[DRIVERS] Intel Chipset/MEI/SATA (1xx/2xx/3xx/4xx/5xx)

[MoKiChU]

Hi everyone,

- Intel SATA AHCI-RAID Drivers (Drivers Only) :

Drivers - 3xx : 17.9.4.1017 WHQL [24/07/2020]
Download - 3xx : Link

Thread updated.

[DmitriyS]

Thank you

[richie3p]

Hi everyone,

- Intel MEI Drivers with SoftwareComponent Drivers (Drivers Only) :

Drivers : 2031.15.0.1743 WHQL [28/07/2020]

Download : Link

Thread updated.

Hi, Just wondering because i'm new here. Are the drivers in this post considered beta drivers or something? Because I own a Strix z490-E and on the support page for my motherboard the driver versions for ME and chipset are much older than the ones in this post (the ME is even labeled "beta" on the support page since May). Would you recommend to use these ones instead because they are more recent?

[XYchromosone]

Hi all, is there a problem if installing Intel SATA AHCI-RAID Drivers : 4xx : 18.30.0.1135 on a 3xx chipset motherboard? instead of 17.9.4.1017?

Drivers - 4xx : 18.30.0.1135 WHQL [17/07/2020]
Drivers - 3xx : 17.9.4.1017 WHQL [24/07/2020]

I ask because I have installed v18.30.0.1135 on my maximus XI Extreme Z390 motherboard and it's all running OK. I haven't run any SSD benchmarks with both versions so I don't know if there is any disadvantage of using v18 instead of v17.

I guess I could ask win-raid forum for there might be someone there who knows, in case there's nobody here who can shed some light on this subject. TIA for any input, folks.

[howxcore]

Hi all, is there a problem if installing Intel SATA AHCI-RAID Drivers : 4xx : 18.30.0.1135 on a 3xx chipset motherboard? instead of 17.9.4.1017?

Drivers - 4xx : 18.30.0.1135 WHQL [17/07/2020]
Drivers - 3xx : 17.9.4.1017 WHQL [24/07/2020]

I ask because I have installed v18.30.0.1135 on my maximus XI Extreme Z390 motherboard and it's all running OK. I haven't run any SSD benchmarks with both versions so I don't know if there is any disadvantage of using v18 instead of v17.

I guess I could ask win-raid forum for there might be someone there who knows, in case there's nobody here who can shed some light on this subject. TIA for any input, folks.

You need to install the 17.9.4 drivers because they are for the z390 chipset, 18.30 drivers are for the z490 chipset.

[MoKiChU]

Hi all, is there a problem if installing Intel SATA AHCI-RAID Drivers : 4xx : 18.30.0.1135 on a 3xx chipset motherboard? instead of 17.9.4.1017?

Drivers - 4xx : 18.30.0.1135 WHQL [17/07/2020]
Drivers - 3xx : 17.9.4.1017 WHQL [24/07/2020]

I ask because I have installed v18.30.0.1135 on my maximus XI Extreme Z390 motherboard and it's all running OK. I haven't run any SSD benchmarks with both versions so I don't know if there is any disadvantage of using v18 instead of v17.

I guess I could ask win-raid forum for there might be someone there who knows, in case there's nobody here who can shed some light on this subject. TIA for any input, folks.

Hi,

- Motherboards with Intel 2xx series chipsets are not compatible with 17.8.x drivers branch and more recent except for motherboards with some Intel 2xx series chipsets whose support is currently maintained. This is why the all Intel 2xx series chipsets is not marked as compatible with 17.8.x drivers and more recent.
- Motherboards with Intel 3xx series chipsets are not compatible with 18.30.x drivers branch and more recent except for motherboards with some Intel 3xx series chipsets whose support is currently maintained. This is why the all Intel 3xx series chipsets is not marked as compatible with 18.30.x drivers and more recent.

