Intel® Optane™ Memory M Series
Installation & User Guide February 2021
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3. If your system contains the proper requirements you will be able to download and install.
In order to download the software, Windows 10 x64 bit (version 1803) or greater must be installed. You
can check this by doing the following. (The store should also tell you if these requirements are met.)
a. Press the Windows key + x on the keyboard
b. Select Run
c. Type winver
4. Read and Accept the license, and the installation should be complete.
After the installation is complete, when launching the application, you may encounter the following error
message. These extra steps are not required in version Windows 10 (Version 1809) and later.
In some operating system versions this error may occur when the application is not ‘Run as Administrator’. To run
the application as administrator:
1. Press the Windows key and locate the application (this may be under the Intel folder)
2. Right-click on the application
3. Click More in the drop over menu
4. Click Run as Administrator in the resulting menu
Enabling Acceleration
1. Open the application and you will see the storage devices and volumes currently contained in the system
in the ‘Manage’ tab.
2. Navigate to the Intel® Optane™ Memory tab, where you will see the current state of the volume. The drop-
down menu will display the available Intel® Optane™ memory combinations that can be selected.
a. If the word (SYSTEM) appears beside the compatible drive to be accelerated, this indicates that the
operating system is installed on that device.