Z77 Extreme4 SSD cache, no accelerate button found

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   I haven't been able to get the accelerate button to appear in the Intel RST control panel.  
I installed only my 2TB sata 3.0 hdd on the sata3 0 port  and chose raid mode in bios and did not see any intel rapid storage technology tab in there with 2.90 bios version.  I installed windows 7 pro then once installed, I installed the chipset driver from the asrock cd and Intel rst 11.6.0.1030. 

After that, I restarted my pc, then connected the Samsung 840 Pro 128GB ssd into sata 3.0 port 1with sata 6Gbps cables.  I am using the most recent firmware for my ssd.  The first time I installed both drives together, windows put a partition on my ssd so I had to only have my hdd connected for the os install.

I've not been able to see the Intel SRT option anywhere in the Intel RST control panel, neither can I see an accelerate button.    I talked with an Intel tech support agent who never got back to me but told me to make a 200 Mb partition of unallocated space but that didn't fix anything. 

I've reformatted several times trying different sata configurations and installed two different versions of Intel RST, I've spent  countless hours to get this to work.  I've read a lot of peoples post on forums.  I read a guide from Asrocks website but the bios looks different than what I'm using.

My bios is updated.  There is no raid rom option to enter into when I go into the bios or boot up windows, i've looked for it. I clicked ctrl+I and nothing happends at reboot, there is no Intel rst message at boot. Only the Asrock bios options and then it goes into windows.  

Edited by Asrockuser - 15 Jul 2015 at 5:30pm

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Asrockuser Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 113	Post Options Post Reply Quote Asrockuser Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Z77 Extreme4 SSD cache, no accelerate button found Posted: 15 Jul 2015 at 2:25pm
	I haven't been able to get the accelerate button to appear in the Intel RST control panel. I installed only my 2TB sata 3.0 hdd on the sata3 0 port and chose raid mode in bios and did not see any intel rapid storage technology tab in there with 2.90 bios version. I installed windows 7 pro then once installed, I installed the chipset driver from the asrock cd and Intel rst 11.6.0.1030. After that, I restarted my pc, then connected the Samsung 840 Pro 128GB ssd into sata 3.0 port 1with sata 6Gbps cables. I am using the most recent firmware for my ssd. The first time I installed both drives together, windows put a partition on my ssd so I had to only have my hdd connected for the os install. I've not been able to see the Intel SRT option anywhere in the Intel RST control panel, neither can I see an accelerate button. I talked with an Intel tech support agent who never got back to me but told me to make a 200 Mb partition of unallocated space but that didn't fix anything. I've reformatted several times trying different sata configurations and installed two different versions of Intel RST, I've spent countless hours to get this to work. I've read a lot of peoples post on forums. I read a guide from Asrocks website but the bios looks different than what I'm using. My bios is updated. There is no raid rom option to enter into when I go into the bios or boot up windows, i've looked for it. I clicked ctrl+I and nothing happends at reboot, there is no Intel rst message at boot. Only the Asrock bios options and then it goes into windows. Edited by Asrockuser - 15 Jul 2015 at 5:30pm
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Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 25073	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jul 2015 at 3:24pm
	Check the status of "Disk Data Cache" under IRST in windows. IRST --> Manage --> Advanced I don't have an accelerate button either but data caching is enabled on my system. I am not sure if current versions of IRST even have a toggleable accelerate function anymore. I am not overly familiar with this so someone please correct me if I am wrong. Before I installed IRST my disk benchmarks were slower than after I installed so I know IRST did something but as to whether this is what you are asking about I couldn't say for sure. I have my drives set to AHCI as I have no raid arrays in my system at present. Welcome to the forums

