How to install IRST 15.2.0.1020/Windows 10 x64 ?

[deustroop]

This ASUS x99 system has the three drives in the signature below and IRST14.5.0.1081 installed but I have not installed RAID. Samsung Magician v2 suggests in the "comparability" section that the IRST driver be upgraded. The ASUS site goes not list an upgrade but I did d/l a newer driver, v15.2.0.1020 from Intel.

This driver will not install. There is an executable version and an inf. Neither gives any joy. Using the update driver inf requires a reboot but no install.
More interesting is that the exe reports " this platform is not supported". Here is a small part of the log where the error is found . I can post more log.

Maybe the fact that ASUS does not list the file means this board does not support higher drivers ? But then why would Samsung recommend it ?
I thought upgrading would be useful since the current IRST interface does not list the NVME drive as I thought it should.

E Win32 exception occurred!!
2016:11:29 09:43:25:202: Error code: 0x4E24 (20004)
2016:11:29 09:43:25:202: Error text: ''
2016:11:29 09:43:25:202: Extended error text: 'Error in device matching'
2016:11:29 09:43:25:218: Debug info: 'Setup.cpp (840)'
2016:11:29 09:43:25:218: Reading storyboard
2016:11:29 09:43:25:218: Page count: 10
2016:11:29 09:43:25:218: Added: Welcome
2016:11:29 09:43:25:233: Added: Modify
2016:11:29 09:43:25:233: Added: Warning
2016:11:29 09:43:25:233: Added: License
2016:11:29 09:43:25:233: Added: Readme
2016:11:29 09:43:25:249: Added: Destination
2016:11:29 09:43:25:249: Added: Confirm
2016:11:29 09:43:25:249: Added: Progress
2016:11:29 09:43:25:249: Added: Finish
2016:11:29 09:43:25:264: Added: Error
2016:11:29 09:43:25:264: Reading string map
2016:11:29 09:43:25:264: No string map present
2016:11:29 09:43:25:296: Showing page: Error

 

[Dahak]

Best I can see is that they are only supporting the 100-series chipsets in v15 and newer.
So for the X99 it look like the latest is 14.8.0.1042

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

Best I can see is that they are only supporting the 100-series chipsets in v15 and newer.
So for the X99 it look like the latest is 14.8.0.1042

Fortunately, that's false.

If you have your storage controller set to AHCI in the bios, the driver will not install. It doesn't detect the RAID controller unless it's set into RAID mode.

Whether this is a bug in the installer or intentional because iRST isn't necessary for an AHCI setup, I don't know.

 

[deustroop]

Fortunately, that's false.


If you have your storage controller set to AHCI in the bios, the driver will not install. It doesn't detect the RAID controller unless it's set into RAID mode.

Whether this is a bug in the installer or intentional because iRST isn't necessary for an AHCI setup, I don't know.

I could have figured that out myself but for two misleading items.

Unfortunately Intel lead me astray to think the software was useful apparently intentionally by printing this description of the drivers

Intel® Rapid Storage Technology offers greater levels of performance, responsiveness, and expandability than ever before. Whether you are using one or multiple serial ATA (SATA) or PCIe drives, you can take advantage of enhanced performance and lower power consumption from the latest storage technologies. Additionally, you can rest easy knowing you have added protection against data loss in the event of a hard drive failure.

Secondly, the earlier driver is installed, leading poor me to suppose it does something. I notice however that I do not have a Device Manager item listing a RAID controller so tho installed during the original OS install. it may be inoperative ? Can a driver be installed but unemployed (so to speak ) ?

Can the storage switch be changed now to RAID without a reinstall ?

I take it that even if so, there is no benefit .

Thx

 

[Hail The Brain Slug]

I could have figured that out myself but for two misleading items.

Unfortunately Intel lead me astray to think the software was useful apparently intentionally by printing this description of the drivers

Intel® Rapid Storage Technology offers greater levels of performance, responsiveness, and expandability than ever before. Whether you are using one or multiple serial ATA (SATA) or PCIe drives, you can take advantage of enhanced performance and lower power consumption from the latest storage technologies. Additionally, you can rest easy knowing you have added protection against data loss in the event of a hard drive failure.

Secondly, the earlier driver is installed, leading poor me to suppose it does something. I notice however that I do not have a Device Manager item listing a RAID controller so tho installed during the original OS install. it may be inoperative ? Can a driver be installed but unemployed (so to speak ) ?

Can the storage switch be changed now to RAID without a reinstall ?

I take it that even if so, there is no benefit .

Thx

Unfortunately I can't answer that for you as I currently have a RAID in both systems and switching it to AHCI would break it.

If your OS install is on a PCI-e drive, I believe you can swap the SATA controller mode without issue so long as they are only data drives.

If the OS is on a SATA drive, I am not sure. I don't think it would affect it in that case, either.

Be careful either way.

Edit: Thinking back to when I faced this same issue, I had my OS on a SATA drive and I just swapped to RAID mode to install and then swapped back without any issues, IIRC.

 

[deustroop]

thx