Asus Z87M-PLUS - Manual (Page 144)

6-4 Chapter 6: Intel ® technologies
Chapter 6
3. To change acceleration mode, click
Change Mode then click Yes. To
disable Intel ® Smart Response
Technology, click Disable acceleration.
• When using Intel ® Smart Response Technology, you need at least one SSD (with at
least 20GB of storage space) and an HDD.
• If you want to restore the OS, remove the disk/volume acceleration to disable
the Intel ® Smart Response Technology. Refer to section Intel ® Rapid Storage
Technology Option ROM utility of your user manual for more details.
• Ensure to restart your system after you enable or disable the Intel ® Smart Response
Technology for the changes to take effect.
• The maximum caching size that you can set on the SSD is 64GB. If your SSD is more
than 64GB, the available space left can still be recognized by the system for normal
storage.
4. In the Accelerate Disk or Volume
window, you can do any of the
following:
a. Select from the drop-down list the
disk you want to use to accelerate
your storage system.
b. Tick any of these acceleration
modes:
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.
c. Click OK to exit.