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A-2: Installation in Intel RST Premium With Intel Optane System Acceleration mode
IftheSATAcontrollerhasbeenconguredinIntelRSTPremiumWithIntelOptaneSystemAccelerationmode,
please install the Optane
™
memoryintheM2Q_32GorM2P_32Gconnectorrstandfollowthestepsbelow:
1. After system restarts, go to the BIOS Setup, make sure CSM Support under the BIOS menu is disabled.
2. Go to Peripherals\SATAAndRSTConguration and make sure USE RST Legacy ROM is disabled. If
you want to enable the Optane
™
memory installed in the M2Q_32G connector, set PCIe Storage Device on
Port 17 to RST Controlled; to enable the Optane
™
memory installed in the M2P_32G connector, set PCIe
Storage Device on Port 9 to RST Controlled.
3. Enter the operating system, launch the Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology utility from the Start menu, and
then enable Intel
®
Optane
™
Memory on the Intel
®
Optane
™
Memory screen.
4. If you install more than one Optane
™
memory, please select which one you are going to use.
5. Follow the on-screen instruction to continue the installation and then restart the system when completed.
• An Optane
™
memory cannot be used to accelerate an M.2 PCIe SSD.
• Do not abruptly remove the Optane
™
memory. Doing so will cause the operating system to stop
functioning correctly.
• If you want to change/remove the Optane
™
memory, you must disable it using the Intel
®
Rapid
Storage Technology or Intel(R) Optane
™
Memoryapplicationrst.
• After enabling the Optane
™
memory, the related BIOS settings will remain even after a BIOS update.
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