Intel RS2WC080 RAID Controller SAS Hardware RAID Driver 6.714.18.00

Changes:

- Driver needs to handle corner condition While processing continuous IO completion

Installs RAID device driver on existing Windows 2012/8 system:

1. Start the Windows installation by booting from the Windows 2012/8/2008/7 DVD-ROM. The system BIOS must support booting from a DVD-ROM. BIOS settings might require changes to allow DVD-ROM booting.
2. When the screen displays: "Where do you want to install Windows?", select 'Load Driver', then click Next.
3. The system prompts for a Load Driver dialogue to ask for the manufacturer-supplied hardware driver disk. Insert the driver diskette containing the Windows 2012/8/7/2008 device driver, and press <Enter>.
NOTE: You may ask to supply the appropriate INF path if you want to load driver from a USB flash drive.
4. Select the Windows device driver from the menu by highlighting it, then click Next.
5. Remove the USB flash drive. Follow the Microsoft Windows installation procedure to continue the OS installation.

Installs RAID device driver on existing Windows 7/2008 system:

1. Boot Windows.
2. Under Control Panel, select Administrative Tools -> Computer Management. Then Select Device Manger and identify the new add-in device. Double click the device, then select the Drier Page, click Update Driver to install the new driver.
3. Insert the driver diskette into the A: drive.
4. Click the 'Browse My computer for driver software' button.
5. Click the 'Browse' button to specify the driver disk location A:
6. Click the 'Next' button then system will search driver in the specified location and install the driver automatically.
7. Click the 'Close' button to complete the driver installation.
8. Repeat this process for all the controllers on your system.

About SATA / AHCI / RAID Drivers:

When you install an operating system, SATA settings (be it AHCI, RAID, or IDE mode) are detected from the BIOS. If you want to change from one mode to another after the OS has been applied, appropriate drivers are required.

Bear in mind that if you modify these settings without installing proper files first, the operating system will not be able to boot until changes are reverted or required drivers are applied.

To perform the latter task, get the package, run the available setup and follow the instructions displayed on-screen for a complete installation. Afterwards, perform a system reboot so that all changes take effect, enter BIOS menu, and set the SATA option to the mode that best describes the newly applied drivers.

So, if you intend to modify the SATA settings to the mode described by this release, click the download button, and make the desired changes. In addition to that, don't forget to constantly check with our website so that you don't miss a single new release.