ReadMeIRST.txt Driver File Contents (Serial-ATA_Driver_VPY3H_WN32_14.5.2.1088_A01.EXE)

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*  Installation Readme for 

*  Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology (Intel(R) RST).

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*  Refer to the system requirements for the operating 

*  systems supported by Intel Rapid Storage Technology.

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*                 CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT                              *

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This document contains the following sections:



1.  Overview

2.  System Requirements

3.  Language Support

4.  Determining the System Mode

5.  Installing the Software

6.  Verifying Installation of the Software

7.  Advanced Installation Instructions

8.  Identifying the Software Version Number

9.  Uninstalling the Software

10. Entering the pre-OS User Interface

11. Pre-OS RAID Volume Management

12. Options to RESET the RAID volume in the Pre-OS UI's

13. Verifying the Version of the Pre-OS UEFI Driver/OptionROM SOFTWARE





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* 1.  OVERVIEW

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Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology Release is designed to provide 

functionality for the following Storage Controllers:

    - Intel(R) 9 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI/RAID Controller

    - Intel(R) 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI/RAID Controller

    - Intel(R) 7 Series/C216 Series Chipset Family SATA AHCI/RAID Controller

    - Intel(R) C600 Series Chipset SATA AHCI Controller



    

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* 2.  SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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1.  The system must contain one of the Intel controllers listed in 

    section 1 above and one of the following processors**:

    - Intel(R) vPro

    - Intel(R) Celeron

    - Intel(R) Pentium    

    - Intel(R) Core"! i3, i5, or i7 

    - Intel(R) Xeon(R) processor family



***Note:There are certain Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology features that

    are only enabled based upon the system's processor

    

    



2.  The system must be running on one of the following

    operating systems (no other Windows OS versions are supported):

    - Microsoft Windows* 7

    - Microsoft Windows* 7 x64-bit Edition** 

    - Microsoft Windows* 8

    - Microsoft Windows* 8 x64-bit Edition** 

    - Microsoft Windows* 8.1

    - Microsoft Windows* 8.1 x64-bit Edition**

    - Microsoft Windows* Server 2008 R2 x64-bit Edition**

    - Microsoft Windows* Server 2012 x64-bit Edition**	

    - Microsoft Windows* Server 2012 R2 x64-bit Edition**

    - Microsoft Windows* MultiPoint Server 2011 x64-bit Edition**



3.  The following operating systems are not supported:



    Any version of the following operating systems:

    - Linux*

    - UNIX*

    - BeOS*

    - MacOS*

    - OS/2*





4.  The system should contain at least the minimum system 

    memory required by the operating system.







*    Other names and brands may be claimed as the property of others.

**    If the system is running Windows* 64-bit version, 

    the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology driver supporting 

    64-bit must be used.





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* 3.  LANGUAGE SUPPORT

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Below is a list of the languages (and their abbreviations)

for which the Intel Rapid Storage Technology software has 

been localized. The language code is listed in parentheses 

after each language.



ARA: Arabic (Saudi Arabia)       (0401)

CHS: Chinese (Simplified)          (0804)

CHT: Chinese (Traditional)         (0404)

CSY: Czech                         (0405)

DAN: Danish                       (0406)

NLD: Dutch                        (0413)

ENU: English (United States)     (0409)

FIN: Finnish                       (040B)

FRA: French (International)       (040C)

DEU: German                      (0407)

ELL: Greek                         (0408)

HEB: Hebrew                        (040D)

HUN: Hungarian                    (040E)

ITA: Italian                      (0410)

JPN: Japanese                     (0411)

KOR: Korean            (0412)

NOR: Norwegian            (0414)

PLK: Polish            (0415)

PTB: Portuguese (Brazil)    (0416)

PTG: Portuguese (Standard)    (0816)

RUS: Russian            (0419)

ESP: Spanish            (0C0A)

SVE: Swedish            (041D)

THA: Thai            (041E)

TRK: Turkish            (041F)





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* 4.  DETERMINING THE SYSTEM MODE

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To use this Readme effectively, you will need to know what 

mode your system is in. The easiest way to determine the 

mode is to identify how the Intel(R) SATA controller is 

presented within the Device Manager. The following 

procedure will guide you through determining the mode.

1.  On the Start menu, select Control Panel.



In Microsoft Windows 7* or higher:

    

2.  Double-click 'System' from the small or large icon 

    view.



3.  Select 'Device Manager' in the left pane.



4.  In the Device Manager window, look for an entry named 

    Storage Controllers. If this entry is present, expand it

    and look for one of the controllers listed 

    in the Overview Section1. If the controller identified is 

    an Intel(R) SATA RAID controller, then the system is in RAID mode and

    using an Intel(R) SATA RAID controller.



    

5.  If none of the controllers above are shown, 

    then the system is not running in RAID mode and 

    you should continue with step 6 below.



