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    Did I set up Intel Rapid Storage Technology correctly?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by Ajfountains, Aug 21, 2013.

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    Hello All!

    Just did my first real upgrade on my sager. I installed a 64gb msata to use purely as caching. Getting the screw out of the msata slot was ridiculous. It must have been screwed in there by a space dwarf or something. Anyway, check out the screenshots below and let me know if i have everything enabled correctly and if not, please advise. Thanks!
     
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    msata.png

    first pic in rst, it reads the new drive (hitachi 1tb) as the main drive
     
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    and here is the pic of the msata msata2.png
     
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    Anyone? I am not sure if i have to enable anything through the BIOS
     
    Ajfountains, Aug 23, 2013
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    I tried messing around in BIOS settings changing to RAID, which resulted in blue screens.
     
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    Bios has to be set to RAID for for RST to work. I think there might be a registry hack to switch to RAID without completely installing windows, but I'm not sure.
     
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    So I was wrong in thinking SRT could be enabled without a fresh install of windows?
     
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    Yeah if you're using Intel Smart Response Technology for SSD caching RAID 0 must be enabled in the BIOS, that's why the tab for configuring it is not present in those RST screenshots you provided.
     
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    Ugh. I don't know why, but I thought it would just be plug and play. So, absent a fresh install of win 7, I cannot use the drive as a cache?
     
    Ajfountains, Aug 26, 2013
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    I would try Googling for a workaround before going that route. Also, did your SSD come with any caching software like ExpressCache? You could install that instead of trying to get Smart Response Technology to work, just keep in mind it won't work as well and, in the case of ExpressCache, you can't use more than 32GB for caching.
     
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    Do yourself a favor and avoid caching altogether. You can easily fit OS and a few apps on the 64GB SSD. Or just sell it and buy at least a 128GB SSD for OS and apps. You'll be happier. You really don't gain anything by using a cache drive over installing OS on an SSD. Caching made sense a few years ago when SSD's were uber expensive. But now, not so much considering you can buy a 128GB for $100.
     
    HTWingNut, Aug 27, 2013
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