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5. Go through the readme
document to view system
requirements and installa-
tion information, then click
“Next”.
6. Click “Next” to install to
the default folder or click
“change” to choose another
destination folder.
8. Click “Yes, I want to restart
this computer now” to
complete the installation
and click “Finish”.
7. Confirm the installation and
click “Next”.
Enable Intel Smart Response Technology
Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology (Intel
®
RST) comes with a caching feature, Intel
®
Smart Re-
sponse Technology, to improve system performance with an SSD used as cache memory.
To use this features, the following requirements have to be met:
*Intel RST software 10.5 version release or later
*Single hard disk drive or multiple drives in one RAID volume
*Solid state drive (SSD) with a minimum capacity of 18.6 GB
*Operating system: Windows 7 (32-bit and 64-bit editions) or later versions
Before using this function, set up your system with the following methods:
1. Configure SATA mode in BIOS setup. Please refer to the previous section on Intel Rapid
Storage Technology for detailed instructions.
2. Install the operating system and all required device drivers.
3. Install the Intel RST software version 10.5 or later.
4. Enable Intel Smart Response Technology, which is denoted as accelerate in the Intel RST
software.
Note:
The above information is cited from the Intel
®
Support site, “Intel
®
Smart Re-
sponse Technology User Guide” (Article ID:
000005501
).
