Asus P8Z77-V PRO/THUNDERBOLT - Manual (Page 142)

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Chapter 4
3. Select Disable Acceleration to disable
this function and select Change Mode to
switch acceleration mode to Enhanced/
Maximus.
• Only Intel ® internal SATA ports (gray and blue) 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.