[fnukyguy]

I installed the intel matrix storage driver for my windows 7 64 bit setup which also installs iaantmon.exe and iaanotif.exe.
Iaantmon is a automatically started service, and iaanotif runs on startup.

I read that these programs are supposed to notify if a disk in a raid-setup fails..Im not sure if they do more than that.



I dont have a raid setup, only a single samsung 7200 rpm HD in ahci mode..and I also connect some drives using eSata.

is it safe to disable iaantmon.exe and iaanotif.exe from starting up automatically with windows?
Or do these programs increase performance somehow?



intel i7 920, asus p6t se motherboard, 6 gig, samsung f3 1tb hd, win 7 ultimate 64 bit

[Brian]

Intel Matrix Storage technology if I recall is an update to their Application Accelerator from 5-6 years ago. In any event, the files monitor but are also important for drive performance. While Matrix has a lot of RAID advantages, some see better performance with these Intel drivers even in a single drive scenario.

Why did you switch drivers and what was there before? Did you bench them against each other?

Oh, and welcome to the forums.

[fnukyguy]

Thanks
I used the drivers that comes with windows 7 64 bit before installing the intel matrix storage-drivers..I have no idea if they perform better.
I hope someone here knows.

This post has been edited by fnukyguy: 17 March 2010 - 01:53 PM