Specifications

Modules
Intel Rapid Storage Technology 7 - 9
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Intel Rapid Storage Technology
The Intel Rapid Storage Technology application provides high-performance
SATA and SATA RAID capabilities. Install the Intel Rapid Storage Technology
application to support your RAID system or SATA drive if set up in AHCI mode
in the BIOS (see “SATA Mode (Advanced Menu)” on page 5 - 9). Make sure you
have installed all the drivers from the Device Drivers & Utilities + User’s Manual
disc as per Table 4 - 1, on page 4 - 3 before installing the IRST driver.
IRST Driver Installation
1. Insert the Device Drivers & Utilities + User’s Manual disc into the CD/
DVD drive.
2. Click Option Drivers (button).
3. Click 7.Install IRST Driver > Yes .
4. Click Next > Next > Yes > Next > Next.
5. Click Finish to restart the computer (you will need to restart the system
again after the computer has rebooted).
See the following pages for more information if you have set your hard disks up in
a RAID configuration.
Note that after installing the IRST driver the Windows system may take up to
5 minutes at startup to load all the drivers. By default, Intel® Rapid Storage
Technology is set to Automatic (Delayed Start). See page 8 - 16 for details on how
to change this setting.
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Intel® Control
Center
The Intel® Control
Center provides a cen-
tral starting point to
make it easier to find
any Intel® programs you
need to use.
Click the tickbox in the
first installation screen
of the setup program to
install the control center.