User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Box Contents
- Optional Items
- X299X AORUS MASTER Motherboard Layout
- X299X AORUS MASTER Motherboard Block Diagram
- Chapter 1 Hardware Installation
- Chapter 2 BIOS Setup
- Chapter 3 Configuring a RAID Set
- Chapter 4 Drivers Installation
- Chapter 5 Unique Features
- Chapter 6 Appendix

Conguring a RAID Set
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B-2: Installation in Intel RST Premium mode
IftheSATAcontrollerhasbeenconguredinIntelRSTPremiummode,pleasefollowthestepsbelow:
• An Optane
™
memory cannot be used to accelerate an M.2 PCIe SSD.
• If more than one Optane
™
memory is installed, you can select only one of them to accelerate your SATA-
based boot drive. The other(s) can only be used as data drive(s).
• 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
TechnologyorIntel(R)OptaneMemoryapplicationrst.
• After enabling the Optane
™
memory, the related BIOS settings will remain even after a BIOS update.
Step 1:
After system restarts, go to the BIOS Setup, make sure CSM
Support under the Boot menu is disabled.
Step 2:
Go to Settings\IOPorts\SATAAnd RSTConguration
and make sure USE RST Legacy OROM is disabled. Then
depending on which M.2 connector you install the Optane
™
memory in, set the corresponding PCIe Storage Dev on Port
XX item to RST Controlled.
Step 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 tab.
Step 4:
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 Yes to continue. Follow the on-screen
instructions to proceed. When completed, restart the system.
Step 5:
Launch the Intel
®
Rapid Storage Technology utility from the Start menu
and make sure the Intel
®
Optane
™
Memory has been enabled. If you want to
acceleratethesystemdrive,youcanselectspecicfolders,les,orapplications
to accelerate using the Intel
®
Optane
™
Memory Pinning function. (The
Optane
™
memory used must have at least 32 GB capacity.)