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Installing the RAID/AHCI Driver and Operating System
With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install the operating system.
Installing Windows
As some operating systems already include Intel
AHCI driver during the Windows installation process. After the operating system is installed, we recommend
that you install all required drivers from the motherboard driver disk using "Xpress Install" to ensure system
performance and compatibility. If the operating system to be installed requires that you provide additional SATA
RAID/AHCI driver during the OS installation process, please refer to the steps below:
1. Copy the IRST folder under Boot in the driver disk to your USB thumb drive.
2. Boot from the Windows setup disk and perform standard OS installation steps. When the screen requesting
you to load the driver appears, select Browse.
3. Insert the USB thumb drive and then browse to the location of the driver. The location of the driver is as
follows: \IRST\f6flpy-x64
4. When a screen as shown, select Intel Chipset SATA RAID Controller and click Next to load the driver and
continue the OS installation.
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Installing an Intel
System Requirements
1. Intel
Optane
memory
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2. The Optane
memory must have at least 16 GB capacity, and it must have equal or smaller capacity than
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the hard drive/SSD to be accelerated.
3. The Optane
memory cannot be used to accelerate an existing RAID array; the accelerated hard drive/SSD
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cannot be included in a RAID array.
4. The hard drive/SSD to be accelerated must be a SATA hard drive or M.2 SATA SSD and must have Windows
10 64-bit (or later version) installed on it. (Must be formatted for GPT partition.)
5. The motherboard driver disk
Installation Guidelines
A-1: Insllation in AHCI mode
If the SATA controller has been configured in AHCI mode, please install the Optane
or M2P_32G connector and follow the steps below:
1. After entering the operating system, insert the motherboard driver disk 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, the dialog box as shown will appear. Click Yes to continue the
installation and then restart the system.
3. Launch the Intel(R) Optane Memory application from the Start menu. A message which says Intel
Memory is disabled will appear on the main screen. Click Enable to activate the Intel
and restart the system again. (If you install more than one Optane
are going to use).
4. Launch the Intel(R) Optane Memory application from the Start menu and make sure the Intel
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 prevent Intel
Optane
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(Note)
If the system already has Intel
before installing the Intel(R) Optane Memory application.
RAID/AHCI driver, you do not need to install separate RAID/
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Optane
Memory
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memory from functioning properly.
Rapid Storage Technology utility installed, you have to remove it first
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memory in the M2Q_32G
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to install. Follow the on-screen
(Note)
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Optane
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memory, please select which one you
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Optane
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Memory
Optane
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