Help regarding installation of Rapid Start Technology

thejo

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HI,

I want to install Intel Rapid Start driver and so trying to create a hibernation partition. I have followed every step correctly till setting partition ID and was successful. But, when I check the details of created partition in disk management, it is shown as "Healthy (Primary Partition)" instead of "Healthy(Hibernation Partition)" as seen in manual and screen shots of many other users. And also when I check using "Detaill Disk" it still says "Hibernation file disk: No" and the volume which I tried to make hibernation partition is also missing from disk volume's list.

Can some one help me why its not showing as hibernation partition and what steps to follow now.

Thank you
 
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can't say I have ever seen a "hibernation partition"
 

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Hi, @KYHI do you mean though it says "Healthy(Primary Partition)" its already "Hiberation Partition". I have updated my post more in detail.

Thank you
 

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can't say I have ever seen a "hibernation partition"

do you mean though it says "Healthy(Primary Partition)" its already "Hiberation Partition". I have updated my post more in detail.

Thank you
 

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Try this: Admin command prompt and write: "powercfg.exe /hibernate on" , that's all you need, you'll get "hiberfil.sys" file on system disk, that's all that is required.
 

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Try this: Admin command prompt and write: "powercfg.exe /hibernate on" , that's all you need, you'll get "hiberfil.sys" file on system disk, that's all that is required.

Have already truned on Hibernate by checking hibernate box from power options. But I can not see "hiberfil.sys" in c:\ root directory even if hidden files are marked to show. But I can see my hiberfil.sys using WinDirStat application under C:\files\ and its a 6.3gb file.

Even then, I have tried "powercfg.exe /hibernate on" command with admin rights and tried all again still no use and still can see same "Healthy(Primary Partition)"
 

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It's system file, have to enable that too to see it. Just promise me you'll be careful.
 

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It's system file, have to enable that too to see it. Just promise me you'll be careful.

Just unchecked "hide protected operating system files" I can see hiberfil.sys, even then the partition name is still "Healthy (Primary Partition)" instead of "Healthy (Hibernation partition)"

I am following same instructions as said in intel manual for Rapid Start driver

here is the last status from different applications


CMD.pngDISK MANAGEMENT.pngHIBERNATE SYS FILE.pngCMD.png
 

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Sorry, I have never seen "Healthy (Hibernation partition)" either. May I ask why is it important since hiberfile.sys is there anyway ?
 

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Sorry, I have never seen "Healthy (Hibernation partition)" either. May I ask why is it important since hiberfile.sys is there anyway ?
Its said in my sager manual to install intel rapid start driver and also in intel manual to install the driver

intel manual.pngmanual.png

even then according to those manual the name should be "Hibernation Partition" and mine is just "Healthy Partition", I can install rapid start driver after partitioning (which did not happen if that partition is not created).
 

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That should not stop you to install IRST drivers but they are mostly for SATA ports in AHCI mode and that's mainly for SSD drives.
 

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That should not stop you to install IRST drivers but they are mostly for SATA ports in AHCI mode and that's mainly for SSD drives.

Can install IRST fine but, I don't think its making any difference in hibernation shutdown and start up times. Here are the times which I got

Shutdown time for hibernation

with out IRST driver
1st-13.9 sec, 2nd - 10.1 sec, 3rd - 10.3 sec

With IRST Driver
11st-10.4 sec, 2nd - 10.7 sec, 3rd - 10.4 sec

Startup time from hibernation

with out IRST driver
1st-19.5 sec, 2nd - 18 sec, 3rd - 19 sec

With IRST Driver
1st-19.3 sec, 2nd - 19.2 sec, 3rd - 19.2 sec

And I have installed my OS in 128 gb Msata SSD and hiberfil.sis is also in same os drive and even the partition drive I created for IRST too.

So what do you think is going wrong?
 

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Those are still respectable startup times but maybe too many startup programs ? It doesn't look like IRST is helping any.
 

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Those are still respectable startup times but maybe too many startup programs ? It doesn't look like IRST is helping any.

Yes that's what I am bothered about. IRST should improve my shutdown and startup times right?
 

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Those are still respectable startup times but maybe too many startup programs ? It doesn't look like IRST is helping any.

Yes that's what I am bothered about. IRST should improve my shutdown and startup times right?
As far as I know, they are to improve SSD performance and that's supposed to speed windows loading too. I have no Intel machine with W8 at this time, so can't compare. I don't even have hibernate enabled and windows is still up in about 12 seconds with a lot of startup programs, AV etc.
 

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    Asus Prime x470 Pro
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    16GB Kingston 3600
    Graphics Card(s)
    Asus strix 570 OC 4gb
    Hard Drives
    Samsung 960 evo 250GB
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