Are the 7-Series motherboards being left behind by the manufacturers and Intel with regards to Windows 10 drivers? Specifically updated SATA/AHCI drivers. I know everyone is suggesting that the Win-8.1 drivers be used if Win-10 drivers aren't available, and I have installed the Win-8.1 SATA drivers (using Have Disk) without issue on a clean Win-10 install.
What bothers me is that the 8-Series and newer motherboards have updated drivers for Windows 10, including SATA/AHCI. My B75 Asus board only has updated Chipset and LAN drivers so far. In fact, I've checked all the major players (Asus, ASRock, GigaByte, MSI) and all of them only have a few sporadic updated Windows 10 drivers for their 7-Series chipset boards - but non of them have updated SATA drivers.
Yes, the Win-8.1 driver seems to be working fine in Windows 10. But if no driver update is needed, then why did Asus (Intel I guess) release a new driver for the 8-Series chipset but not the B75? Actually all the 8-Series and newer chipset boards have updated SATA/AHCI drivers, but not the 7-Series boards.
Here's an example of what I'm talking about:
Asus P8B75-M/CSM
Win10
- none
Win7,8,8.1
- Intel AHCI/RAID Driver V12.8.0.1016
     iaStorA.sys (630 KB)
Asus B85-Plus
Win10
- Intel AHCI/RAID Driver V14.5.0.1081
     iaStorA.sys (1422 KB)
Win7,8,8.1
- Intel AHCI/RAID Driver V12.8.0.1016
     iaStorA.sys (630 KB)
If you notice, the B75 and B85 motherboards have the same SATA driver for Win7,8, and 8.1. But only the B85 board has the newer SATA driver for Windows 10. Is the newer driver improving performance, compatibility, or both?
Appreciate any feedback on driver status for 7-Series motherboards or what, if anything, the newer Windows 10 SATA driver brings to the table.
What bothers me is that the 8-Series and newer motherboards have updated drivers for Windows 10, including SATA/AHCI. My B75 Asus board only has updated Chipset and LAN drivers so far. In fact, I've checked all the major players (Asus, ASRock, GigaByte, MSI) and all of them only have a few sporadic updated Windows 10 drivers for their 7-Series chipset boards - but non of them have updated SATA drivers.
Yes, the Win-8.1 driver seems to be working fine in Windows 10. But if no driver update is needed, then why did Asus (Intel I guess) release a new driver for the 8-Series chipset but not the B75? Actually all the 8-Series and newer chipset boards have updated SATA/AHCI drivers, but not the 7-Series boards.
Here's an example of what I'm talking about:
Asus P8B75-M/CSM
Win10
- none
Win7,8,8.1
- Intel AHCI/RAID Driver V12.8.0.1016
     iaStorA.sys (630 KB)
Asus B85-Plus
Win10
- Intel AHCI/RAID Driver V14.5.0.1081
     iaStorA.sys (1422 KB)
Win7,8,8.1
- Intel AHCI/RAID Driver V12.8.0.1016
     iaStorA.sys (630 KB)
If you notice, the B75 and B85 motherboards have the same SATA driver for Win7,8, and 8.1. But only the B85 board has the newer SATA driver for Windows 10. Is the newer driver improving performance, compatibility, or both?
Appreciate any feedback on driver status for 7-Series motherboards or what, if anything, the newer Windows 10 SATA driver brings to the table.
Sep 02, 2015 Hi all, I noticed after a clean install of Win 10 Pro that in the Device Manager I had two 'Standard SATA AHCI Controller' entries that showed the driver dated in 2006.I run 2 x SSD's a HDD and a BluRay writer. So I downloaded the latest version of SATA drivers. The hard drive controller is one of the few which does not auto detect and accept changes under windows. But I am not sure if it has Windows 10 drivers or not. Download Windows 10 printer, video card, sound, and other drivers. He writes troubleshooting content and is the General Manager of Lifewire. Dell provides Windows 10 drivers for their desktop and laptop computers via their Drivers. The latest Intel Chipset Windows driver for Windows 10 is version 10.1.1.42.
My Windows 10 desktop has just recently randomly started freezing up completely - any windows that are open cannot close, and opening a program does nothing. Not even task manager can open. When this happens, I am forced to hold down the power button to turn it off.
First I ran a Norton scan (ew I know), and it removed ~300 threats. All of the files it claimed were threats had a clean bill when uploaded to VirusTotal (which is weird, because Norton is one of the scanners VirusTotal uses). A Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scan confirmed the computer is clean.
I installed CrystalDiskInfo, and it says all the drives are in good condition. Here's the report: https://hastebin.com/hipalavopo.hs (I've X'd out the serial numbers, just in case).
I checked the Error Viewer, and it said something about the Windows Image Acquisition service, but I later concluded that was irrelevant because just a few minutes ago there was a crash and the only thing in the event logs was a critical notification about being hard powered off.
Also, I managed to retrieve an error from a process that was running on a tertiary SSD I have (I've got an SSD for the OS - 120GB, an SSD for a server - 60 GB, and a terabyte storage drive), and it said it was locked waiting for a file rename..
Everything important is backed up and I'm at a loss for what to do here, this computer is very important.
My guess is it's a SATA controller issue, because when the error occurs Windows 10 freezes - and the operating system is on another drive than the servers, but they both freeze. Could this be the case? What should I do to resolve this?
Thanks ahead of time for your time.
TL;DR Windows 10 freezes and programs can't close or open, and a server is hosted on a separate drive. Both the server and Windows freeze at the same time, as far as I'm aware (I'm never at the computer when it happens). All drives report good status, there isn't a virus or any malware on the computer.
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It definitely sounds hardware related, but picking out the SATA controller might be a bit too specific.
Intel Sata Drivers Windows 10
It's most likely you have a bad connection inside the computer on the RAM chips or some other connection. It's also very likely the system is overheating in some way. Certain systems have a lot of heat issues with certain controller chips. A surefire way that I test is to run a memory diagnostic disk (MemTest86) and gently tap on components in the computer with the plastic end of a screwdriver. If it's a bad connection, the system will absolutely freak out or lock up.
I would thoroughly clean the case with compressed air, remove and reseat the RAM chips (even better to spray the contacts with contact cleaner if you have it), and make sure all the other cables are fully seated. While the system is running for a while, look for any fans not spinning and carefully feel around for any really hot heatsinks (like too hot to touch) on the motherboard.
If the computer is more than a few years old, it could be other failing components.
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According to the release notes of the latest Windows 10 cumulative update this might be a bug fixed (as of the day you posted this report).
I had exactly the same symptoms and came across your post, and the MS document here:https://support.microsoft.com/en-au/help/4025334/windows-10-update-kb4025334
Release notes for July 18, 2017 update for Windows 10.
'Addressed issue with a port and thread leak that can cause a broad array of symptoms including unresponsive systems and iSCSI target connection failures. This occurs after installing monthly updates released between April 11, 2017 (KB4015217) through July 11, 2017 (KB4025339). This issue was called out as known issue in the corresponding release notes for these updates.
Addressed issue where faulty silicon in Solid-State Drives impacted the performance of the Microsoft Standard NVM Express Driver (stornvme). '
That patch is not (yet) available via Windows Update, you have to use the link at the end of the document to manually download and install that build. Conker live and reloaded iso download.
I was quite sure I had a failing SSD until I saw this article. For the record my SSD is from Sandisk.
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It seems like
sfc /scannow
has fixed it, at least for now (knocks on wood). Thanks to everyone who has suggested a solution!iso2013iso2013