Gigabyte Z390 M - Installing an Intel Optane Memory

(Note) IfthesystemalreadyhasIntel
®
RapidStorageTechnologyutilityinstalled,youhavetoremoveitrst
beforeinstallingtheIntel(R)Optane(TM)MemorySystemAccelerationapplication.
InstallingtheRAID/AHCIDriverandOperatingSystem
With the correct BIOS settings, you are ready to install the operating system.
InstallingtheOperatingSystem
AssomeoperatingsystemsalreadyincludeRAID/AHCIdriver,youdonotneedtoinstallseparateRAID/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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. ThenbrowsetotheUSBashdriveandselectthelocationofthedriver.Thelocationofthedriverisas
follows:\IRST\f6py-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.
3-2 InstallinganIntel
®
Optane
™
Memory
SystemRequirements
1. Intel
®
Optane
™
memory
2. The Optane
™
memory must have at least 16 GB capacity, and it must have equal or smaller capacity than
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
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.
5. Theharddrive/SSDtobeacceleratedcanbeasystemdriveordatadrive.ThesystemdrivemustbeGPT
formattedandhaveWindows1064-bit(orlaterversion)installedonit.ThedatadrivemustalsobeGPT
formatted.
6. The motherboard driver disk
InstallationGuidelines
A-1:InstallationinAHCImode
IftheSATAcontrollerhasbeenconguredinAHCImode,please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
(Note)
to install. Follow the on-screen
instructions to continue. When completed, restart the system.
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
™
memory,
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
on-screen instructions to proceed. When completed, restart the system.
3. Launch the Intel
®
Optane
™
Memory application from the Start menu and make sure the Intel
®
Optane
™
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.)
4. Ifyouwanttoacceleratethesystemdrive,youcanselectspecicfolders,les,orapplicationstoaccelerate
using the Intel
®
Optane
™
MemoryPinning function. (The Intel
®
Optane
™
memory used must have at least
32GBcapacity.)
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