Asus Maximus IV GENE-Z - Manual (Page 170)

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Intel ® Smart Response Technology
Intel ® Smart Response Technology boosts overall system performance. It uses
an installed fast SSD (min 18.6GB available) as a cache for frequently accessed
operations, speeding up hard drive/main memory interaction. Key benefits are
expedited hard drive speeds, reduced load and wait times, and maximized storage
utilization. Power consumption also goes down by reducing unnecessary hard
drive spin.
1. Click Accelerate to launch Smart
Response Technology settings.
To install Intel ® Smart Response Technology:
1. Place the support DVD to the optical drive. The Drivers installation tab
appears if your computer has enabled the Autorun feature.
2. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology Driver
software.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete installation.
To use Intel ® Smart Response Technology:
• Intel ® Smart Response Technology supports Windows ® 7/ Vista operating
systems.
• Intel ® Smart Response Technology is supported by 2nd generation Intel ®
Core™ processor family.
• Operating systems must be installed on the HDD to launch Intel ® Smart
Response Technology. The capacity of the SSD is reserved for caching
function.
• Before applying Intel ® Smart Response Technology, set the SATA Mode
BIOS item to [RAID mode] in BIOS setup. Refer to section 3.5.4 SATA
Configuration for details.