X79 Storage - the Intel C600 series chipset SATA RAID Controller

[Peakr]

New c600 oRom at Station Drivers 3.2.0.1135.

[Fernando]

New c600 oRom at Station Drivers 3.2.0.1135.

No, that is not a OROM version. It is the RSTe package v3.2.0.1135, which has already been inofficially released at 07/04/2012, but now has been published by Intel officially (>LINK<). The latest Intel RSTe RAID ROM version for X79 chipsets is v3.2.0.1022.

[tistou77]

Bios 2105 and RSTe ROM v3.2.0.1022 for Rampage IV Extreme

2105 with Intel rom 3.2.0.1022

Here you go, And for anyone that wants the Intel ROM, iv left it inside the rar file.

See here

[Callsign_Vega]

Anyone ever figure out why Z77 PCH RAID works a lot faster than C600 RAID? Is it just better drivers on Z77?

[tistou77]

Anyone ever figure out why Z77 PCH RAID works a lot faster than C600 RAID? Is it just better drivers on Z77?

Z77 uses the RST I believe, are better than RSTe (for me)
In fact, when I tested the RST on my X79 platform, this is faster than the RSTe

[Peakr]

No, that is not a OROM version. It is the RSTe package v3.2.0.1135, which has already been inofficially released at 07/04/2012, but now has been published by Intel officially (>LINK<). The latest Intel RSTe RAID ROM version for X79 chipsets is v3.2.0.1022.

Fernando, I thought I read further down in that thread where someone had extracted the 3.2.0.1135 oRom from an intel board? Have you tested it yet?

Z77 uses the RST I believe, are better than RSTe (for me)
In fact, when I tested the RST on my X79 platform, this is faster than the RSTe

Do you use the RST oRom as well? Any problems? I can NOT loose my data but I'm tired of the poor performance and not being able to put my computer to sleep. This is supposed to be an enterprise class controller? Hmm.

[tistou77]

Do you use the RST oRom as well? Any problems? I can NOT loose my data but I'm tired of the poor performance and not being able to put my computer to sleep. This is supposed to be an enterprise class controller? Hmm.

Currently I Have the OROM 3.1 (AHCI mode), and no problems. I will install tomorrow OROM 3.2

Indeed, I find that RSTe drivers are not "top" unlike RST, Intel will have to do the neccessary... then, we hope

[Fernando]

Fernando, I thought I read further down in that thread where someone had extracted the 3.2.0.1135 oRom from an intel board?

No, you may reread it >here<. The topic of the thread was related to the RSTe driverpack v3.2.0.1135, but my message concerned the ROM version 3.2.0.1022.

Have you tested it yet?

I don't have an X79 chipset mainboard.

[Callsign_Vega]

Oh, I wasn't aware you could use the Z77 drivers/ROM on X79. Always thought it strange that my Z77 boards RAID always ran better than my X79 boards RAID.

[tistou77]

new RST 11.6.0.1030
Compatible for X79 in AHCI (but not RAID, for the moment)

[tistou77]

it's OK with RST 11.6 and no need to disable "" Turn off Windows write-cache buffer flushing ... "

The modded drivers are available for RAID

[Peakr]

New raid rom for RSTe floating about. Stasio posted this over at TT. Here is a direct link.

http://www.mediafire.com/?43bvp2dde2ednc1

[tistou77]

RSTe ROM 3.5.0.1005 is included in the 3010 bios for Rampage 4 Extreme

[Anvil]

I updated my R4E last night (new orom + RSTe 3.5n)

Preliminary testing shows nothing new, performance looks to be about the same.
(I tested with power saving options enabled)

[tistou77]

I keep RST 11.6, no need to disable this option

[alan1476]

I have tried very IRSTe and RST driver with my X79 Sabertooth in Achi mode, everything that was discussed in ths thread including buffer flushing enabled. It was horrid, only the MSACHI work at all and they still are very slow in the 4K write catagory. My new 840 Pro 512 in my 3960X system and I am not happy. I do have a question if I do not install the IRSTe driver and use the drive in MSACHI Mode is TRIM enabled? Anyone know of a driver that might work yet?

[tistou77]

I use RST 11.7 and no problem

[Peakr]

I have tried very IRSTe and RST driver with my X79 Sabertooth in Achi mode, everything that was discussed in ths thread including buffer flushing enabled. It was horrid, only the MSACHI work at all and they still are very slow in the 4K write catagory. My new 840 Pro 512 in my 3960X system and I am not happy. I do have a question if I do not install the IRSTe driver and use the drive in MSACHI Mode is TRIM enabled? Anyone know of a driver that might work yet?

Was performance bad from the start or did it degrade over time? Trim in ahci shouldn't be a problem in windows 7. Does Asus offer the dual intel oRom for x79?

[alan1476]

It degrading the 4K write after running the Magician performance mode. I had to delete all of the IRST drivers I tried, only Msachi will work now. Please remember this is not a RAID configuration, it is a single drive.

[Peakr]

Sometimes IRST drivers will leave registry settings behind when uninstalled. Might try cleaning them out.

[alan1476]

Sometimes IRST drivers will leave registry settings behind when uninstalled. Might try cleaning them out.

That would be a very prudent thing to do if I knew where they were in the registry and what to delete. Thanks.

[alan1476]

Sometimes IRST drivers will leave registry settings behind when uninstalled. Might try cleaning them out.

You certainly were right about that. I have a reg program called JVPower Tools and it searches for reg entries, I am afraid I do not know what to delete, there are dozens of IRST V 11 and V3e Drivers that I installed to try and deleted, but the entries in the reg are still there, now if knew what I was doing a little better I might have more confidence about deleting reg entries.

[Peakr]

Try this thread. Fernando knows a lot about it.

[alan1476]

Try this thread. Fernando knows a lot about it.

Thankyou. I found the reg entry he spoke " IASTOR.F" and deleted it, but now I have to know what verson of the V3e to use, I will ask in that thread. Thanks again.