Vsmraid Service Defaults in Windows 7
VIA RAID DRIVER FOR AMD-X86-64 by VIA Technologies Inc.,Ltd.
Default Settings
| Startup type: | Manual |
| Display name: | Vsmraid |
| Service name: | vsmraid |
| Service type: | kernel |
| Error control: | normal |
| Group: | SCSI Miniport |
| Path: | %SystemRoot%\system32\DRIVERS\vsmraid.sys |
| Registry key: | HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\vsmraid |
Default Behavior
Vsmraid is a kernel device driver. In Windows 7 it won't be started if the user doesn't start it. If Vsmraid fails to start, Windows 7 attempts to write the failure details into Event Log. Then Windows 7 startup should proceed and the user should be notified that the vsmraid service is not running because of the error.
Restore Default Startup Configuration of Vsmraid
1. Run the Command Prompt as an administrator.
2. Copy the command below, paste it into the command window and press ENTER:
sc config vsmraid start= demand
3. Close the command window and restart the computer.
The vsmraid service is using the vsmraid.sys file that is located in the C:\Windows\system32\DRIVERS directory. If the file is removed or corrupted, read this article to restore its original version from Windows 7 installation media.