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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After Windows 10 upgrade, how do you view the status of your RAID array?
So I have a Windows-7 machine with RAID-1 array (Intel RAID-Controller provided by motherboard "Intel ICH10R").
With Windows-7, I used to check the RAID array by starting "Intel Matrix Storage ...
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SSD TRIM support on RAID-1 array through Intel RST
I'm making the jump from HDDs to SSDs on my home desktop, and I'd like to retain a basic level of redundancy (RAID-1) like what I have with my HDDs.
Right now, I'm using Intel's RAID controller on my ...
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Where are RST drivers for 7th gen cpus for windows 8.1?
I am planning to build a gaming pc that can run windows 8.1. However, I need rst drivers for a 7th gen cpu that I want to use with windows 8.1 which I cannot find. I would appreciate help to find the ...
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How to unlock HP BIOS advanced option
My HP Pavilion laptop's BIOS is locked out by the manufacturer, preventing me from installing Linux. In the past,when I attempted to install Linux on my other laptop I had to turn off Intel RST and ...
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Windows 11 won't start after uninstalling Intel RST driver
While trying to create a dual boot, I uninstalled Intel RST in the Device Manager. Big mistake, now I have a blue screen when booting my Windows 11.
I discovered later that I needed to press Ctrl+S in ...
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How can I turn off Intel RST without losing all my data?
I am trying to install Linux on my computer that already has stock Windows 10 on it. The Ubuntu installer asks me to disable Intel Rapid Storage Technology. The only way I have found to disable RST is ...
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RAID5 failure but drives are OK. 2 of 5 drives "failed" simultaneously. How to restore? Windows 11, Intel RST
I have two drives in my RST RAID5 drive registered as "unknown" and thus the RAID5 array with 5 drives reports as "failed".
Windows 11 Pro 23H2, Intel RST (Intel Optane Memory and ...
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Intel RST crashing! IAStorUI unstable in win 8.1
I have a Z87E-ITX Asrock mobo. Using a new 64G Corsair SSD as cache and a new Western Digi Black Scorpion 750G 2.5" drive. Using windows 8.1. Latest software or not, I can't open Intel RST software ...
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RAID5 (3xHard-Disk) status FAILED suddenly, what should do?
There is a data server in a PC case just for purpose of synchronization and sharing data in a local network that is running 24/7 except in case of power outages.
I did not install the RAID ...
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Turn off Intel RST for Ubuntu installation
I was trying to install ubuntu 20.04 version, but I was warned to turn off RST. I've looked for a lot of solutions, and they said I should change the SATA settings in BIOS setup.
But there is no SATA-...
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Windows 10/11 AHCI Broken After Intel RST
I have a bizarre situation. I bought an ASUS Maximus XII Hero and installed Windows on it with the hardware controller set to AHCI in the BIOS; it worked.
I then installed the Intel RST driver in ...
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BitLocker on Intel RST RAID controller?
I have mirror RAID based on Intel Rapid Storage Technology. I want to use BitLocker on RAIDed, non-system partition.
The general BitLocker rule is "Hardware RAIDs are supported, software RAIDs ...
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Is Intel Rapid Storage Technology needed?
When I installed this diver, all of a sudden my CPU started running at 25%+ with no programs open, and when I disabled it, the CPU went back down to 1-2% idling. Is this driver needed/is this a known ...
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Unable to replace faulty harddrive to rebuild the Raid 1 Array (intel RST Raid 1)
we have HP server HP ProLiant ML10 Gen 9 with Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS. We have enabled Raid 1 array for two HDD sized 2TB using Intel RST Raid configuration (which is an fake/firmware raid). Now my goal is ...
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How do I install linux on a laptop without AHCI support?
I bought a new laptop (DELL p115g) that only has RST/Raid as options for the disk controller, no AHCI, and when I attempt to install either Solus or Ubuntu the disk is not detected, presumably due to ...
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Is it possible to create a RAID from only partial disk?
We have a dual boot system where we install firmare on two partitions, additionally we have a data partition. We have two disks on the system and I wonder if we can create a raid for the data ...
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Does Intel RST Smart Response work with a PCIe drive coupled with a SATA HDD?
I purchased a laptop 2 years ago with a 128GB SATA M2 SSD (for the OS) with a 2TB SATA mechanical drive. From factory it was installed with an Intel RST configuration that accelerated the mechanical ...
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Clean Windows install on Lenovo M720q with M.2 drive
I was playing around with the computer mentioned in the topic. The play ended up with wiped hard drive. I used to have there VMWare ESX installed. Now I wish I return to Windows.
