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1. Intel Rapid Start Technology A System Requirements 1 Windows 7 with SP1 2 An SSD with size larger than the total system memory 3 Intel Rapid Start Technology enabled in BIOS Setup 4 AHCI RAID mode supported please note if the SSD has been assigned as a member of a RAID array it cannot be used to set up Intel Rapid Start store partition IDE mode not supported 5 All motherboard drivers correctly installed B Creating a Primary Store Partition Below it is assumed Windows 7 is already installed on the SATA hard drive Open Disk Management Tool Step 1 Goto Control Panel gt System and Security gt Administrative Tools gt Computer Management gt Storage gt Disk Management Step 2 Select the SSD on which you want to create the store partition if the SSD is unallocated create a new partition first and right click on the partition you select and select Shrink Volume Figure 1 Step 3 Enter the size of the required partition it should be at least equal to the size of the memory currently installed on the system 1 GB 1024 MB For example to set 8 GB enter 8192 MB The recommendation is to create a partition equal to the maximum memory capacity supported on the system in order to take care of future memory upgrade scenarios Step 4 When completed click Shrink Figure 2 Computer Management o 5 z Shrink D Ty O Ti aE EA eh Senge B10 Rah Bon oR a ae Total size before s
2. OK to complete the configuration of the Intel Smart Response Technology Select the SSD to be used if more than one SSD is installed Select the size allocated for the cache memory maximum 64 GB Select the acceleration mode e Enhanced mode default e Maximized mode SSD on port 4 112 GB WARNING Completing this action will permanently delete all existing data metadata and partitions on the selected solid state drive including a drive that was previously configured as a cache device Back up your data before continuing Select the size allocated for the cache memory O 18 6 GB Full disk capacity up to 64 GB Select the disk or volume to accelerate Select the disk or volume Disk on port 2 233 GB system to accelerate system disk recommended i Select the boot disk or volume for optimal system acceleration Select the acceleration mode Enhanced mode O Maximized mode once acceleration is complete you will need to restart your computer before performing any partition or formatting operations on the accelerated disk More help OK Enhanced mode default In this mode data is written to the cache memory and the disk simultaneously In the event that the accelerated disk or volume is disconnected there is no risk of data loss because data on the disk is always synchronized with the data in the cache memory e Maximized mode In this mode cac
3. SP1 Note 2 6 All motherboard drivers correctly installed If you have installed the operating system before configuring the Smart Response Technology all original data on the hard disk will be lost once you enable RAID mode It is recommended that you back up the hard disk before enabling the Smart Response Technology B Configuring Intel Smart Response Technology Step 1 While in the operating system use the Xpress Install function of the motherboard driver disk to install all motherboard drivers including the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver Restart your computer when completed EB Make sure the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver version is 11 0 or above Step 2 Find the IRST icon in the notification area and double click it to open the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility Step 3 On the main screen click the Accelerate button and then click Enable acceleration a using an available solid state drive as a cache device in order to improve the overall performance Note 1 The SSD works as a cache of the hard disk The maximum cache memory size is 64 GB If you use an SSD larger than 64 GB the space beyond 64 GB can still be used for storing your data Note 2 The operating system must be installed to the SATA disk Step 4 After selecting the SSD you want to use the size of the SSD allocated for the cache memory the hard disk volume to accelerate and the acceleration mode click
4. apid Start Technology to Enabled 2 Save the settings and exit BIOS Setup E Installing and Configuring the Intel Rapid Start Application 1 While in the operating system insert the motherboard driver disk go to Application Software Install Application Software and select Intel Rapid Start Technology to install After the installation is complete we recommend that you restart the system 2 Launch the Intel Rapid Start Technology Manager application from Start All Programs intel or click the icon in the notification area Intel Rapid Start Technology Manager Instructions Intel Rapid Start Tec an S The Intel Rapid Start application allows you to enable or Status disable the Intel Rapid Start Technology The Timer slider Intel Rapid Start Technology On Off in Advanced Settings allows you to set when to copy and move the data from the memory to the SSD after entering S3 mode Show Advanced Settings Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology allows user s computer to automatically update programs designed to work with the Internet to obtain their data while your system is suspended sleeping The user can obtain the latest data when the computer is waked up A System Requirements 1 Intel Smart Connect Technology enabled in BIOS Setup 2 Windows 7 with SP1 3 Normal network connection B Configuring Intel Smart Connect Technology Step 1 After ins
5. ency to 5 to 60 minutes Default 15 minutes Disable Updating Reset All to Defaults d in tel Will update every 5 minutes when your computer is asleep More Frequent More Battery Updates i Life 5 minutes 60 minutes User Note Enabling this service provides for periodic application data updates from the internet while your system is suspended sleeping this can cause an impact to battery life Please make sure you turn off your wireless device during air travel to conform to FAA regulations Also Note Before placing your system in standby sleep make sure that internet applications which you would like updated like Windows Live Mail Outlook and Seesmic are running For more information please visit http www intelLcom support go smartconnect The Advanced tab allows you to set the time period during which the updates will be performed only every two hours such as when you are asleep Start at Extended Power Savings End at User Note Extended Power Savings allows you to set the time period during which your PC will conserve power by updating less often such as when you are asleep or not at work Intel Smart Response A System Requirements 1 An Intel Chipset based motherboard 2 An Intel Core series processor 3 RAID enabled for the Intel SATA controllers in BIOS Setup 4 A conventional SATA disk and an SSD ote 1 5 Windows 7 with