6.  From the Device Manager, look for an entry named 

    'IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers'. If this entry is present, 

    expand it and look for one of the controllers listed 

    in the Overview Section1. If an Intel(R) SATA AHCI controller is 

    identified, then the system is in AHCI mode using an Intel(R)

    AHCI controller.



    If none of the controllers above are shown, then 

    your system is not in AHCI mode. No other modes are  

    supported by Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology 

    and you should continue with step 7 below.



7.  Your system does not appear to be running in RAID or 

    AHCI mode or does not have a supported Intel(R) SATA controller

    installed. If you feel that your system is running in 

    RAID or AHCI mode and you do not see any of the 

    controllers listed above, you may choose to contact 

    your system manufacturer or place of purchase for 

    assistance.





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* 5.  INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

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5.1 General Installation Notes



1.  If you are installing the operating system on a system

    configured for RAID or AHCI mode, you may pre-install 

    the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology driver using the 

    "F6" installation method described in section 5.3.



2.  To install Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology, 

    double-click on the self-extracting and self-installing 

    setup file and answer all prompts presented.



3.1 By default, all installed files (readme.txt, help, etc.) 

    are copied to the following path (where C:\ represents the boot path):

    

    32-bit: C:\Program Files\Intel\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology

    64-bit: C:\Program Files (x86)\Intel\Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology



4. The 'Intel(R) Chipset Software Installation Utility' 

    should be installed on the system after a supported 

    Microsoft Windows* operating system has been installed.



    

5.2 Windows Automated Installer* Installation from Hard 

    Drive or CD-ROM

    

Note: This method is applicable to systems configured for 

      RAID or AHCI mode.



1.  Download the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology setup file

    and double-click to self-extract and to begin the setup 

    process (file Name example: SetupRST.exe).



2.  The Welcome window appears. Click 'Next' to continue.



3.  For systems running in RAID mode, the Uninstallation Warning window

    appears. You will not be able to uninstall the driver in this mode.

    Click 'Next' to continue.



4.  The Software License Agreement window appears. If you agree to these

    terms, click the check box then click 'Yes' to continue.



5.  The Readme File Information window appears. Review the information

    then Click 'Next' to continue.



6.  The Choose Destination Folder window appears. Type in a desired

    location for the installation files or choose the default.

    Click 'Next' to continue.



7.  The Confirmation window appears. At this point you are about to begin

    the file copy portion of thie installation.  Click 'Next' 

    to continue installing the driver and other SW components.



8.  If the Windows Automated Installer* Wizard Complete window 

    is shown without a prompt to restart the system, click 

    'Finish' and proceed to step 9. If it is shown with a 

    prompt to restart the system, select 'Yes, I want to 

    restart my computer now.' (selected by default) and 

    click 'Finish'. Once the system has restarted,

    proceed to step 9.



9.  To verify that the driver was loaded correctly, refer 

    to section 6.





5.3 Pre-Installation Using the "Load Driver" Method.



1.  Extract all driver files from the zip archive.



2.  Select a USB key media and copy the following extracted files:

    iaAHCIC.inf, iaAHCIC.cat,

    iaStorAC.inf, iaStorAC.cat,

    iaStorA.sys, and 

    iaStorF.sys





3.  For Microsoft Windows OS*:



    - During the operating system installation, after selecting the 

     location to install Windows, click 'Load Driver' to 

     install a third party SCSI or RAID driver.



    - Continue to step 4.



4.  When prompted, insert the USB media and press Enter.



5.  Follow the prompts and browse to the location of the installation

    files.  Select the appropriate .inf file (64 or 32 bit).  If a

    supported controller is detected there will be no error message.

    Follow the prompts to continue and complete the OS installation.





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* 6.  VERIFYING INSTALLATION OF THE SOFTWARE

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6.1 Verifying Have Disk, 'Load Driver', or Unattended Installation: 

    depending on your system configuration, refer to the 

    appropriate sub-topic below:





6.1a Systems Configured for RAID Mode:



1.  Enter Device Manager once you are logged into Windows OS.    

2.  Expand the 'Storage Controllers' entry for Windows 7* or later.

3.  Right-click on Intel(R) SATA RAID Controller.    

4.  Select 'Properties'.

5.  Select the 'Driver' tab.

6.  Click 'Driver Details'.

7.  If the 'iaStorA.sys' file is displayed, the installation 

    was successful.





6.1b Systems Configured for AHCI Mode:



1.  Enter Device Manager once you are logged into Windows OS.    

2.  Expand the 'IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers' entry.

3.  Right-click on Intel(R) SATA AHCI Controller.    

4.  Select 'Properties'.

5.  Select the 'Driver' tab.

6.  Click 'Driver Details'.

7.  If the 'iaStorA.sys' file is displayed, the installation 

    was successful.

