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    Cannot install intel management engine after clean install

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by azamalin, Mar 14, 2015.

  1. azamalin

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    i did the clean installof windows 8.1. but the problem is, i cannot install the intel management engine interface. the message is your system does not meet the minimum requirements. anyone?
     
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    Did you install the chipset driver yet? You have to install it first before the management engine.
     
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    i did. that was the first driver i installed.
     
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    Make sure you are using Windows 8.1 driver and not Windows 8 driver. Which Alienware do you have?
     
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    yes, im using the correct version of windows 8.1. alienware 17 r5
     
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    Do you see the RAID config screen before the bios fires up? Check the disk drivers they should say Intel RAID. The IRST software will install the correct drivers if they are not correct so it sounds like RAID is disabled?
     
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    im using AHCI setup. is this the reason why?
     
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    why i cannot see the msata as the boot option in bios? i installed the windows in the msata, but the only options in the setup is the hdd and ivp
     
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    Yes, you cannot use any intel features. I have no idea why people change this, even if you don't want raid you might want caching in the future. Once you install windows in AHCI there is no going back. It's not as if it makes windows load any faster by installing to a cache drive. Only in benchmarks can you see the miliseconds difference, A CWOT IMO!
     
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    what is the correct setup? uefi or legacy? raid or ahci? install to hard disk or msata?
     
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    For win 8 you want UEFI with RAID. Install to the HDD and use IRST to set the msata as a cache drive once windows is installed. You should not need legacy with win 8 but I don't believe it makes any difference (unless you have a 120hz display where it may be required).

    I tested this against an install to the msata SSD in AHCI and it was around 2 seconds slower to load windows. Could not tell the difference when using windows.

    In UEFI you will not see a boot option in the bios, windows will set it up. Do not format or partition the msata drive during the install. Leave it alone so that IRST can use it for the cache. EDIT: Since you have already used the msata delete any existing partitions and leave it unused.

    You can set the cache up first using the hot key that comes up (Ctrl-I I believe?) before the bios starts but as long as you do not format it it can be done after install.

    Good luck ;).
     
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