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- Page 1 Intel Responsiveness Technologies Dell Setup Guide...
- Page 2 © 2012 Dell Inc. All rights reserved. Reproduction of these materials in any manner whatsoever without the written permission of Dell Inc. is strictly forbidden. Trademarks used in this text: Dell™ and the DELL logo are trademarks of Dell ® ®...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents Introduction ......What do these features do? ....What is Intel Smart Response Technology? . - Page 4 Smart Connect Configuration ..How to set up or re-configure a system for use with Smart Connect? ....A Appendix A .
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Page 5: Introduction
Intel chipset on several Dell desktop and notebook computers. Please note that some features described below are not available on all Dell systems, as they are dependent on the Intel chipset, Dell system BIOS enablement and specific hardware requirements. -
Page 6: What Is Intel Smart Connect Technology
(this feature is called Quick Connect). Smart Connect may be combined with Rapid Start on some systems to help reduce power consumption while still keeping email and other application data current. Intel Responsiveness Technologies - Dell Setup Guide... -
Page 7: System Requirements
System Requirements Intel Smart Response Technology • Storage: • The system must be equipped with an SSD (either SATA or mSATA/minicard form factors) storage device with at least 18.6 GB of available storage space and a traditional HDD. (Also see "Appendix A" on page 39) •... -
Page 8: Intel Smart Connect Technology
Dell does not support self-encrypting HDD's or SSD's with Rapid Start. • Passwords: • Some Dell systems do not support Rapid Start when HDD (ATA security) or system BIOS passwords are enabled. Intel Smart Connect Technology • Storage (also see "Appendix A" on page 39): •... - Page 9 Wireless-N 1000 – Wireless-N 2200 • Quick Connect (see "Smart Connect Configuration" on page 35 for details) is supported by these Dell Wireless WAN cards in some systems: • Dell Wireless 5560, 5802, 5804 (pending availability after launch). • Software/Drivers: •...
- Page 10 • VPN: Support for restoring VPN credentials across Smart Connect sleep cycles was validated by Intel with these VPN solutions: • Cisco AnyConnect • Check Point VPN Intel Responsiveness Technologies - Dell Setup Guide...
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Page 11: Smart Response Configuration
The Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver and application package is required for systems that support Smart Response. If the system supports it, the driver and application self-extracting executable file will be available for download from http://support.dell.com/ • Smart Response and Rapid Start can co-exist on the same SSD device. - Page 12 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. Navigate to the "SATA Operation" mode menu, usually found under "System Configuration"...
- Page 13 3 The Accelerate button should be visible near the top of the Rapid Storage Technology Manager application window. Click Accelerate, and a page titled Intel Smart Response Technology will appear, similar to the picture below: 4 Click the "Enable acceleration" link in the middle of the Smart Response window.
- Page 14 RAID 0 volume, labeled "Volume_0000" from the remaining disk space for creating the Rapid Start partition later. Select the drive (or RAID volume) to be accelerated. It is highly recommended to accelerate the system volume or system disk for maximum performance. Intel Responsiveness Technologies - Dell Setup Guide...
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Page 15: How To Use Smart Response
Select the acceleration mode. By default, Enhanced mode is selected. See "How to use Smart Response?" on page 15 for more details regarding Enhanced and Maximized modes. How to use Smart Response? Once the system is configured for Smart Response, the system will automatically begin to use the cache to enhance system performance by storing frequently used data on the cache device, so that it can be retrieved faster than data stored on the HDD. - Page 16 In this scenario, the state can be restored by clicking the "Disassociate" link. NOTE: Before disassociating the drive from the cache, make sure user data has been backed up. A message will pop up explaining the risk of removing the cache device. Intel Responsiveness Technologies - Dell Setup Guide...
- Page 17 "Clicking Yes will return the mSATA or SSD cache device to a blank non-accelerated state, at which point it can be reconfigured by following the configuration steps described in the configuration section above. Smart Response Configuration...
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Page 19: Rapid Start System Configuration
Rapid Storage functionality. 1 BIOS — Restart the system, and press the F2 key, when the Dell splash screen appears, to enter the BIOS setup menu. Navigate to the "SATA Operation" mode menu, usually found under "System Configuration"... - Page 20 2 Windows: From the Start menu, type "Disk Mangement" in the "Search programs and files" field, and select the "Create and format hard disk partitions" option. Intel Responsiveness Technologies - Dell Setup Guide...
- Page 21 3 For systems with Smart Response, skip steps 3-5 and proceed to step 6. For single-SSD systems, right-click the partition furthest to the right (highlighted in yellow below) on the SSD (representing the end of the disk), this will bring up an options list. Select "Shrink Volume". Rapid Start System Configuration...
