Thinkpad noob here. As far as I can ascertain, "Turbo Memory" is Intel marketroid speak for a cache to R/W to/from the main drive.
I'm wondering if I should uninstall the Intel Turbo Memory driver from my W500 (4063-3FU ). Side question: Does it even make sense to use this caching if you later end up using a hybrid hard drive?
To work, Intel® Turbo Memory Help says you need:
- A NAND flash memory size of 1 GB
Astrsa32 shows a "flash cache logic chip", but oddly, doesn't say how much. I wonder if Astra32 is misreporting its presence because the Intel Turbo Memory driver is installed. Window's Performance and Reliability monitor shows something called IMD-0 that looks to be ~1.5GB in size.
Additionally, the Intel Turbo Memory interface reported:
----Start----
System
Kit Installed: 8.9.2.1002
Shell Version: 8.9.2.1002
OS Name: Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) Business
OS Version: 6.0.6002 Service Pack 2 Build 6002
System Name: LENOVOW500
System Manufacturer: LENOVO
System Model: 40633FU
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T9400 @ 2.53GHz
BIOS Version/Date: LENOVO 6FET92WW (3.22 ), 12/14/2011
Language: ENU
Intel(R) Turbo Memory
Cache Disk Location: 0
Model Name: HTS541060G9SA00
Capacity: 55 GB
Installation Status: Present
File: C:\Windows\system32\drivers\iaNvStor.sys
Version: 1.10.1.1002
Provider: Intel Corporation
OROM Version: 1.10.1.1002
OROM Status: Success
----END----
Intel® Turbo Memory Help also says you need:
An Intel® microprocessor that supports one of the following I/O controllers:
o Intel® 82801HBM Serial ATA AHCI Controller (ICH8M)
o Intel® 82801HEM Serial ATA AHCI Controller (ICH8ME)
o Intel(R) ICH9R SATA RAID Controller (ICH9R)
My SATA AHCI controller is listed by Astra32 as "82801|B/IR/IH (ICH9 Family)" which is close to what I see in the requirements.... but does not seem to match exactly. Am I in the club?
Now if I do meet the requirements, I *still* wonder if I should use the Intel Turbo Memory driver because I have a 1TB hyrbid HD I'll be putting in eventually. IIRC they market it as a "hybrid" drive because it has a 8GB cache.
As it stands now (plain HDD installed) Vista x32 reports Intel Turbo Memory Driver (iaNvStor.sys) and Intel Matrix Storage Manager driver - ia32 (iaStor.sys) are slowing down Standby and Hibernate mode. Windows' Performance and Reliability Monitor also "Average Disk Queue Length" as out of norms for having a Mean of 2 and a Max of 69. (Currently I am using a conventional HDD and not the hybrid drive.)
Can you guys bring me up to speed?
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