Gigabyte INTEL-UI User Manual

Intel Rapid Start Technology

A. System Requirements

Windows 7 with SP1 1.
An SSD with size larger than the total system memory2.
Intel Rapid Start Technology enabled in BIOS Setup3.
AHCI/RAID mode supported (please note if the SSD has been assigned as a member of a RAID array, it 4.
cannot be used to set up Intel Rapid Start store partition); IDE mode not supported
All motherboard drivers correctly installed5.

B. Creating a Primary Store Partition

Below it is assumed Windows 7 is already installed on the SATA hard drive.
Open Disk Management Tool
Step 1: Go to Control Panel > System and Security > Administrative Tools > Computer Management >Storage

> Disk Management.

Step 2:

Select the SSD on which you want to create the store partition (if the SSD is unallocated, create a
new partition rst), and right-click on the partition you select and select Shrink Volume. (Figure 1)

Step 3: Enter the size of the required partition (it should be at least equal to the size of the memory

currently installed on the system. (1 GB=1024 MB. For example, to set 8 GB, enter 8192 MB). The
recommendation is to create a partition equal to the maximum memory capacity supported on the
system, in order to take care of future memory upgrade scenarios.)

Step 4: When completed, click Shrink. (Figure 2)

Figure 2

Figure 1

C. Launching DiskPart Disk Partitioning Tool to Set up Intel Rapid Start Store Partition

Open the command prompt window and run diskpart.exe (enter "diskp art" at the C:\> command prompt
and press <Enter>). At the diskpart prompt, type the following commands in sequence. Note: The commands for
MBR format and GPT format are different. Refer to the commands below. After entering all of the commands,
be sure to restart your computer.

MBR format:

DISKPART>list disk
DISKPART>select disk X

DISKPART>create partition primary

(Lists the disks and information about them)
(Selects a disk. "X" is the disk number where you

want to create the store partition. Refer to results from
"list disk" for the exact disk number)

(Create the primary store partition)

DISKPART>detail disk

DISKPART>select volume X

DISKPART>set id=84 override

GPT format:

Follow the commands for MBR format. When you execute the last command where you change the partition

type (set id="XXX"), enter the following command instead (Figure 4):

DISKPART>set id=D3BFE2DE-3DAF-11DF-BA40-E3A556D89593

You have created the Intel Rapid Start Technology store partition after completing the commands above.
Restart your computer.

Figure 3

(Displays the properties of the selected disk and the
volumes on that disk)

(Selects the specied volume. "X" is volume of your

store partition. Refer to the results from "detail
disk" for exact volume number)

(Change the partition type) (Figure 3)

Figure 4

D. Enabling the Intel Rapid Start Technology in BIOS Setup

When the system restarts, press <Delete> to enter the BIOS Setup program. Go to the 1. Peripherals menu

and set Intel Rapid Start Technology to Enabled.

Save the settings and exit BIOS Setup. 2.

E. Installing and Conguring the Intel Rapid Start Application

While in the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk, go to Application Software\Install Application 1.
Software, and select Intel Rapid Start Technology to install. After the installation is complete, we recommend
that you restart the system.
Launch the 2.

icon in the notication area.

Intel Rapid Start Technology Manager application

Instructions:

The Intel Rapid Start application allows you to enable or
disable the Intel Rapid Start Technology. The Timer slider
in Advanced Settings allows you to set when to copy and
move the data from the memory to the SSD after entering
S3 mode.

from

Start\All Programs\Intel or click the