Note : I already see questions arrived "which is the most optimal then ?", the most optimal is to respect what there is written on the first post of this thread, so, if you don't have motherboard with Intel 3xx series chipset, don't use the 17.8.x drivers branch and more recent, if you don't have motherboard with Intel 4xx series chipset, don't use the 18.30.x drivers branch and more recent.

[Jesseinsf]

Hi,

- Motherboards with Intel 2xx series chipsets are not compatible with 17.8.x drivers branch and more recent except for motherboards with some Intel 2xx series chipsets whose support is currently maintained. This is why the all Intel 2xx series chipsets is not marked as compatible with 17.8.x drivers and more recent.
- Motherboards with Intel 3xx series chipsets are not compatible with 18.30.x drivers branch and more recent except for motherboards with some Intel 3xx series chipsets whose support is currently maintained. This is why the all Intel 3xx series chipsets is not marked as compatible with 18.30.x drivers and more recent.

Note : I already see questions arrived "which is the most optimal then ?", the most optimal is to respect what there is written on the first post of this thread, so, if you don't have motherboard with Intel 3xx series chipset, don't use the 17.8.x drivers branch and more recent, if you don't have motherboard with Intel 4xx series chipset, don't use the 18.30.x drivers branch and more recent.

Did you make a mistake in the "Note" section with the Chipset versions?

[Jesseinsf]

Hi,

I reread it, and no, there is no mistake.

I got it, makes sense now. Was quite late last night when I read it.

[XYchromosone]

Hi,

- Motherboards with Intel 2xx series chipsets are not compatible with 17.8.x drivers branch and more recent except for motherboards with some Intel 2xx series chipsets whose support is currently maintained. This is why the all Intel 2xx series chipsets is not marked as compatible with 17.8.x drivers and more recent.
- Motherboards with Intel 3xx series chipsets are not compatible with 18.30.x drivers branch and more recent except for motherboards with some Intel 3xx series chipsets whose support is currently maintained. This is why the all Intel 3xx series chipsets is not marked as compatible with 18.30.x drivers and more recent.

Note : I already see questions arrived "which is the most optimal then ?", the most optimal is to respect what there is written on the first post of this thread, so, if you don't have motherboard with Intel 3xx series chipset, don't use the 17.8.x drivers branch and more recent, if you don't have motherboard with Intel 4xx series chipset, don't use the 18.30.x drivers branch and more recent.

Thanks for your reply MoKiChU. This is interesting, let me explain why. The hardware ID for the "Storage controller/Intel Chipset SATA/PCIe RST Premium controller" for my Z390 is "PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2822&CC_0104"

The iaStorAC.inf file found in Driver Ver=07/17/2020,18.30.0.1135 specifically found in the folder "Intel RST v18.30.0.1135\F6\NonVMD\f6flpy-x64" has the same hardware ID, specifically the first one in the hardware ID list:

"%PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2822&CC_0104.DeviceDesc% = RAID_inst, PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2822&CC_0104"

BTW the inf file "iaStorHsa_Ext.inf" found in "Intel RST v18.30.0.1135\F6\HsaExtension" also has hardware ID "PCI\VEN_8086&DEV_2822&CC_0104"

So this tells me that v18 is indeed compatible with the Z390 chipset, and not just for the Z4xx

This is why I installed v18, but I asked on this thread if there is any known issue if I installed v18 on a Z3xx because the first post suggests v18 is only for Z4xx chipsets. My PC is running fine with v18, so it should because 2 of the driver's inf files has the z390 hardware ID as I've explained above. If v18 wasn't compatible with z390 the inf files in the 2 folders I mentioned above would not mention the hardware ID for the Z390. Do you see my point?

[MoKiChU]

Do you see my point?

Read my previous post again, I have already explained that some 3xx series chipsets HW ID were compatible 18.30.x drivers branch (including your Z390 RAID HW ID or my Z370 AHCI HW ID), but that it's not optimal to use them and this is why the all Intel 3xx series chipsets are not marked as compatible with 18.30.x drivers. But if you want to use this branch at all costs, do what you want, of course.