Intel® Optane™ Memory M Series
Installation & User Guide
February 2021
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Operating System Installation
This section describes the Operating System installation process and how this is different between Intel® VMD
capable platforms and Non-Intel® VMD capable platforms (see Section 1.3).
4.1
Requirements:
Microsoft Windows 10 x64 bit (Version 1703/Build 15063) or greater required
Note:
The Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management application (see Section 5.1) requires Microsoft
Windows 10 x64 bit (Version 1803/Build 17134) or greater.
Non-Intel® VMD capable platforms
No additional steps required; the OS installation software should detect all drives in the system during the
installation process. Follow the instructions and guidance to complete installation.
Intel® VMD Enabled platforms
An additional step during the OS installation process is required for the operating system to detect drives under
Intel® VMD control.
The Intel® RST driver version 18.0.1.x and greater is required for Intel® VMD capable platforms. This driver version
is not yet part of the Microsoft Windows installation package.
During the OS installation, any drives that have been enabled in the BIOS for Intel® VMD management will not be
detected until a supported driver is
loaded
, following are Instructions on how to do this.
1.
Go to
https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/29978?v=t
select/download
the
f6flpy-x64 (Intel®
VMD).zip
package.
2.
Unzip
the package to a USB drive.
3.
Start the Windows OS Installation process with the USB drive connected to the system.
4.
Follow the prompts until it asks for the ‘drive to install to’ page.
5.
If the drive for installation is not shown, do the following to load the Intel® RST driver that was
downloaded in Step 1 above.
a.
Click
Load Driver
b.
Browse
to the driver on the USB drive
c.
Select
the driver,
iastorVD
, and
Click
Next
(The drive should now be available for OS installation.)
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