-RAID NVMe SSD.
Thanks for help
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How to safely disable Intel Rapid Storage Technology in UEFI BIOS? [duplicate]
I wanted to dual-boot Ubuntu Linux 20.04 with Windows 10, but Linux said that I change mode from RST to AHCI in BIOS. I have one non-RAID disk, also there is an Intel RST controller installed on ...
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How can I safely disable Intel RST?
I want to dual-boot Windows 10 and Ubuntu 20.04. But I can't do it because I have Intel RST on. So how can I turn it off without causing any harm to system? I have Lenovo IdeaPad laptop, which has one ...
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Rebuild RST Fake RAID on dual boot system
I installed Ubuntu 18.04 as a second OS on a computer which had Windows 7 already installed. The computer had an Intel RST FakeRAID level 5. After a good deal of messing around, I finally followed the ...
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Rebuild Intel Rapid Storage RAID 10
I recently moved and decided to transport my hard drives separately from the rest of my computer (to avoid hard drive vibration damage).
Unfortunately, I forgot the order the drives were in and now ...
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How to change safely storage controller mode from RST to AHCI in Windows 10?
can you please hint me to a solution. I try to change the storage "controller mode" in Windows 10. Currently it is set in my Bios/UEFI to RST mode. I like to change it to AHCI.
Is it right that AHCI ...
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Intel RST RAID volume persists after disabling RST in firmware and after uninstalling RST driver?
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RST has been disabled in the firmware settings, RST driver has been uninstalled from Windows and the disks have been unpartitioned individually in Linux. Yet, Windows treats two disks as ...
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