Intel RST (Rapid Storage Technology) Drivers - Not up to date on Dell???

Hi guys.

During my recent investigations into SSD optimizations, I found that several users were installing the above driver but direct from the intel site here:

http://downloadcenter.intel.com/Sea...tel®+RST)&ProdId=2101&LineId=1090&FamilyId=40

Top one of the list, afaik, is being used, by some, when optimizing SSD performance (or so I have read via SSD threads here on NBR)

Now, looking at the version number of that Intel RST driver (10.1.0.1008) and checking the version number of the latest Dell offering for RST drivers (9.6.0.1014), seems to me like the driver support from Dell for these is well out of date?

The Dell release version shows a release date of 8/2/2010
The Intel release version shows a release date of 12/15/210

This newer Intel RST Driver has been out now for over a month so how come it aint on support?

Thats a huge 4 month gap between releases, I would have thought that Dell would have been up to date with these things? - if, indeed, the Intel version is the same thing but just a newer release of RST Drivers then why isnt it on the Dell Drivers/Downloads as an update?

I presume that these two drivers do the same thing, just that one is more recent?

Anyone know of any differences or wether or not we shouldnt use the Intel "latest" version as opposed to the "out of date" Dell version????

Weird?

 

I guess this drivers are built-in Windows like drivers for optical bay for example. It's not Dell's job to give usual updates I think. It only improves ssd and raid performance.

Download them and manually update using devise manager (download non exe version). Need more help?

 

This is a driver available for download on Dell Support website for M17x-R2....its not a built in Windows driver.

And I DO think its Dells Job to give us the latest updates for our Drivers? - how can you possibly say it isnt? - question is moreso, why isnt it up to date?

Drivers/Downloads section obviously exists for a reason and that reason is to give AW owners the latest drivers for our respective systems. If this list isnt kept up to date by Dell, then how do we know what is the latest available driver without having to trawl the internet to check that every single Driver IS up to date on support? - would be quite a job for someone inexperienced, hence the list of system drivers available....kind of a grab and go, if you like.

It should be up to date, I say.

 

this is commercial question between dell and driver producer. Sony notebooks F13 had no opportunity to get best graphic drivers from Nvidia site because sony did not give needed info about it to Nvidia. Only couple weeks ago this was resolved

 

Nearly every manufacturer is behind when it comes to updating drivers on their website. The drivers offered on some of my stuff is over 1-3 years old on their website.

Also they might only choose to update drivers that has a signed WQHL

 

Has anyone tested to see if this is a better driver to use than the one on the dell site?

 

All I know is that a bunch of guys have been using it if you check out the SSD thread. Alot of people downloading the top one on the link......

 

And I know that while someone is waiting for Dell update Intel PERHAPS is going to release new driver http://forum.notebookreview.com/win...rapid-storage-10-1-2-1004-whql-available.html
At least someone think so

 

I think most OEM's just get a functioning driver out and unless a bug is found theres no reason to update it.

 

Thats a shame - I thought (foolishly) that OEM would keep their driver list up to date.

Scenario being that if I did a clean install, got what I thought were the latest drivers from Dell website, I actually wouldnt be getting the latest drivers, would I?

I wonder how many other drivers on Dell are out of date.....slightly disconcerting really....

 

Well I decided I would go ahead and try these drivers out.

 

You are so fast I have the latest from Intel's site even thought I don't have SSD. But as you have SSD you shouldn't even think about smth before use 10-th version

 

And your results are???

 

Use CrystalDiskMark to check results

 

It seems to run fine. I never benchmared it before so I have nothing to compare it to but heres my results:

 

Those are pretty low, particularly the write speeds. One tweak that can help there is to enable write caching for the SSD. Go to Start/Computer/then right click on your c: drive (the SSD), select Properties, then the Hardware tab, select-highlight your SSD from the list of installed drives, then click on Properties (bottom), select the Policies tab and then select/check "Enable write caching on this device." Then OK and out. Now rerun the benchmark and see whether you get any improvement.

 

Ok ill try that later. What is write caching anyway?

Edit:
Write caching was enabled when I ran it.

 

OK. Don't try it later. You better don't

Edit: You already went there I'm late UNCHECK THAT BOX. What Relevator said is ANTItweak for SSD however you SSD is definitely slow. Looks like it is not top one. Here are links for real Tweaks for SSD Windows 7 - Ultimate SSD Speed Tweaks
SSD Tweaks and Optimizations in Windows 7 - Windows 7 Forums

 

And the last control headshot link http://forum.notebookreview.com/sony/533819-ssd-tweaks-tips.html

 

I tried a bunch of that stuff and all my read and write speeds dropped.

 

Yeah. Every SSD needs its own configuration of all that. Either you spend lots of time (ask someone else who got the same SSD) or choose default. What SSD do you have?

Still you should disable defragmentation.

 

Defragmentation is disabled and I got a samsung pm800, the stock one that came with the m17xr2.

 

James D., quit spreading disinformation around here. You should actually read and try the suggestions included in some of those posts you cite. If you disable write caching. you will significantly reduce write speeds.

 

I can't say that I used it on SSD but I know many people (not personal but from this forum) who disabled write caching and got faster speeds. Looks like it depends on SSD. This question must be clarified on other threads and it is bigger chance to get a right answer there.

PS But the main reason why I was so straight in my opinion was that Enabling write cache is default settings so you can't call this "tweak". It is already enabled for every internal device. You can use it as tweak only for external devices like Card reader, USB flash drives and so on