Do I need to keep Intex Matrix Storage Manager?

[Al Smith]

I'm running Windows 7 x64 on a single Dell Studio XPS 9000

computer with two installed hard drives and one USB hard drive

plugged in all the time. I don't run any RAID setup. My power

saving features are all turned off. I do manual mirror backups of

my C:\ drive using the free version of the Paragon Backup and

Recovery program.



Do I need the Intel Matrix Storage Manager that is sitting in my

"Program Files (x86)" folder?



I ask because it tried to run a DLL a while ago ... my Comodo

stopped it and flagged it. I don't see why I would need this

program at all if I'm not running a RAID setup and never intend to

run a RAID setup.



-Al-

 

[Andy]

No.



On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:39:12 -0300, Al Smith

wrote:



>I'm running Windows 7 x64 on a single Dell Studio XPS 9000

>computer with two installed hard drives and one USB hard drive

>plugged in all the time. I don't run any RAID setup. My power

>saving features are all turned off. I do manual mirror backups of

>my C:\ drive using the free version of the Paragon Backup and

>Recovery program.

>

>Do I need the Intel Matrix Storage Manager that is sitting in my

>"Program Files (x86)" folder?

>

>I ask because it tried to run a DLL a while ago ... my Comodo

>stopped it and flagged it. I don't see why I would need this

>program at all if I'm not running a RAID setup and never intend to

>run a RAID setup.

>

>-Al-

 

[Al Smith]

Andy wrote:

> No.

>





An amplification you'd care to make about that?



-Al-





> On Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:39:12 -0300, Al Smith

> wrote:

>

>> I'm running Windows 7 x64 on a single Dell Studio XPS 9000

>> computer with two installed hard drives and one USB hard drive

>> plugged in all the time. I don't run any RAID setup. My power

>> saving features are all turned off. I do manual mirror backups of

>> my C:\ drive using the free version of the Paragon Backup and

>> Recovery program.

>>

>> Do I need the Intel Matrix Storage Manager that is sitting in my

>> "Program Files (x86)" folder?

>>

>> I ask because it tried to run a DLL a while ago ... my Comodo

>> stopped it and flagged it. I don't see why I would need this

>> program at all if I'm not running a RAID setup and never intend to

>> run a RAID setup.

>>

>> -Al-

 

[Colon Terminus]

If your SATA controller is running in AHCI mode (and it should be), then you

need the Intel Matrix Storage Manager.

AHCI enables the advanced functionality of SATA, such as NCQ (Native Command

Queing) which helps your hard disks run at maximum efficiency.



If it ain't broke, then it don't need fixin'.





"Al Smith" wrote in message

news:hqlhh0$rvj$1@news.eternal-september.org...

> I'm running Windows 7 x64 on a single Dell Studio XPS 9000 computer with

> two installed hard drives and one USB hard drive plugged in all the time.

> I don't run any RAID setup. My power saving features are all turned off. I

> do manual mirror backups of my C:\ drive using the free version of the

> Paragon Backup and Recovery program.

>

> Do I need the Intel Matrix Storage Manager that is sitting in my "Program

> Files (x86)" folder?

>

> I ask because it tried to run a DLL a while ago ... my Comodo stopped it

> and flagged it. I don't see why I would need this program at all if I'm

> not running a RAID setup and never intend to run a RAID setup.

>

> -Al-

 

[Al Smith]

Colon Terminus wrote:

> If your SATA controller is running in AHCI mode (and it should be), then you

> need the Intel Matrix Storage Manager.

> AHCI enables the advanced functionality of SATA, such as NCQ (Native Command

> Queing) which helps your hard disks run at maximum efficiency.

>

> If it ain't broke, then it don't need fixin'.





It seems to be working fine. I just like to get rid of stuff that

starts up by itself, where possible. I won't remove it if there's

any chance it is doing something useful.



-Al-





>

>

> "Al Smith" wrote in message

> news:hqlhh0$rvj$1@news.eternal-september.org...

>> I'm running Windows 7 x64 on a single Dell Studio XPS 9000 computer with

>> two installed hard drives and one USB hard drive plugged in all the time.

>> I don't run any RAID setup. My power saving features are all turned off. I

>> do manual mirror backups of my C:\ drive using the free version of the

>> Paragon Backup and Recovery program.

>>

>> Do I need the Intel Matrix Storage Manager that is sitting in my "Program

>> Files (x86)" folder?

>>

>> I ask because it tried to run a DLL a while ago ... my Comodo stopped it

>> and flagged it. I don't see why I would need this program at all if I'm

>> not running a RAID setup and never intend to run a RAID setup.

>>

>> -Al-

>

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