 

6.2 Verifying Microsoft Windows Automated Installer* or 'Package for 

    the Web' Installations:



1.  Click Start.

2.  Locate and select 'Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology'.     

3.  The Intel Rapid Storage Technology application should 

    launch.

4.  If the application does not launch, the Intel(R) 

    Rapid Storage Technology driver was not installed 

    properly and setup needs to be run. 





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* 7.  ADVANCED INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS

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7.1 Available Setup Flags:



    -?             The installer presents a dialog showing

                   all the supported setup flags (shown 

                   here) and their usage, then quits without

           installing. 

    -A             Extracts driver and readme files (does 

           not install driver) to <path> if -P is also 

                   supplied; otherwise, the files are

                   extracted to the default location.

    -B             The installer will automatically reboot without

           prompting after the installation completes. This

           is only applicable when used with the -s switch.

    -l <LCID>      Forces a particular language install 

                   (See section 3 for a table mapping 

                   <LCID> to language).

    -Noicc         Does not install Intel(R) Control Center.

    -Nodrv         Does not install Intel(R) RST driver.

   

    -NoIRSTGUI     Does not create a start menu shortcut for the 

           UI console. Using this switch also disables Intel(R) CC 

           installation. Intel(R) CC is not removed if it is already 

           installed.

    -Noservice     Does not install the Event Monitor Service. This means

           that UI components also do not get installed.

    -Notray       Prevents the monitor applet from launching on 

           every reboot.

    -Overwrite     The installer will downgrade without interaction

           from the user.

    -P <path>      Changes default directory location for application

           files and supplies target path when combined with

           -A flag.                

    -report <path> Changes the default log path.

    -S             Silent install (no user prompts or Intel RST user interface

           display). If used in combination with -B, the installer 

           will automatically reboot.

    -ver           Displays driver versions.        

     



Notes:  Flags and their parameters are not case-sensitive.

        Flags may be supplied in any order, with the 

        exception of the -S and -G, which must be 

        supplied last. When using the -A flag, a target 

        path may be specified via the -P flag, 

        -G, -S, and -N flags are ignored. When using the 

        -P flags, there should be space 

        between the flag and the argument.



7.2 Use one of the following command examples to extract the 

    driver files from the SW package:



      c:\SetupRST.exe -a -p c:\<path>



    When the command is run, the installer executes and a prompt will

    display to confirm that files were extracted successfully; This 

    will not install the driver; it will only extract the driver files 

    to <path>. After the extraction is completed, the driver 

    files can be found in <path>\Driver.







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* 8.  IDENTIFYING THE SOFTWARE VERSION NUMBER

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8.1 Use the following steps to identify the software version 

    number following a Have Disk, 'Load Driver', or unattended 

    installation.





8.1a Systems Configured for RAID Mode:



1.  Enter the 'Device Manager'.

2.  Expand the 'Storage Controllers' entry.

3.  Right-click on the Intel(R) RAID Controller present.

4.  Select 'Properties'.

5.  Select the 'Driver' tab.

6.  The software version should be displayed after

    'Driver Version:'.





8.1b Systems Configured for AHCI Mode:



1.  Enter the 'Device Manager'.

2.  Expand the 'IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers' entry.

3.  Right-click on the Intel(R) RAID Controller present.

4.  Select 'Properties'.

5.  Select the 'Driver' tab.

6.  The software version should be displayed after

    'Driver Version:'.





8.2 Identify the software version for Windows* Automated 

    Installer or 'Package for the Web' Installations:



1.  Click Start.

2.  Locate and select 'Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology'. 

3.  The Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology application should 

    launch.

4.  From the application, click 'Help'. The Help window should launch.

5.  From the Help window, click 'About'. The software version is displayed. 

    





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* 9.  UNINSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

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9a. UNINSTALLATION OF NON-DRIVER COMPONENTS

The removal of this software from the system will render any 

SATA disks inaccessible by the operating system;

therefore, the uninstallation procedure will only uninstall 

non-critical components of this software (user interface, 

start menu links, etc.). To remove critical components, see

section 9b. 



Use the following procedure to uninstall the software:



1.  On the Start menu, select Control Panel.

2.  Click 'Programs and Features' for Windows 7* (or higher). 

Locate and select Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology.

3.  Right-click the application name, and then click 'Uninstall'.

4.  The uninstall program will start. Click through the

options for the uninstallation.





9b. UNINSTALLATION OF DRIVER COMPONENTS

The removal of this software from the system could render any 

SATA disks inaccessible by the operating system.

Back up any important data before completing these steps.

 

1) If the system is in RAID mode, delete any RAID volumes

using the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - pre-OS UI (UEFI/optionROM

user interface).

2) Reboot the system.

