Asus MAXIMUS V E7627 - Manual (Page 229)

ASUS MAXIMUS V EXTREME 7-3
Chapter 7
7.1.1 Intel ® Smart Response Technology
Intel ® Smart Response Technology boosts overall system performance. It uses an installed
fast SSD (min. 20GB available) as a cache for frequently accessed operations, speeding
up hard drive/main memory interaction. It accelerates the hard drive speeds, reduced load
and wait time, and maximizes storage use. It also reduces hard drive spin thus reducing
unnecessary hard drive spin.
Before applying Intel ® Smart Response Technology, setting the SATA Mode BIOS item to
[RAID mode] in BIOS setup is necessary. Refer to section 3.5.3 SATA Configuration for
details.
Installing Intel ® Smart Response Technology
1. Place the support DVD to the optical drive. If Autorun is enabled in your computer, the
DVD automatically displays the installation wizard.
2. Click the Drivers tab, then click Intel ® Rapid Storage Technology Driver software.
3. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.
Using the Intel ® Smart Response Technology
1. Click Accelerate to launch Smart Response
Technology settings.
2. Do the following:
a. Select the SSD you want to use to
accelerate your storage system.
b. Select the size allocated for SSD
caching.
c. Select the hard drive to accelerate.
d. Select any of these enhanced modes:
Enhanced mode: WRITE THROUGH,
write to SSD and HDD at the same
time.
Maximized mode: WRITE BACK,
write to SSD and write back to HDD in a later time.