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Discussions on WindowsForum.com about Intel Rapid Storage Technology (IRST) cover its use for RAID arrays, SSD caching via Intel Smart Response Technology, and drive management. Users report issues such as performance drops during file transfers when acceleration is enabled, confusion about adding drives to existing RAID setups, and concerns about data safety during array initialization. The tag also includes updates to the IRST driver. These threads focus on troubleshooting and configuration advice for Intel chipset motherboards running Windows 7 or 8.
  1. Saltgrass

    Windows 8 Intel Smart Response Technology Problem

    I was playing to set a Windows 8 system up to use a 32 GB SSD as a system cache using the Intel Smart Response Technology, where you enable acceleration from within the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility. It seems transfer rates on files being transferred internally dropped significantly...
    • Saltgrass
    • Thread
    • acceleration asus cache driver issues file transfer hardware intel intel 520 performance problem rapid storage recovery sequential-writes smart response ssd storage technology transfer speed usb 3.0 windows 8
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
  2. T

    Windows 7 New Drive install - Intel Rapid Storage Technology?

    I have an existing Win7 system that came with RAID installed (a single 1T disk drive) and Intel Rapid Storage Technology. I installed a 2nd, identical hard drive to be used for backups. The mobo recognized the drive, and I booted Windows. I was looking for the format new drive option when to my...
    • traderrik
    • Thread
    • backup data security hard drive intel raid rapid storage storage redundancy technology volume windows 7
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
  3. M

    Windows 7 Intel Rapid Storage Technology & Raid1 array

    Hi, I put two HDDs on GA P55A-UD4P motherboard in Raid1 type array (on Intel SATA Controller) and they were working fine for quite some time (2 weeks or so). One day, after Windows started up, I noticed a blue icon on Intel RST manager and it says that the array is initializing. What does...
    • marekhaj
    • Thread
    • blue icon calculation data loss data recovery data safety disk management ga p55a-ud4p hdd initialization intel mirror array raid raid configuration rapid storage sata controller startup storage storage devices tech support windows
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Software
  4. kemical

    Intel Rapid Storage Technology Update

    Intel has released Version 8.5.0.1032 of the Matrix Storage Manager driver for those using RAID on Intel chipset motherboards.
    • kemical
    • Thread
    • chipset drivers intel matrix storage motherboard raid rapid storage technology update version
    • Replies: 27
    • Forum: Software Updates
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