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Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
The Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver supports your AHCI mode SATA
drive, or your Intel® Optane™ system. Install the Intel Rapid Storage Technolo-
gy application (after installing all necessary drivers in the correct order) to support
your Optane system or SATA drive if set up in AHCI mode in the BIOS (see “SA-
TA Mode (Advanced Menu)” on page 5 - 10).
IRST Driver Installation
1. Insert the Device Drivers & Utilities + User’s Manual disc into an attached
DVD drive.
2. Click Option Drivers (button).
3. Click
5.Install IRST Driver
> Yes
.
4. Click Next.
5. Click in the check box to accept the license and click Next.
6. Click Next > Next > Next.
7. Click Finish to restart the computer.
8. Run the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology app from the Apps screen.
After setting the SATA mode to Intel® Optane™ and installing the Intel® Rapid
Storage Technology application, DO NOT uninstall the Intel® Rapid Storage
Technology application.
IRST and M.2 PCI-e
SSDs
Note that Intel® Rapid
Storage Technology
does not support M.2
SSDs with a PCI-e In-
terface (M.2 SSDs with
a SATA Interface are
supported).