- Page 22 Notes on the size of the Rapid Start partition • Memory configurations and partition sizes larger than 8192 MB (8 GB) are not validated by Dell and may cause an increase in the time it takes to wake the system up from sleep. •...
- Page 23 5 After selecting "Shrink", a new unallocated 8 GB partition will appear with a black bar above it on the right side. Rapid Start System Configuration...
- Page 24 6 The free space on the SSD needs to be used to create an 8 GB hibernate partition. This can be done using the diskpart.exe utility in Windows. From the Start menu, type "diskpart" in the "Search programs and files" field, and press Enter: Intel Responsiveness Technologies - Dell Setup Guide...
- Page 25 7 A prompt may appear: "Do you want to allow the following program to make changes to this computer?" If this appears, select Yes. Then, a command window will appear. 8 Section (i) is for systems with a single SSD (no Smart Response). For systems configured with Smart Response, skip to "ii.
- Page 26 8 GB partition in the Disk Management window will turn from black to blue, the text will say "Raw / Healthy (Primary Partition)", and in the command window, a new 8 GB partition will be listed, marked with a *, as in this screenshot: Intel Responsiveness Technologies - Dell Setup Guide...
- Page 27 Rapid Start System Configuration...
- Page 28 This will list all available disks. Look for a disk that has at least 8 GB in the "Free" column. NOTE: The free space is approximately equal to the size of the SSD or mSATA if you subtract 18.6 GB for the Smart Response cache. See picture: Intel Responsiveness Technologies - Dell Setup Guide...
- Page 29 Type "select disk #", and press Enter. The "#" should correspond to the number listed next to the disk with free space. In this example, the disk is labeled "disk 1". Rapid Start System Configuration...
- Page 30 "Healthy (Hibernation Partition)", and the command window should report: "DiskPart Successfully set the partition ID". The final result should look something like this picture (the size of the unallocated space may vary depending on the SSD or mSATA size: Intel Responsiveness Technologies - Dell Setup Guide...
- Page 31 Close both windows. 9 Proceed by selecting restart from the Windows start menu. As the system resets... 10 BIOS: ..press F2, when the Dell splash screen appears, to enter the BIOS setup menu: Navigate to the "Performance" menu or "Advanced" BIOS menu, depending on the system, and enable the Intel Rapid Start setting (as described in the BIOS Menu option section of this document).
- Page 32 • Location: The system BIOS setup menu can be entered by pressing the F2 Key during system power-up, while the Dell logo is displayed. The Dell Latitude system BIOS menu location for Rapid Start settings is under the "Performance" sub-category. Other systems may alternatively use the "Advanced"...
- Page 33 ATA mode is selected from the storage/SATA BIOS menu (instead of AHCI, RAID, Smart Response, or Rapid Start mode). • A Dell Encryption accelerator card is installed. • A memory configuration larger than the size of Rapid Start SSD partition is installed.
- Page 34 BIOS menu. NOTE: Some systems which do not support critical battery will prevent changes to that option. The option will appear grey, as seen in the screenshot below: Intel Responsiveness Technologies - Dell Setup Guide...
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Page 35: Smart Connect Configuration
Intel Smart Connect Configuration Application and Driver package: • The Smart Connect Configuration application and driver installation package is a self-extracting executable file. If the system supports Smart Connect, the file will be available for download from http://support.dell.com/ Smart Connect Configuration... - Page 36 Clicking "Enable Updating" will turn on the Smart Connect feature, allowing the system to silently update any open email or network applications while the system is in sleep mode. Intel Responsiveness Technologies - Dell Setup Guide...
- Page 37 • Update Frequency Slider: There is a slider in the application user interface which allows the customer to configure how often the system will connect to the network to download updates. Shorter durations will provide more frequent updates, but may consume more battery power over time.
- Page 38 • Smart Connect feature known as Quick Connect, when equipped with specific Dell wireless devices (WWAN).The Quick Connect feature keeps the network connection partially active in a low power mode while the system is in sleep state, allowing for faster access to network when the system wakes.
- Page 39 Appendix A Table 8-1. Supported Storage Configurations Boot Disk (below)/ Smart Connect Rapid Start Smart Response Technology (right) HDD only Not supported Not supported supported HDD + SSD supported HDD + mSATA supported SSD only Not supported ...
- Page 40 RAID modes. CAUTION: Procedures for making manual changes to Windows registry settings are generally not recommended by Dell. As with any registry modification procedure, please be advised to back up any important files and account settings before attempting the modifications below.