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Unique Features
EZ Rapid Start
A. System Requirements
1. Intel
®
Rapid Start Technology enabled in BIOS Setup
2. AnSSDwithsizelargerthanthetotalsystemmemory
3. Windows 7 with SP1/Windows 8
4. AHCI/RAIDmodesupported(pleasenoteiftheSSDhasbeenassignedasamemberofaRAIDarray,it
cannot be used to set up and Intel
®
RapidStartstorepartition);IDEmodenotsupported
(Note)
B. Using EZ Rapid Start
Select EZ Rapid Start and click Create. Then install the Intel
®
Rapid Start Technology utility and restart your
computer to complete.
Todisablethisfunction,clickDelete.
• Thedefaultcompressedspaceisthesystemmemorysizeplus2GB.Forexample,ifthesystem
memorysizeis8GB,thedefaultcompressedspaceis8GBplus2GB,sotheSSDcapacitywill
decreaseby10GB.IfEZRapidStartisdisabled,thedecreased10GBwillbereturnedtotheSSD.
• Ifyouwanttoupgradeyoursystemmemory,disableEZRapidStartrstandre-installittoensure
it can work normally.
(Note) IfthemotherboardChipsetsupportsRAID,EZRapidStartwillforcetheIntel
®
SATA controllers into
RAIDmode.Ifnot,theIntel
®
SATA controllers will be forced into AHCI mode.