PCI Express x16 slot - Q45 Chipset - graphics only?
Hello - I recently purchased a refurbished Lenovo desktop model Thinkcentre 58p (7483-CTO). This is a small form factor desktop that uses the Intel Q45 chipset according to the specs posted by Lenovo....
View ArticleCan't use my ssd in Rapid Storage.
Hi Everyone,I have a problem with my Samsung 32 GB SSD. When I bought computer, it came with Windows 7 and Rapid Storage Tech was functional. After decided to migrate a linux distro (ubuntu) for 3...
View ArticleIntel C600 Series SAS/SATA Controller Low SSD Benchmark #s
This may be a question for Samsung, but I figured I'd check here. I have a Dell Precision T3600. It has the C600 Series controller in it. I downloaded and updated the drivers to 3.7.0.1092 (dated...
View ArticleFirmware Upgrade Truncated HDD Serial Numbers. RAID 5 Broken.
Hi All, I recently upgraded my ASROCK Z87E-ITX which included an update for the Intel Rapid Storage Raid Controller.It appears to have left my RAID 5 in a horrible state. I have a three (3) drive...
View ArticleWhat should be the POST (power-on self test) code for D945GCNL
Hello everyone, I am not sure if this is the right place to ask this but, I wanna know what should be the POST code after a motherboard (which is perfectly fine) boots correctly and loads the windows...
View ArticleAHCI mode for HM67
Hello! I have the notebook SONY VAIO VPCSE2V9 with chipset Intel(R) HM67 Express Chipset.I've installed SSD disk to my notebook but currently AHCI is disabled. Does this chipset support AHCI? Where can...
View ArticlePartition requirements for Rapid Start on Vaio Flip 13A?
What are the partition requirements for Rapid Start on Vaio Flip 13A? The machine is advertised as having Sony Rapid Wake + eco, which I understand to be Sony's name for Intel Rapid Start. I have done...
View ArticleSurface Pro (2) performance problems when iRST drivers are used
Hi, I have been doing deployments of Windos 8.1 RTM with Microsoft Surface Pro 1 and 2 tablets.What I've noticed is that when the iRST (hdc / iahcic) drivers are used in WinPE, and subsequently during...
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Dell E6540 Southbridge Rev C1 or C2
Hi EveryoneMy laptop is Dell E6540I use CPU-Z to see that my southbridge version is still C1.I bought this recently so I think Intel already solve this USB issue and the version here should be C2.Is...
View ArticleIntel Rapid Start Technology Problem
(Lenovo U410 touch - Windows 8.1)I started having trouble a week ago when my laptop crashed and on starting up, gave me an error message stating that'Intel Rapid Start Technology is not enabled'. The...
View ArticleiRST Changes
Hi all, Just purchased a Dell XPS 8700 that has a small 32GB cached mSATA SSD for the main HDD. Originally installed with W8, but as I hate W8 removed it and installed W7 Prof x64. I'm trying to setup...
View ArticleHelp "Switch to AHCI"
HII upgrade my pc's motherboard from Gigabyte EP41 to GA-H87 -HD3. But I can't run on it my hdd that windows xp installed on it before. I changed the AHCI mode to IDE in BIOS to try Install the AHCI...
View ArticleMatrix Storage Mgr- Array size 100% but not in Windows
Recently updated two hard drives in a RAID 1 pc in our office. The following steps were taken: 1. Removed #2 (of 2) 146gb hard drive, installed new blank 1TB drive.2. Rebooted, correctly received...
View Articlewhat is Memory Bank?
Hi, I would like to know what is Memory Bank, is there any technical document could describe memory bank as detail as possible on Intel site? thank you!
View ArticleMultiple display support
Hi I'm looking to purchase this motherboard with the i3-4130. Will I be able to run two monitors over the VGA and DVI? Or will I run into limitations from the H87 and HD 4400 graphics? I'm getting...
View ArticleCan't reinstall Intel Rapid Storage Technology (RST) after flipping BIOS back...
Hi. I updated my Gigabyte Z68 motherboard's BIOS but I forgot to flip the SATA back to RAID mode because the motherboard defaults back to IDE after a BIOS update. (the RAID is for caching a hard disk...
View Articleupdate rapid storage technology
hello, i have an old drivers version of intel rapid storage technology, i've just downloaded the latest one (the 12.9.01001) , but i dont want to do something that can trouble my system.i want to...
View ArticleHow to have 32 bit and 64 bit OS on same machine
My current approach is to have the two Windows 7 OS on two different HDDs (or SSD depending on speed requirements of 64 bit configuration) and connect/disconnect as required. The issue I'm concerned...
View ArticleNo chipset BD82HM65-SLJ4P-X152A822, o que significa o último grupo de...
No chipset BD82HM65-SLJ4P-X152A822, o que significa o último grupo de caracteres? Chipsets que difiram apenas quanto ao último grupo seriam iguais?
View ArticleHow do I check SMART status on IRST RAID 5?
Hi, I'm running Windows 7 64-bit and using IRST to build a RAID 5 out of five 2TB disks. At least one disk is bad, but IRST reports them as fine. Every few times I boot up IRST "verifies and repairs"...
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