That it is NOT supported was obvious from the first look into the event viewer. That is NOT an issue. (In all likelihood, the user guides date back to the Windows 8 times). The issue is if it WILL BE supported and why it is taking Intel SO LONG to either update the driver or STATE that its support of this particular technology has been terminated!
PS. Just off the phone with Intel live support staff. The response was: " there is no official information but it is presumed that, given the vast advances in availability of inexpensive and high capacity SSDs, the technology is no longer required."