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Gigabyte Motherboard GA-Z68A-D3-B3 Intel Z68 LGA1155 PCI Express DDR3

1. Select the solid state drive you want to use to accelerate your storage system SSD on port 4 119 GB Select the size allocated for the cache memory O 18 6 GB Select the size allocated Full disk capacity maximum 64 GB for the cache memory Select the disk or volume to accelerate i Select the disk or volume Caa Cyt IY rate seu QD Select the boot disk or volume for optimal system acceleration recommend ed Select the acceleration Select the acceleration mode mode gt Enhanced mode e Enhanced mode O Maximized mode default e Maximized mode More help OK e Enhanced mode default In this mode data is written to the cache memory and the disk simultaneously In the event that the ac celerated 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 cached data is written to the accelerated disk or volume at intervals to increase perfor mance 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
2. Follow the steps below to enable the Intel Smart Response Technology 1 Installing a conventional SATA hard disk and a solid state drive SSD 2 Enabling RAID mode in BIOS Setup 3 Installing the operating system and drivers to the SATA disk 4 Launching the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility to enable the Intel Smart Response Technology The Intel Smart Response Technology requires a computer system with an Intel Z68 Chipset based A motherboard and an Intel Core series CPU e The operating system must be installed to the SATA disk e Supported operating systems include Windows 7 and Windows Vista e 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 1 Installing a conventional SATA hard disk and a solid state drive SSD Besides the conventional SATA disk you also need an SSD to make it work 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 2 Enabling RAID mode in BIOS Setup Turn on your computer and press lt Delete gt to enter BIOS Setup during the POST Power On Self Test Set PCH SATA Control Mode under the Integrated Peripherals menu to RAID XHD Then save changes and exit BIOS Setup CMOS Se
3. tup Utility Copyright C 1984 2011 Award Software Integrated Peripherals eV trame Hard Drive YHD PCH SATA Control Mode SATA Port0 3 Native Mode USB Controllers USB Legacy Function USB Storage Function Azalia Codec Onboard H W 1394 Onboard H W LAN SMART LAN Onboard LAN Boot ROM R USB30 Controller R USB30 Turbo F_USB30 Controller GSATA3 Controller GSATA3 Ctrl Mode Onboard Serial Port 1 tJ gt Move Enter Select F5 Previous Values F6 Fail Safe Defaults MDicahladl Item Help RAID XHD Menu Level gt roret Enabled Enabled Enabled Enabled Auto Enabled Enabled Press Enter Disabled Enabled Disabled Enabled Enabled IDE 3F8 IQR4 PU PD Value F10 Save ESC Exit F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults The actual BIOS Setup menu options you will see shall depend on the motherboard you have and ER The BIOS Setup menus described here may differ from the exact settings for your motherboard the BIOS version 3 Installing the operating system and drivers to the SATA disk After setting the BIOS you can begin to install the operating system After the installation is complete use the Xpress Install function of the motherboard driver disk to install all motherboard drivers including the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver a Rel aia Install Chipset Drivers We recommend that you install the drivers listed below for
4. your motherboard Please click Install All to install all the drivers automatically d Intel Raid Storage Technology driver Version 10 5 0 1015 BETA pe rd _ Intel R Management Engine Software Version 7 0 0 1118 EB Make sure the Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver version is 10 5 or above 4 Launching the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility to enable the Intel Smart Response Technology Step 1 After completing the steps above and restarting your system find the IRST icon amp in the notification area and double click it to open the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility Tntel Rapid Storage Technology ustomize M 7 13 PN gt fT CP 4 20 s Step 2 On the main screen click the Accelerate button and then click Enable acceleration Smart Storage Caching g can be accelerated using an available solid state drive as a cache device in order to improve the overall performance Enable acceleration S PEnfigure an SSD to be used as a cache device and accelerate a disk or volume present in your storage system More help on this page Step 3 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 OK to complete the configuration of the Intel Smart Response Technology The Enable Acceleration Dialog Box Select the SSD to be used if more than one SSD is installed

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