Gigabyte B460M AORUS ELITE User Manual page 45

Installation Guidelines
A-1: Installation in AHCI mode
If the SATA controller has been configured in AHCI mode, please follow the steps below:
1. After entering the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disc into your optical drive. On the Xpress
Install screen, select Intel(R) Optane(TM) Memory System Acceleration
instructions to continue. The system will auto-restart.
2. After re-entering the operating system, follow the on-screen instructions to complete the settings, and then the
Intel Optane Memory application will appear automatically. If you install more than one Optane
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please select which one you are going to use. Then select which drive to be accelerated. Click Enable. All
data on the Optane memory will be erased. Make sure you back up the data before continuing. Follow the
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on-screen instructions to proceed. When completed, restart the system.
3. Launch the Intel Optane
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Memory has been enabled. (The SATA controller mode is changed to Intel RST Premium With Intel Optane
System Acceleration from AHCI mode. DO NOT change your SATA controller mode back to AHCI. Doing
so will cause the Optane memory unable to function properly.)
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4. If you want to accelerate the system drive, you can select specific folders, files, or applications to accelerate using
the Intel Optane Memory Pinning function. (The Optane
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A-2: Installation in Intel RST Premium With Intel Optane System Acceleration mode
If the SATA controller has been configured in Intel RST Premium With Intel Optane System Acceleration
mode, please follow the steps below:
1. After system restarts, go to the BIOS Setup, make sure CSM Support under the Boot menu is disabled.
2. Go to Settings\IO Ports\SATA And RST Configuration and make sure Use RST Legacy OROM is disabled
and RST Control PCIe Storage Devices is set to Manual. If you want to enable the Optane
in the M2Q_SB connector, set PCIe Storage Device on Port 21 to RST Controlled.
3. Enter the operating system, launch the Intel
then enable Intel Optane
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4. Select which drive to be accelerated. Click Yes to continue. Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed.
When completed, restart the system.
5. Launch the Intel Rapid Storage Technology utility from the Start menu and make sure the Intel
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Memory has been enabled. If you want to accelerate the system drive, you can select specific folders, files,
or applications to accelerate using the Intel
must have at least 32 GB capacity.)
• An Optane memory cannot be used to accelerate an M.2 PCIe SSD.
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• Do not abruptly remove the Optane
functioning correctly.
• If you want to change/remove the Optane
Storage Technology or Intel(R) Optane
• After enabling the Optane
(Note) If the system already has Intel
before installing the Intel(R) Optane(TM) Memory System Acceleration application.
Memory application from the Start menu and make sure the Intel
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Rapid Storage Technology utility from the Start menu, and
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Memory on the Intel Optane
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Optane Memory Pinning function. (The Optane
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memory. Doing so will cause the operating system to stop
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memory, you must disable it using the Intel
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Memory application first.
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memory, the related BIOS settings will remain even after a BIOS update.
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Rapid Storage Technology utility installed, you have to remove it first
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to install. Follow the on-screen
(Note)
memory used must have at least 32 GB capacity.)
Memory screen.
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memory,
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Optane
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memory installed
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Optane
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memory used
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Rapid
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