Intel DH61AGL, DH77DF, DH77EB, DH77KC, DQ77CP Setup Manual

Intel ® Smart Response Technology User Guide

Note: This feature requires that the SATA controller be set to RAID mode via the
system BIOS.

Intel® Smart Response Technology is an Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) caching
feature that improves computer system performance. It allows a user to configure computer
systems with a Solid S tate Dr ive (SSD) used as c ache memory between the hard disk drive and
system memory. This provides the advantage of having a hard disk drive (or a RAID volume) for
maximum s torage c apacit y while d eliver ing an SS D-like overall system perform ance experience.

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Smart Response T echnology caching is implemented as a single drive letter solution; no

additional drive letter is required for the SSD device used as cache.

System Requirements:

For a system to support Intel Smart Response Technology it must have the follow i ng:

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• System BIOS with SATA mode set to RAID

• Intel Rapid Storage Technology software 10.5 version release or later

• Single Hard Disk Drive (HDD) o r multiple H DD’s in a single RAI D volume

• Solid State Drive (SSD) with a minimum capacity of 18.6GB

• Operating system: Microso f t Windows Vista* (32-bit and 64-bit editions), Microsoft

Setup Guide

Configure SATA Mode in BIOS Setup

1. Press the F2 key during boot up to enter the BIOS setup menu

2. Go to Configuration > SATA Drives

3. Select the setting for Chipset SATA Mode and change the value to RAID

4. Press the F10 key to save settings and restart the system

Operating System Installation

5. You may now begin installation of the operating system on the HDD (or RAID volume)

6. Install a ll required device drivers

7. Install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology software version 10.5 or later

Enabling Intel Smart Response Technology

Note: The Intel RST software denotes In tel Smart Response Technology as A ccelerate

8. Run the Intel RST software through the All Programs menu or the task bar icon.

9. Click “Enable acceleration ” either under “Status” or “Accelerate”.

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Z68/Z77/H77/Q77 Express Chipset-based desktop board

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Core™ Processor in the LGA11 55 package

Windows* 7 (32-bit and 64-bit editions)

10. Select the SSD to be used as a cache device.

11. Select the size from the SSD to be allocated for the cache memory.
Note: Any remaining space on the SSD may be used for data storage using the sim ple
data single-disk RAID 0 volume that is automatically created.

12. Select the HDD (or RAID volume) to be accelerated. It is h ighly recommended to
accelerate the system volume or sy stem disk for maximum performance.

13. Select the acceleration mode, and then click “OK”. By default, Enhanced mode is
selected.
Note: Enhanced mode (default): Acceleration optimized for data protection.

Maximized mode: Acceleration optimized for input/output performance.

14. The page refreshes and reports the new acceleration configuration in the Acceleration
View.

15. Congratulations! Your system is now successfully configured with the Intel Smart
Response Technology!

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