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13. Press <F4> and <Yes> to “Save Changes and Reset”, however ensure that the
condition in the bulleted point below is met before doing so.
• Make sure the Windows 10 OS DVD is in the attached DVD drive, as the com-
puter starts up it will automatically boot from the Windows 10 OS DVD (you
will be prompted to press a key to boot from the DVD).
14. Press <F7> as the computer starts up to bring up the boot device menu.
15. Select the DVD drive containing the Windows 10 OS DVD and press <Enter>.
16. Press a key at system startup to begin installing Windows from your Microsoft
Windows 10 disc.
17. Click Next > Install Now to continue installing the operating system as normal
(see your Windows documentation if you need help on installing the Windows
OS).
18. Select Custom: Install Windows only (advanced).
19. It is recommended that you select and then delete existing partitions.
20. Click New to create a partition for Windows.
21. It is very important to make sure that when you create the partition, to leave at
least a minimum of unallocated space of 5MB (see sidebar).
22. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the Windows 10 operating system.
23. Install the Windows drivers from the Device Drivers & Utilities + User’s Manual
disc as per Table 4 - 1, on page 4 - 4 (make sure you install the Intel Rapid
Storage Technology driver - see overleaf).
24. Run the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology application to manage your Intel®
Optane™ system as instructed in “Intel® Rapid Storage Technology for RAID
Systems” on page 6 - 56.
Creating a Windows
Partition for Optane
When installing Win-
dows, make sure that
you leave a minimum of
5MB of unallocated
space for the Intel® Op-
tane™ software to cre-
ate needed metadata.
After you have created a
Windows partition the
Windows Setup screen
will display the partitions
and sizes, including the
unallocated space. If the
unallocated space is
less than 5MB, then de-
lete the partitions and
recreate them until the
criteria is met.
Note this is 5MB only,
not GB.
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