 

Note: If you experience any difficulties making these 

changes to the system BIOS, please contact the motherboard

manufacturer or your place of purchase for assistance.

 

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* 10.  ENTERING THE Pre-OS USER INTERFACE

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* 10.a.    Legacy OptionROM

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  Use the following steps to enter the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology 

  - Legacy OptionROM user interface:



    1. Boot the system.

    2. Press CTRL+I when the 

       'Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - option ROM vX.y.w.zzzz' 

       banner screen appears.



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* 10.b.    UEFI Driver/BIOS

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  Use the following steps to enter the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology 

  - UEFI HII-compliant user interface (Note: the exact steps and location

    of the UI is OEM platform dependent.  YOu must consult your platform

    manufacturer for these exact steps and location of the Intel(R) RST

    UEFI UI):



    1. Boot the system.

    2. Press key required to enter the platform's system BIOS (e.g F2)

    3. Locate the Intel(R) RST UI

       At the top of the main page of the UI the version is indicated

       in the following format:

        'Intel(R) RST ww.x.y.zzzz SATA Driver





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* 11.  Pre-OS RAID VOLUME MANAGEMENT

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* 11.a.    Legacy OptionROM

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The Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - OptionROM UI provides pre-OS RAID 

volume management which enables the following:



1. Create RAID Volume

   Use this option to create one or two RAID volumes.



2. Delete RAID Volume

   Use this option to delete a RAID volume.



3. Reset Disks to Non-RAID 

   Use this option to reset a RAID configuration to a 

   non-RAID configuration.



4. Recovery Volume Options

   If a recovery volume is present, use this option to 

        a. Disable Continuous Update

        b. Enable Only Recovery Disk

        c. Enable Only Master Disk





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* 11.b.    UEFI Driver/BIOS

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The Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - UEFI UI provides pre-OS RAID volume 

management which enables the following:





1. Create RAID Volume

   Use this option to create one or two RAID volumes.



2. Delete

   Click on a RAID volume then use this option to delete the RAID volume.



3. Reset to Non-RAID 

   Click on a RAID volume then click on a member disk then use this option

   to reset a RAID member disk to a non-RAID pass-through disk.



4. Recovery Volume Options

   If a recovery volume is present, use this option to 

        a. Disable Continuous Update

        b. Enable Only Recovery Disk

        c. Enable Only Master Disk



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* 12.  OPTIONS TO RESET THE RAID VOLUME In The Pre-OS UI's

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Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - pre-OS user interfaces provide

two methods for resetting the RAID volume:

1. Delete RAID Volume

2. Reset Disks to Non-RAID



   Differences between the options are noted below. Users are 

   advised to select the option based on the situation.



12.1 Delete RAID Volume



     When a RAID volume is deleted, RAID metadata on the 

     participating disks is erased and sector zero is cleared;

     as a result, the partition table and file system related data 

     are reset. Windows installer will not see any invalid data 

     at the time of OS installation. This is the recommended 

     method for reconfiguring the RAID volume and installing OS 

     on it.



12.2 Reset Disks to Non-RAID



     This option is used to reset the metadata on the disk which 

     participates in more than one RAID volume in single 

     operation. It should be used if 'Delete RAID Volume' option 

     fails for any reason and to reset a disk that has been 

     marked as Spare and offline member. When a disk in the RAID 

     volume is reset to non-RAID, RAID metadata is erased. 

     However, partition table and file system related data still 

     exists, which may be invalid. This might cause Windows 

     installer to misinterpret the information available on the 

     'reset disk' at the time of installation. This could result 

     in unexpected behavior in OS installation.





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* 13.  VERIFYING THE VERSION OF THE Pre-OS UEFI Driver/OptionROM SOFTWARE

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1. Use the following steps to identify the version number of

   the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - UEFI Driver/ Legacy OptionROM:



   - Enter the Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - UEFI/OptionROM user 

     interface using the steps detailed in section 10.

   - The software version will be displayed in the user 

     interface banner:

     'Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology - option ROM X.y.w.zzzz'



     X.y.w.zzzz is the version number of the option ROM 

     installed on your system.

     X.y.w - Product release number

     X     - Major number

     y     - Minor number

     w     - Hotfix number

     zzzz  - Build number



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How To Update Drivers Manually

After your driver has been downloaded, follow these simple steps to install it.

  • Expand the archive file (if the download file is in zip or rar format).

  • If the expanded file has an .exe extension, double click it and follow the installation instructions.

  • Otherwise, open Device Manager by right-clicking the Start menu and selecting Device Manager.

  • Find the device and model you want to update in the device list.

  • Double-click on it to open the Properties dialog box.

  • From the Properties dialog box, select the Driver tab.

  • Click the Update Driver button, then follow the instructions.

Very important: You must reboot your system to ensure that any driver updates have taken effect.

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