Asus P8Z68-M PRO - Manual (Page 18)

1-6 Chapter 1: Product introduction
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.
• Intel ® Smart Response Technology supports Windows ® 7/ Vista operating
systems.
• Intel ® Smart Response Technology is supported by 2 nd 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 SATA Configuration in
Chapter 2 for details.
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:
1.3.3 Intel ® Smart Response Technology & LucidLogix ® Virtu TM
Solution
1. Click Accelerate to launch Smart
Response Technology settings.