I have downloaded Win ...
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Ubuntu installation with Intel RST
I am currently using an ASUS VivoBook S15 (S530FN). My laptop came with a 1TB HDD and Intel Optane Memory, that I have changed with a 256GB NVMe SSD. So actually I have a 256 GB SSD (with Windows 10 ...
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How to remove a hard drive from an Intel RST RAID configuration?
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I'm on a Windows 8 machine.
I had 2 x 1 TB HDDs in a RAID1 configuration utilizing the Intel RST software.
One of the HDDs went bad according to Intel's RST application
I removed the hard ...
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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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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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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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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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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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Should I disable "Delayed Launcher" in my startup programs?
What exactly does this program do? I know it's there because my PC has Intel Rapid Storage Technology which makes storage faster, but why does it need to add a "Delayed Launcher" program at startup.
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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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Parity errors after verify with Intel RST
I have Intel RST RAID 1 running on a Windows 7 machine. I have it set to do a verify and repair every week. I frequently notice parity errors, some weeks over 100 for a 1 TB RAID 1 array. I've ...
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Intel Matrix Storage Manager vs Linux Software RAID
The chipset I'm using supports the Intel RSTe technology. It means that I have two options for RAID setup:
Ordinary linux software RAID, using mdadm command.
RSTe (either by the BIOS or, again, using ...
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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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Updating to Windows 10, version 1903 still fails after required Intel RST update
Part way through the update to Windows 10 Version 1903 I get the error message
If your device has an Intel® RST driver version between 15.1.0.1002 and 15.5.2.1053 installed, it cannot install the ...
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How do install Windows and Ubuntu in my SSD alongside with Ubuntu in 1TB drive?
I need to install Windows and Ubuntu on my SSD. I have 1TB drive with Ubuntu that is working fine for me.
Whenever I try to change controller mode to RST to AHCI, it gives a warning that your drive ...
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What to do to be able to switch from SATA mode AHIC -> RAID RST in Linux and Windows?
I have the following MOBO https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/RAMPAGE_IV_EXTREME/ and the hardware configuration:
Main SSD disk #1 with Ubuntu 18.04 x64 on 6G SATA connector.
Main SSD disk #2 with ...
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Forgot to turn on RAID after flashing bios, now have, but can't boot
I was having BSOD issues with my Windows 7, RAID 1 (Intel RST) machine and so decided to flash to the newest Asus BIOS. I think that part went well, but when reconfiguring the BIOS I neglected to ...
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Best data security cache settings in windows Intel Rapid Storage Technology for Raid 1 and Raid 0
I have
raid 0 - 2 x SSD - used as windows disk
raid 1 - 2 x 4 TB storage - used as data backup extremely important
I am rather interested in best data security and reliability rather than speed
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How can I move the location of my ESP to a secondary drive? (Windows 10)
Currently, I am attempting a dual boot installation of Windows + Linux, but I am encountering issues with Intel RST. Apparently, it's complex to get linux to be able to access an RST RAID ...
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Dell XPS 15 (9550) dual SSD
I recently opened up my Dell XPS 15 9550 to blow out some of the dust, and was surprised by the presence of an empty SATA bay next to the smaller 56 Whr battery. I only opted for the 256GB M.2 drive ...
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NVMe Drive not Detected on Linux
I am running Kali Linux and it won't see my NVMe m2 drive
If I turn off Intel rapid storage technology in the bios then it will work but i will no be able to use windows anymore. Any way to fix this?
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Can I benefit from Intel Rapid Storage Technology Somehow with this setup?
I have laptop Msi GV62 7RD with 2 disks.
SSD
1x M.2 x2
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1x 2.5" SATA HDD
So basicly 1TB HDD Sata + 128GB M.2 SSD
My operating system (Windows 10 Pro) is installed on the M.2 SSD ...
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No Accelerate button/tab on Intel Rapid Storage window
I have an ASUS P8Z68 motherboard with a Corsair SSD as my primary boot drive. I have a TB standard hard drive as a secondary data drive. I am attempting to use an older Intel SSD as a cache on the ...
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Setup and configuration of Intel RST on Asus motherboard
On boot there is no Intel RST screen that allows me to press Ctrl+i.
However, the SATA mode has been set to Intel RST and ROM Messages are enabled.
The Intel RST drivers are installed and Windows 10 ...
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What is the intel matrix storage manager? and what is IAAnotif.exe doing running in the background?
I have windows 7 and this is running in the background.
Using process explorer, I can see most of the DLLs are named, but two are unsigned called locale.nls an SortDefault.nls. One has no description ...
