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ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z 4-27
2. a. Select the SSD you want to
use to accelerate your storage
system.
b. Select the size allocated for SSD
caching.
c. Select which HDD for caching.
d. Enhanced mode :WRITE
THROUGH, write to SSD and
HDD at the same time.
Maximized mode :WRITE BACK,
write to SSD and write back to
HDD in a later time.
3. Select Disable Acceleration
to disable this function and
select Change Mode to switch
acceleration mode to Enhanced/
Maximus.
• Only Intel
®
internal SATA ports support Intel
®
Smart Response Technology.
• You need at least one SSD (>18.6GB) and one HDD as a set to enable
Intel
®
Smart Response Technology. A single SSD can only be assigned to
one HDD for caching.
• The maximum caching size on the SSD is 64GB. If the SSD exceeds
64GB, storage capacity left out of caching can still be identified by the
system for normal storage.
• Be sure to disable the acceleration function of Intel
®
Smart Response
Technology under OS when applying the actions below:
– Removing or replacing the SSD
– Updating IRST 10.5 driver
– Updating BIOS
• If you want to restore the OS, go to BIOS Option ROM utility and select
Acceleration Options to disable Intel
®
Smart Response Technology.
• The performance of Intel
®
Smart Response Technology varies by SSD.