Ctrl-I
This is where you create the array
Yes, that is the DOS based utility you get by hitting Ctrl+I while booting.Yep, but I'm trying to figure out what the Intel RAID ROM Utility is that Fernando made reference to. Is it a separate utility, in addition to the IRST application?
Yes, that is the DOS based utility you get by hitting Ctrl+I while booting.
@ organshifter:
Thanks for the pictures. Everything seems to be fine regarding the RAID arrays.
So it's obviously just the "Optimizer" (= Win8 Defrag Tool?), which doesn't detect all SSDs correctly.
Question:
Did you ever run the Windows-Experience-Index (WEI)?
I ask this, because usually the OS detects the SSDs by running the WEI.
I ran it only once, which was right after I installed Windows 8 and fully updated it with all drivers, windows updates, mandatory apps, etc., and then made a clean backup image.
I'll run it now and report right back.
EDIT: Still being listed by Win8 Defrag Tool as a hard disk drive. I wish there was a simple registry entry that I could change to force Windows into seeing it as a SSD.
What's everyone's opinion? Do you all believe that's the reason the array won't TRIM?
Have you tried an earlier Intel RST Driver? This is what seems to work the best for me:
The Intel RST v11.7.0.1013 drivers showed TRIM was present / working on my system but the HxD .jpg method proved otherwise.
AFAIK the big mainboard manufacturers ASUS and Gigabyte haven't yet put the Intel RAID ROM v11.6.0.1702 into their recently released Z77 BIOS versions, although Intel recommends to use their newest RAID ROM version in combination with the actual RST(e) drivers v11.6/11.7.
Generally the mainboard manufacturers are more interested in developing and offering new BIOS versions for actual mainboards than to be up-to-date with the insertion of third party PCI ROM modules. Maybe they are afraid to be bothered by the users more than ever, if they would start a PCI ROM update rallye.Any idea why mobo manufacturers don't generally update the ROMS? Is it because they can't be bothered or is there a more reasonable explaination?
It's the chipset and OROM manufacturer Intel, which develops, produces and has to validate all new Intel Option ROMs on different Intel chipsets. Nevertheless the mainboard manufacturers do test them too with their boards and may even deny the usage, if they are not satisfied with the test results.Who has to validate a new ROM on an Intel chipset? Intel and/ or the mobo manufacturer?
Nobody feels responsable, both sides (the chipset manufacturer and the mainboard manufacturer) are passing the buck.Surely it must be easier to deal with validation and not problems related to outdated ROMs and mismatched drivers?
@ organshifter:
It is rather strange, that Win8 doesn't detect your Transcend drives as SSDs. This issue obviously is the reason why you don't get the TRIM command into your Transcend RAID array.
I suspect, that either the firmware of your Transcend SSDs or the mainboard BIOS is responsable for your problems.
That is very strange.Trim doesn't work for me, but Win 8 pro detect my two x Vertex 3 V2.25 raid 0 as one SSD drive. Windows shows 100 trimmed and HxD test proves it's wrong.
Trim doesn't work for me, but Win 8 pro detect my two x Vertex 3 V2.25 raid 0 as one SSD drive. Windows shows 100 trimmed and HxD test proves it's wrong.
- Gigabyte Z68X-UD4-B3
- Controller ID 2822 / alternate ID 1C06
- Last bios (F10) (no UEFI).
- Various modified OROM tested, 11.6.0.1702 included.
- Modifications on Intel module tried (1C06 ON and all others changing ON/OFF).
- Ghost system image made / raid reconstructed.
That is very strange.
Are you absolutely sure,
- that your BIOS contains the correctly modified Intel RAID ROM v11.6.0.1702 with enabled TRIM support for Z68 SATA RAID Controllers (Alt. Device ID 1C06) and
- that you have done the Hex Editor TRIM test correctly?
What does that mean regarding the TRIM support?I have a z68xp ud3 with 2x vertex3 v2.25 120s and win7 works fine. Win8 not so much.
I have a z68xp ud3 with 2x vertex3 v2.25 120s and win7 works fine. Win8 not so much.
That is very strange.
Are you absolutely sure,
- that your BIOS contains the correctly modified Intel RAID ROM v11.6.0.1702 with enabled TRIM support for Z68 SATA RAID Controllers (Alt. Device ID 1C06) and
- that you have done the Hex Editor TRIM test correctly?
They may have an Alternate Device ID, but they probably are not able to let TRIM pass through the Intel SATA RAID Controller.Don't pre 5 series chipsets have alternate device ids?
1. Which Alternate Device ID of your RAID Controller is Dufus SATA ID Tool showing?i installed the modded 11.6.0.1702 and the rst driver 11.7 and can not get trim working on my asus p8p67 deluxe on w7 64.I am using hxd and still shows no change after deleting,what am i doing wrong
1. Ok the sata id says controller id#2822 alternate#1c04.They may have an Alternate Device ID, but they probably are not able to let TRIM pass through the Intel SATA RAID Controller.
1. Which Alternate Device ID of your RAID Controller is Dufus SATA ID Tool showing?
2. Where did you get the modded Intel RAID ROM module resp. the modded BIOS?
3. Are you 100% sure, that the modded BIOS has been flashed correctly?