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Once again, a search of PCIDEVS.txt within Ray Hinchcliffe's SIV & Halfdone Development's UnKnownDevices returns:

Using rh-software's SIV or the UKD utility, linked below, the following adapter is demystified:

It does not exist in the 3rd-Party CardReader DriverPack, yet.

After you find your driver on Realtek.com.tw, please post a link in a new topic in the "3rd Party Vista/7 DriverPacks" group with a title like this:

This way whomever works on that pack can easily add that driver(s).

Manually update the driver in Windows Device Manager
(Update Driver - Install from Disk - Don't Search - Have Disk).
  Ensure any important data is backed up first.
Restart Windows.

If that doesn't work, uninstall that driver using Add/Remove Programs.
Manually try the drivers (Device Manager)one at a time in DP_SoundB_wnt5_x86-32_1111\D\S\I or I8, Im, In, or Ip.

updated to {DriverVer=11/26/2012, 1.16.2.0} WHQL'ed for XP, & 2k3
here --> http://www.ti.com/lit/sw/sllc423d/sllc423d.zip 

edit:  note that an updated driver is now in DP_MassStorage.

China may have their own ""Chappa'ai" soon.
http://www.pakalertpress.com/2012/12/02 … ding-here/
Sorry about the link, just replace the "*" in the word h*ll.

Here is an excerpt from the release notes for RSTe_Drivers_GUI_CIM_CLI_3.5.1.1009_2012.10.08.zip
which updates "I4".

"==========================
Supported RAID Controllers
==========================
This download provides support for the Intel(R) C600/C222/C224/C226 chipsets on both AHCI Capable SATA Controller and SATA/SAS Capable Controller in Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise (RSTe) mode. 
 
Please verify that this package has been tested with the RAID device you have chosen to use by checking the drivers web page for your controller 
at [url]http://support.intel.com[/url].

===================
Package Information
===================
Package Version = 3.5.1.1009
The iaStorA driver version is 3.5.1.1008
The iaStorS driver version is 3.5.1.1008
The iaStorA Win8/Win2012 driver version is 3.5.1.1008
The iaStorS Win8/Win2012 driver version is 3.5.1.1008
OS supported = Microsoft* Windows 2012 (x64), Windows 8 (x86 & x64), Windows 2008R2 (x64), Windows 7 (x86 & x64), Windows 2008 (x86 & x64),
                          Windows Vista (x86 & x64), Windows 2003 R2SP2 (x86 & x64)

==========
Attention!
==========
This release resolves Standby Immediate issue with SSD's.

==================
Known Restrictions
==================
1. SAS features are enabled on SATA/SAS Capable Controller if appropriate Intel(R) RAID C600 Upgrade Key is present in the system.
2. RAID 5 is no longer supported by SATA/SAS Capable Controller when SAS features are enabled.
3. Boot through expander is not supported in legacy mode at this time.
4. MPIO Load Balancing in RAID Mode is unsupported
5. A SAS Wide port spanning SCU0 and SCU1 is not supported.
6. Plugging both SCU into the same expander is not supported
7. Some WD 6G SAS drives (S25/S35 family) are not supported
8. POST messages are displayed only if more than one drive is attached.
9. Performing a RAID Migration/Rebuild may not result in all of the appropriate LEDs blinking correctly.
10. A manual verify/repair may be required after an unexpected shutdown with running heavy I/O on a RAID volume.
11. RAID volume names should be less than 16 characters."

Quoted from:  http://downloadmirror.intel.com/21752/e … readme.txt

New uEFI BIOS released by ASUS yesterday for P9x79 Deluxe.
  http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_ … /#download

  Fernando has some interesting things posted concerning firmware.
http://www.win-lite.de/wbb/board208-spe … extracted/

I acknowledge that this is going on a bit of a tangent, so if neither is relevant then please disregard.
I'm not advising "modding" your uEFI BIOS.  Posted to inform, not as advice.

