Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Driver Installation Software with Intel® Optane™ Memory (12th to 15th Gen Platforms)

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3/19/2025

Introduction

The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) Driver 20.2.1.1016.4 supports the configuration and enabling of multiple features.

Available Downloads

  • Size: 8.1 MB
  • SHA256: 700C403E23AE3F7CEF9581A431D8F6DCB8C6A48F895725E114131C3A29232C99

Detailed Description

Note: Intel recommends that end users utilize driver updates provided by their system manufacturer/provider or via Windows* Update to eliminate the potential impact caused by loading non-customized drivers. System manufacturers regularly customize Intel generic drivers to meet the needs of their specific system design. In such cases, use of the Intel generic driver update is not recommended.

The SetupRST.exe is the new installer that will install the Intel RST driver and start the process of installing the Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management application from the Microsoft Store*

Purpose

The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) Driver 20.2.1.1016.4 supports the configuration and enabling of multiple features including:

  • Configuration and maintenance of RAID 0/1/5/10
  • Changes for Intel® Optane™ Memory. (See more details here)
  • Intel® VMD support on 11th up to 13th Generation platforms only with an Intel® VMD capable BIOS. (See more details here)

To manage these capabilities, download the Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management application found on the Microsoft Store.

Notes

  • Support for Microsoft Windows® 10 x64 Microsoft Windows 11* x64 24H2 SV2
  • The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) Driver 20.2.1.1016.4 supports 12th Gen up to 13th Gen Intel Core platforms.
  • See the Release Notes or Readme files for installation instructions, supported hardware, what is new, bug fixes, and known issues.
  • For RST File Extraction (.zip file creation), refer to section 6.3 of the Readme file: Pre-Installation of Intel® RST driver using the "Load Driver" method.
  • Additional assistance can be found here:

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