
But, I do not need to add the drivers to install or re-image with Windows 8. Which is what I also do when doing a re-image of my system. I can get my 3.0 ports to work in Windows 7 by just adding the drivers during the install. When you say you can get the Windows 7 ports to work by modifying the. We should only discuss what most folks have access to. wim file should not be involved in this thread. I can only guess why they do not do this, it likely has something to do with an agreement they have with MS not to create dedicated drivers for Windows 8. This means that Intel ALREADY can fix this issue IF they modify their own drivers in the same way and re-sign them to make them pass driver signing checks. I CAN install Windows 8 from Intel USB 3.0 IF I use the modified drivers pack AND use the /forceunsigned parameter when merging the modified drivers into boot.wim. Let me make the other point again very clearly. I have mentioned this so often to drive home the point that within Windows 7 Intel provides a functional fix but within Windows 8 Intel has elected not to provide the same dedicated coverage.


I do not know if you skipped most of my posts but I have said over and over that I need to merge Intel's dedicated Windows 7 USB 3.0 drivers into boot.wim to make them work. If your ports work in Windows 7 then they are different from mine which will not work in Windows 7 without loading the USB 3.0 drivers. This would be like me telling Ford that my wheels fall off at 65 MPH and them telling me to drive less than 65 MPH. I am sure that I could force my USB 3.0 ports to work as USB 2.0 ports but that is a hack, not a legitimate fix. You USB ports show to be 3.0/2.0/1.1 compatible. This same problem takes place when I try to install Windows 7 but unlike with windows 7 there are no dedicated drivers to meet this request. I know this because the Windows 8 installer asks for drivers to continue installing. There are universal USB 3.0 drivers in this file but they are not functional in a pre-install environment. I have the latest update, this is unrelated as the issues lies within boot.wim in the standard windows 8 install image. I do not know what it is for (shows GOP), but possibly Windows 8 related. There is a Bios update showing Dec 12, 2012. This works under windows 7 as I can merge Intel's dedicated USB 3.0 drivers into boot.wim. No, I was attempting a clean install from a USB 3.0 flash drive plugged into a USB 3.0 port.

Are you using the SSD for any special utilities, like Intel's Rapid Start, or Smart Response? The reason I ask is because my testing seems to show using the Smart Response can make USB speeds appear to be 2.0 speeds.