I can see your former rant in the context of an IT person under stress.  No harm; no foul.
You are correct that i wasn't helpful in assisting you to create a speciallized pack.
My time and resources, like the DriverPacks, are being stretched thin.

I venture to add support to the main NT5 MassStorage pack.  That is my focus, and rightfully so.
  Does there exist any interest?

A contribution to the forum would be welcome, if it pleases you.  This does not need to necessarily be a financial contribution.
The moderators here know what it is that is needed.

D'oh!  BIOS battery is a distinct possibility, considering it's age.

5-year warranty on P/S?

However; the motherboard could be the "weak link", as warranty is limited to 3 years.  Probably easiest to check the mobo for any sign of leaking or bulged capacitors.

I calculate from your listed power-on usage, a total "ballpark" figure of 23400 hours.
Assuming that the capacitors were originally meant for 2000 hours @ 105°C, this would work out to approximately 32000 hours @ 65°C.  If the power fluctuates in the building it is in, that figure would be reduced.

I would guess that you could have a year of usage left in it, yet i am uncertain.  I lack much information specific to your computer's issues.  The brand and series of capacitor will effect those calculations also.  Bear in mind that electrolytic capacitors can fail without any outward sign, although nowhere nearly as common.  Damaged components usually are found nearest the most significant thermal-zones.  A non-contact infrared thermometer has been a guide to me for finding how bad a thermal zone can get.  I do this during a "memtest" to evaluate a "close-to" worst-case scenario.

Back to BIOS; if the system exhibits "instabilities" or "failure", that is not a good circumstance to update the BIOS.  Call it a "last-resort", perhaps, on a setup with a minimum of components?

  Using SLI?  If so, use a low-powered card of the same chipmaker (optional) for testing.

PS:  Looking at the comments on newegg concerning that BFG (defunct?) P/S, of those whom have experienced failure, a large percentage have experienced catastrophic failure, at least according to their claims.

PPS:  That "claim" of 1000 Watts could be another example of corporate "free-speech".  Think of how HDD/SDD/etc. manufacturers henke with their math in defining a "Gigabyte", or a "Terabyte".   1000 Watts may have been a theoretical maximum, not a real-world maximum.

This does seem like an extreme opinion ordinarily disregarded.  It would be interesting to see some high-res pictures of the internals on that puppy to confirm or deny.

Don't go opening it if you are not familliar with the risks and how to alleviate those risks.

To me, "modular" can equal "voltage drop".  Avoid use of these connectors if the ends become discolored.

I assume that both connector-ends are indeed polarized.  That is to say, they only fit on one way, with pin1 matching the marked end.

  That seems to imply that the floppy is at least powered; so much for me thinking that one end may be backwards.  One thing about those cables;  there are a few lines that are reversed close to one end.  That is the end that should go to the floppy drive.  What does ScanDisk make of the finished disk?  Does it find bad sectors?  Can you update it with files from D\M\N5?

  You said that you have the latest BIOS update installed, if i remember correctly.
Beware as improperly applied BIOS updates can "brick" your board!
It could be that the drivers on the SupportCD are not compatible with the latest MediaShield RAID BIOS (should be included in the Motherboard's BIOS).

  If the power supply has more than 2000 total hours on it shine a flashlight in to the case of the P/S to see if you can see any capacitors bulged on the top, especially closest to the mobo cables.  The mobo though, if older than the P/S, would be more likely to have these.

  For examples of what you are looking for, see:  http://www.badcaps.net/pages.php?vid=5
  I'm not saying that this is your issue, i only mention it as a possibility.  If you had an audio amplifier with a malfunctioning power supply, you wouldn't expect it to sound well.  Likewise, a computer powersupply can cause instabilities that can be difficult to predict.

It is all a process of elimination, including Sherlock Holmes' "deductive reasoning".
That is, using known good hardware to diagnose &/or debug unknown hardware.
Get that "Moriarty" Focker!  You are a Pariah here, only in name.