Talk:Intel Rapid Storage Technology

what is it?
What the heck does RAID stand for? (Since it's all-caps, I assume it is an acronym.) I came across this article while trying to make my old computer work with a new solid state drive, because everyone talks about RAID all over the net but never says what the hell it is. Is it something like SATA? (Can I have RAID and SATA at the same time??) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.155.236.135 (talk) 13:19, 6 March 2014 (UTC)
 * thankfully, perhaps, this person left the comment unsigned. Next time s/he might actually search Wikipedia for RAID! ;D I don't understand how these people would find either "Intel Matrix RAID" or Intel Rapid Storage Technology" without knowing how to look up "RAID" Cuvtixo (talk) 16:14, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

If it's a technology, why is it all capitalized? Is "Intel" really part of the name, assuming it is a proper name? Are there any secondary sources that use it, that can confirm whether it's treated as proper or generic? I can't find any books or papers that mention Rapid Storage Technology and Intel. Dicklyon (talk) 01:38, 2 January 2012 (UTC)
 * Why would you even be looking for it in books? This is another new computer technology that is evolving rapidly, and all references would be made on the web, in PDFs as well as html webpages. After the fact, Intel might publish this in it's reference books, but if you're starting your search in a library, or even books listed in a place like Amazon.com, you are doing it wrong! Cuvtixo (talk) 16:09, 8 October 2018 (UTC)
 * that may have been a little harsh, perhaps Dicklyon meant "books and papers" in the context of an internet search. But it is irritating to have someone totally ignorant of a subject who seems ready to dismiss or delete an article as "not noteworthy". I don't know why else a person would ask these kinds of questions. Please, don't be hunting for articles to delete as a self-appointed gatekeeper of Wikipedia. Do the hard work of research yourself Cuvtixo (talk) 16:26, 8 October 2018 (UTC)

It's another flavor of RAID, a sort of hybrid between whatever flavors of RAID. Just as valid as the others. You can put 2 other raids on 1. It's free, it's not some commercial software endeavor, it should stay. When literally hundreds of millions of motherboards have it, it should stay. Some people may wonder what it is.

Darrellx (talk) 13:28, 3 March 2012 (UTC)

'''Really, just what exactly is this Intel RST technology? ''' Beyond marketing emphasis on RAID, wherein it supposedly boosts performance, (albeit no citations), does RST do anything else? Why is it enabled in practically every new PC and Notebook, yet most contain only a single disk? Why is it mutually exclusive, Intel RST -vs- AHCI? Why do PCs' BIOS associate their RST equipped SATA controller with their onboard m.2 NVMe SSD? (which resides on PCIe lanes). Why does Windows BlueScreen BSOD when the RST setting is changed to AHCI?

Minus any answers to these fundamental questions, this article in its present state is just a marketing blurb for Intel. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.60.107.208 (talk) 21:34, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/architecture-and-technology/rapid-storage-technology.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.60.107.208 (talk) 22:10, 4 April 2022 (UTC)

"weasel words"

The picture makes no sense
The picture makes no sense. RAID 10 with different partitions on the same disk (vs 4 required in normal R10)? Should also have reference to Intel ESRT and ESRT 2. Shjacks45 (talk) 15:18, 11 January 2013 (UTC)


 * Hello!
 * If you talk about the picture http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:RAID_MATRIX.png
 * I think it makes sense: it doesn't depict RAID 10 but one RAID 1 volume and one RAID 0 volume, both sharing two physical hard drives. I had used this configuration, it works; and it is a typical feature of RST.
 * asklucas (talk) 20:31, 2 December 2013 (UTC)

Intel RST vs. Intel RSTe
This article does not explain the difference between RST and RSTe. Do some motherboards offer both? If so, who should be using which? —  Solo Owl   14:38, 21 October 2017 (UTC)
 * RSTe is the "enterprise" version of RST which Intel has developed for that market. There is no essential difference, only some modifications for using much larger RAID arrays of disks (although in this case the "disks" are usually large solid state drives), in networks and clusters, etc. This probably should be put in the article with proper citations, but RSTe itself is not notable enough for a separate article. RSTe is only appropriate for those environments which professionals oversee; in other words, people with expertise who would not likely be looking up a Wikipedia article for guidance. Cuvtixo (talk) 16:01, 8 October 2018 (UTC)