Asrockuser Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 113	Post Options Post Reply Quote Asrockuser Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jul 2015 at 3:45pm
	I'm talking about Intel Smart Response Technology, not data cache, it's always enabled by default on my computer even if I use one hard drive. Yes Irst speeds up read and write speeds, I noticed that too but it's not what I'm going on about. For some reasons my drives are set to AHCI mode but should be set to raid since it's enabled in the bios I think? IRST System Report System Information OS name: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional OS version: 6.1.7600 7600 System name: Asrockuser-PC System manufacturer: To Be Filled By O.E.M. System model: To Be Filled By O.E.M. Processor: GenuineIntel Intel64 Family 6 Model 58 Stepping 9 3.401 GHz BIOS: American Megatrends Inc., P2.90 Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise Information Kit installed: 11.6.0.1030 User interface version: 11.6.0.1030 Language: English (United States) Driver version: 11.6.0.1030 ISDI version: 11.6.0.1030 Storage System Information Controller name: Intel(R) 7 Series/C216 Chipset Family SATA AHCI Controller Type: SATA Mode: AHCI Number of SATA ports: 6 Number of volumes: 0 Number of spares: 0 Number of available disks: 2 Rebuild on Hot Plug: Disabled Manufacturer: 32902 Model number: 7682 Product revision: 4 Direct attached disk: Direct attached disk: Disk on Controller 0, Port 0 Status: Normal Type: SATA disk Location type: Internal Size: 1,863 GB System disk: Yes Disk data cache: Enabled Command queuing: NCQ SATA transfer rate: 6 Gb/s Model: ST2000DM001-1CH164 Serial number: SCSI device ID: 0 Firmware: CC24 Physical sector size: 4096 Bytes Logical sector size: 512 Bytes Disk on Controller 0, Port 1 Status: Normal Type: SATA SSD Location type: Internal Size: 119 GB System disk: No Disk data cache: Enabled Command queuing: NCQ SATA transfer rate: 6 Gb/s Model: Samsung SSD 840 PRO Series Serial number: SCSI device ID: 1 Firmware: DXM06B0Q Physical sector size: 512 Bytes Logical sector size: 512 Bytes Empty port Port: 2 Port location: Internal Empty port Port: 3 Port location: Internal Empty port Port: 4 Port location: Internal Empty port Port: 5 Port location: Internal Edited by Asrockuser - 15 Jul 2015 at 7:12pm
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Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 25073	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jul 2015 at 4:04pm
	I see what you are saying now. I am afraid I am not equipped to help you with the smart response issue as I have never used it. As for the RAID setup, maybe try clearing CMOS and setting it again. Sometimes settings can be sticky in UEFI BIOSes. I as a matter of course I clear CMOS every time I make a hardware change in my system. I have also found it beneficial to clear CMOS after a bios update to reset everything properly. Just be sure to boot the system at least once on the new bios before the clear as there is a slight chance it can cause problems otherwise. I hope this is of some help, good luck.

Asrockuser Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 113	Post Options Post Reply Quote Asrockuser Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jul 2015 at 4:06pm
	I'll try that, thanks again.
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Asrockuser Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 113	Post Options Post Reply Quote Asrockuser Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jul 2015 at 4:29pm
	Hey, I cleared cmos like you said and now I get the CTRL+I option which is called Raid Rom I believe. Thanks a lot, but now my screen will not boot to windows in raid mode so I think I may have to reinstall windows 7 if the shortcuts don't work.
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Asrockuser Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 Jul 2015 Status: Offline Points: 113	Post Options Post Reply Quote Asrockuser Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jul 2015 at 4:54pm
	I booted into windows by setting the sata mode back to AHCI. Then I went into the registry following a guide from Overclock.net found here. http://www.overclock.net/t/1227636/how-to-change-sata-modes-after-windows-installation Then I restarted my computer after changing those two registry settings talked about in the guide to 0. Then I went into the bios, changed back to raid mode and booted into windows 7, I reinstalled intel rst and after a reboot, the accelerate button appeared and now all is well. I never would have guess to clear cmos. Thanks a lot!
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Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 25073	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jul 2015 at 5:43pm
	Glad you got it sorted