Intel RST problem : I'm lost :-(

Hi, I am not sure why you are having issues downgrading from the V.15 Drivers , I have tried them , as my RAID Array Drives are seen as SSD's not HDDs but they didn't help so I downgraded again. Did you try just rolling the Driver Back in D.M.?

Perhaps try an older Driver like v12.9.4.1000 which is available at WinRaid too and works fine on my system and if it installs then upgrade to the 13.x series Driver. Do NOT install a Driver older than 11.7.xxxx as your system it will likely not boot any longer due to the change in driver Type after 11.7.x.

Forum - Intel RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v16.0.10.1104 WHQL/v5.4.0.1462 WHQL)

Also Note that your .Net Framework must be upto date for the Intel RST Software to work properly but I think you just have the same Issue as me so.... for the secondary Controller (sSATA)

1. Uninstall the Intel RST software from within the Control Panel > "Programs".
2. Reboot.
3. Open the " Storage Controllers" section of the Device Manager and right click onto the listed "sSATA AHCI Controller".
4. Choose the options "Update Driver Software" > "Browse my computer..." > "Let me pick from a list..."
5. Check "Show compatible hardware".
6. Choose the listed "Standard SATA AHCI Controller" > "Next" > "OK".
7. Reboot.
8. On Reboot the Controller will now be listed under IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers as a Standard SATA AHCI Controller and you should be able to reinstall the RST Software again ( same version as Driver on Primary Raid Controller)

Thanks,

You might think that I'm a little bit too cautious ! but before proceeding in changing my driver on my secondary controller I have one more question :

This controller is attached to a DVD, a HD and my Samsung SSD boot disk.
Is it ok to change this driver having a SSD boot disk attached ? Could my computer encounter problems in booting ?
And if so, will I be able to revert to the previous settings ?

Thank you so much.

Ok, I changed the driver on my secondary controller and have now an AHCI SATA standard driver (storahci.sys).

I have attached my boot SSD on the secondary controller (with the DVD and another HD) because I thought that when you build a RAID on the primary controller, all drives that are connected are concerned ?

I have still the Intel RST service marked as "not in execution".
I have tried to install other versions of the Intel RST software but I always got errors when trying to run the installer (software and drivers). (see logs attached):

When looking at the logs (IntelRST_MSI.log) at line 693, I can read that :

"Info 1603.The file C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology\IAStorIcon.exe is being held in use by the following process: Name: IAStorIcon, Id: 3448, Window Title: '(not determined yet)'. Close that application and retry."
IAStorIcon (32 bits) is listed in the task manager.
I do not see anything about IntelRST in the appwiz.cpl or in the services.

Something must be wrong. Is it possible to delete in a clean way this RST software and have it installed again ?

Drives not included in the RAID array just become non-member drives and use the Intel AHCI Driver instead of the Raid Driver , so there would be no issue with the SSD on the Primary Controller, I usually make sure the OS Drive is on Port 0 of the Primary Controller and the caching drive eg an old 32 or 64gb SSD ( if used for the Array) is on Port 1.

The RST Software should match the Driver Version , you can download the complete Software and Driver package on WinRaid. The RST software NEEDS the .Net FrameWork ( version 3.5 I think) installed to install and function correctly also.

Forum - Intel RST/RSTe Drivers (newest: v16.0.10.1104 WHQL/v5.4.0.1462 WHQL)

I have never used Revo Uninstaller , so I cannot comment on that.

KB

Hi everyone,

I finally used RevoUnistaller Pro and forced uninstallation of the Intel RST.
I then could install the correct version for my OROM controller (13.1.0), drivers and software (and this was a downgrade from v15 to v13).

Everything runs now fine, I have no more message (the service could not be started) and the UI of the Intel RST can now be opened.

I have no idea why I went into this problem. My only clue is that the RST driver version and the RST software did not have the same version. And this could be because I used a software to automatically update all my drivers. Maybe this software did update my driver but not the software that is linked to.

Anyway, thank you all for your great help.
Have a nice day
Francois

That is good news .....

I actually wondered how you got on since this weekend my x99 system finally got Win10 1803 and it automatically installed the C600+/C220+ driver on the secondary controller ( version 5.2) and the RST software stopped working for me until I switched it back to the Standard M$ AHCI Controller Driver again.