Author: parsec
Subject: ASRock Z77 Pro3 and Windows 10
Posted: 17 Jul 2016 at 8:08pm
GarviD wrote:
Hi all,
I notice that Windows 10 support has been added on the official site of my motherboard, but I don't see Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver and utility and XFast USB.
I tried to install Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver and utility for Windows 8, but it cause a BSOD... I found on this page http://www.asrock.com/support/download.asp?cat=Drivers Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver and utility ver:14.8.0.1042 that is compatible with Windows 10, but it is for the motherboard Fatal1ty X99 Professional Gaming i7. Can I install it anyway?
The lastest version of XFast USB on the official site of my motherboard is the 3.02.31, and I found the version 3.02.38 on this page http://www.asrock.com/feature/XFast/XFastUSB/index.asp but I don't read if it is compatible with Windows 10. Is it compatible with Windows 10?
Thank you in advice to who will help me :)
You should be able to install IRST 14.8 from the X99's board page, or from here directly from Intel:
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25165/Intel-Rapid-Storage-Technology-Intel-RST-RAID-Driver
If you check the ReadMe file on that page, the Intel 7 series chipsets, which includes your Z77 chipset, is still supported by this version of IRST, and is for Windows 10:
https://downloadmirror.intel.com/25165/eng/ReadMe.txt
XFast USB is not included in any ASRock Windows 10 download page. Windows 10 changed the way it uses USB 3.0 drivers. You won't find any Intel USB 3.0 drivers on the download pages of any of their boards for Windows 10.
Just like we have not installed USB 2.0 drivers on our boards for a very long time, Windows 10 now uses its built in USB 3.0 driver only. XFast USB does not seem to be compatible with the Windows 10 USB 3.0 driver.
New ASRock boards that use the Intel 100 series chipsets do not have the XFast USB feature anymore. That is probably caused by the way these chipsets only now use the USB 3.0 driver for the USB 2.0 ports. If you try to install Windows 7 on these new boards, none of the USB ports will work, since Windows 7 does not have a built in USB 3.0 driver. We must add the USB 3.0 driver to Windows 7 to fix that problem.
So I don't think we will see XFast USB updates anymore, for Windows 10. That is also because USB 3.1 is available now.