Gigabyte GA-B75-D3V [69/88] A system requirements

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Unique Features

4-6-2 Installing EZ Rapid Start

A. System Requirements

1. Intel Rapid Start Technology enabled in BIOS Setup

2. Windows 7 with SP1

3. An SSD with size larger than the total system memory

4. AHCI/RAIDmodesupported(pleasenoteiftheSSDhasbeenassignedasamemberofaRAIDarray,it

cannot be used to set up Intel Rapid Start store partition); IDE mode not supported

B. Installation

Step 1:

Select EZ Rapid Start and click Setup. (Figure 1)

Step 2:

A warning message indicating the system will be forced to RAID mode will appear.

(Note)

Select Yes and the system

will restart and automatically enable Intel Rapid Start Technology in the BIOS Setup. (Figure 2)

Step 3:

After the system restarts, it will install the Intel Raid Start Technology Manager driver automatically. The system

will restart again after the driver installation.

Figure 1

Figure 2

C. Disabling EZ Rapid Start

To disable EZ Rapid Start, select Disable EZ Rapid Start

and click Setup.

• The default compressed space is the system memory size plus 2 GB. For example, if the system

memory size is 8 GB, the default compressed space is 8 GB plus 2 GB, so the SSD capacity will

decrease by 10 GB. If EZ Rapid Start is disabled, the decreased 10 GB will be returned to the SSD.

• Ifyouwanttoupgradeyoursystemmemory,disableEZRapidStartrstandre-installittoensure

it can work normally.

(Note) OnanIntelZ77/H77Chipsetmotherboard,theIntelSATAcontrollerswillbeforcedtoRAIDmode

if they are set to IDE mode. On an Intel B75 Chipset motherboard, the Intel SATA controllers will be

forced to AHCI mode if they are set to IDE mode.