So I was able to uninstall Intel RST without an issue, but it explicitly states that it doesn't uninstall the drivers. iaStor.sys is still on my system because it is still the named driver, however it looks like that is the name of the Intel driver whether it is RAID or AHCI. It is listed as an AHCI driver right now. Should I uninstall the Intel driver to get rid of iaStor.sys and use the general MS driver, or leave it as is?
Last edited by mezzy316; 27 Jul 2014 at 12:25.
In my opinion, I would leave it just the way it is. I use IRST (Intel Rapid Storage not Rapid Start) on my computer and have no problems with it. If you start having issues with it, then uninstall the drivers. I do believe you can 'roll back' the driver in device manager to MSAHCI if you so desire. But, I would give it time and see if it causes problems for you.
IRST is Intel's Raid driver, but it also contains Intel's AHCI driver and is the only way to get it that I am aware of. I have an SSD and I get significantly better performance with IRST than with MSAHCI. Others have said they do not. Perhaps it simply depends on your system and what software you use. I have never had a problem with it, but others have. If it gives you problems, get rid of it. That's my opinion.
Okay, I'll leave it as-is and see how it does. I was just concerned because aiStor is what was causing the BSODs. Hopefully breaking the RAID fixed it. Thanks for all your help!
You are very welcome. let us know if you continue o have problems, or if you don't have any more. Inquiring minds want to know.
Well I just went to go on the computer and it was on the logon screen. Looks like it did a BSOD and restarted. Here is the dump file. Notice there are probably a lot of them, but the only one that really matters is from today.
Mezzy, this time I am getting several drivers
MpFilter.sys is the Windows anti MalwareCode:lmvm MpFilter start end module name fffff880`015b3000 fffff880`015f5000 MpFilter T (no symbols) Loaded symbol image file: MpFilter.sys Image path: \SystemRoot\system32\DRIVERS\MpFilter.sys Image name: MpFilter.sys Timestamp: Tue Jan 14 17:55:38 2014 (52D5CE7A) CheckSum: 0004C189 ImageSize: 00042000 Translations: 0000.04b0 0000.04e4 0409.04b0 0409.04e4
Also
GEARAspiWDM is CD-ROM Class Filter Driver by Gear Software.Code:*** WARNING: Unable to verify timestamp for GEARAspiWDM.sys *** ERROR: Module load completed but symbols could not be loaded for GEARAspiWDM.sys Implicit thread is now fffffa80`09a6db50 Probably caused by : cdrom.sys ( cdrom!DeviceSendRequestSynchronously+c9 )
Also comes with iTunes should be able to be updated at http://www.gearsoftware.com
The CD-Rom is a windows driver Then there were also 2 references to iaStor, our old friend.
Try to go to device manager, IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers look for the AHCI controller. If it is still the Intel AHCI controller, right click it, select properties, click on the driver tab, and click on the 'roll back driver' then restart the system. I would strongly recommend creating a restore point before doing that System Restore Point - Create
Well, it just happened again, another BSOD. I attached the new dump file.
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I looked at the driver for the IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers and it is the Intel Controller (iaStor). However, the "Roll Back Driver" option is greyed out (see image).
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I also looked at the driver for the CD-ROM and there are three entries in there: cdrom.sys, GEARAspiWDM.sys, and iaStorF.sys (see second image).
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What should I do?
Yes, I did. I uninstalled the software. But during the uninstall it tells you that it does not uninstall the drivers, which I believe is why iaStor is still there.
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