6. hed data is written to the accelerated disk or volume at intervals to increase performance If the cache device is reported as missing or failed and it contained data that had not yet been written to the accelerated disk or volume then that data will be lost
7. hrink in MB 30040 Tork Scheduler A casy Simpie Basic COPS Healthy Primary Partition 3 E Greet Viewer lt aNew Volume D Simple Basie NTFS Healthy Prmary Patmen 2 More Actons GW Shaved Folders asy inei Siengle Basic NTFS Healthy ane Active Primary Portion Size of available shrink space in MB 26918 WB Local Users and Groups Peformance ee Enter the amount of space to shrink in MB 26918 a Disk Management Sa Total size after shrink in MB 3122 i You cannot shrink a volume beyond the point where any unmovable files are located See the defrag e n nte orin oof daa iled information about the operation when it has completed Dok ES KS ped ome Page File Crash Dune Pn nrar A i See Shrink a Basic Volume in Disk Management help for more information 206k 1 eee Banc Bu See fy Ces Figure 2 gure Figure 1 a C Launching DiskPart Disk Partitioning Tool to Set up Intel Rapid Start Store Partition Open the command prompt window and run diskpart exe enter diskpart at the C gt command prompt and press lt Enter gt At the diskpart prompt type the following commands in sequence Note The commands for MBR format and GPT format are different Refer to the commands below After entering all of the commands be sure to restart your computer MBR format DISKPART gt list disk Lists the disks and information about them DISKPART gt select disk X Selects a disk x is the d
8. isk number where you want to create the store partition Refer to results from list disk for the exact disk number DISKPART gt create partition primary Create the primary store partition DISKPART gt detail disk Displays the properties of the selected disk and the volumes on that disk DISKPART gt select volume X Selects the specified volume X is volume of your Store partition Refer to the results from detail disk for exact volume number DISKPART gt set id 84 override Change the partition type Figure 3 GPT format Follow the commands for MBR format When you execute the last command where you change the partition type set id XXX enter the following command instead Figure 4 DISKPART gt set id D3BFE2DE 3DAF 11DF BA40 E3A556D89593 You have created the Intel Rapid Start Technology store partition after completing the commands above Restart your computer Gi cAWindows system32 diskpartexe Lie E CA Windows system32 diskpartexe MRMAALAG32GC2N2CHB Disk ID 27BA3EF ATA Volume Ltr Label Ps e Size Status System Rese artition 100 MB Healthy Nex m i i v Volume n 3122 MB Healthy RA 26 G B Healthy i SKPART gt set id d3bfe2de 3daf 11df ba4 e3a556d89593_ Figure 3 Figure 4 D Enabling the Intel Rapid Start Technology in BIOS Setup When the system restarts press lt Delete gt to enter the BIOS Setup program Go to the Peripherals menu and set Intel R
9. talling the operating system and motherboard drivers install the Intel Smart Connect Technology application Restart your computer when completed Step 2 As shown in the left screenshot below click the Start button and type regedit in the search field to open the registry editor Look for the following directory in the registry editor Computer HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Intel Intel Smart Connect Technology Right click on Intel Smart Connect Technology and select New gt Key Type OEM Programs 1 ai regedit File Edit View Favorites Help gt J HKEY_CURRENT_USER Name Type a HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE ab Default REG SZ p ATI Technologies p Classes gt J Clients B Creative Tech 4 Intel 4 p Intel Smart Connect Technology J Always Updated X m Computer HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Intel Intel Smart Connect Technology New Key 1 Note Intel Smart Connect Technology is for S3 mode only During the updating process the monitor will not light up and no sound will be output from the speaker This feature works best with programs designed to work automatically with the Internet to obtain their data such as Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Windows Live Mail and Seesmic Step 3 As shown in the left screenshot below right click on OEM select New gt Multi String Value and type WhiteList Double click WhiteList and type the application name to be added in Edit M
10. ulti String For example to add Microsoft Outlook type out look exe to add Microsoft Windows Live type wlmail exe Restart your computer when completed File Edit View Favorites Help b J HKEY_CURRENT_USER ae 7s d h 7 pnr ab Default REG_SZ value not set gt a ab WhiteList REG_MULTILSZ gt J HARDWARE b SAM I SECURITY 4 j SOFTWARE b h AMD b p ATI Technologies pj Classes D m Clients WhiteList pj Creative Tech QWORD 64 bit Value aay a Intel Multi String Value outlook exe wimail exe 4 B Intel Smart Connect Technology Key String Value Binary Value DWORD 32 bit Value Expandable String Value F Edit Multi String Value name J Always Updated Instant On Ji O amp M pj PSIS gt J Microsoft J ODBC b Policies b Realtek p IJ Realtek Semiconductor Corp RegisteredApplications M cane Computer HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE SOFTWARE Intel Intel Smart Connect Technology OEM Step 4 After completing the steps above go to Start All Programs Intel and launch Intel R Smart Connect Technology On the Intel Smart Connect Technology Configuration menu click Enable Updating on the Basic tab The Enable Updating button has now changed to Disable Updating v Intel Smart Connect Technology Configuration j Basic Advanced I Help On this menu the user can set the update frequ

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