Intel Matrix Rapid Storage Technology Application

Hi all, I have an issue where I have many HP desktops and workstations deployed with IMST driver and application installed (9.6.0.1014) and when the PCs are shut down dirty (powered off, not graceful shutdown) and rebooted, the IMST driver performs a "verify" on next boot. This is nice and all, but there's apparently no way to throttle the application and no obvious configuration options for the app to do this behavior or not on next boot etc.

I figured out how to click on the app's "manage" tab and cancel these rebuilds but it's useless as my users don't know and often suffer significantly-degraded performance while the verify is running.

What I was hoping for in response is:

1) This is the first RAID driver I've come across that has an application to do this. Why? Shouldn't the hardware be handling this as a low priority task? Why is the CPU getting involved and why is it a high priority process that significantly impacts users? Seriously. Users are not happy so I'm not happy.

2) Is there any config file, registry entries or documents that explain what an admin like myself can do to control this behavior better? Ideally I want this to be a low-priority background process that doesn't impact the user and (gasp) can't Intel just write the app to wait for a lull in user activity and then run the process? (eg when people go home, to lunch etc). Forced on a next boot is BS.

Thanks

Pete