Dell Latitude E6530 (Mid 2012) User Manual

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Intel Responsiveness Technologies - Dell Setup Guide

CAUTION:

Rapid Start configuration must take place AFTER Smart Response

configuration. Smart Response configuration may erase the SSD device, including
Rapid Start partition information.

1 BIOS — Restart the system, and press F2, when the Dell splash screen

appears, to enter the BIOS setup menu.

a

Navigate to the "SATA Operation" mode menu, usually found under

"System Configuration" or "Advanced Settings."

b

Confirm that the system BIOS is set to RAID on mode (in some

system BIOS menus, this mode may be called Smart Response mode or

Rapid Start mode).

NOTE:

If the system is in AHCI or ATA mode, Smart Response cannot be configured

until the mode is changed. The procedure for changing SATA modes after Windows
installation is generally outside the scope of this document, however, "Appendix B" on
page 40pr
ovides suggested methods that may help on some systems.

2 Launch the Intel Rapid Storage Manager application from Windows

Start > All programs > Intel > Rapid Storage Manager, or by double-

clicking the tray icon, which looks like this:

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