4.4Introduction to Intel® 2012 Desktop responsiveness technologies

This document details the overview of the installation and configuration procedures of the Intel® 2012 Desktop responsiveness technologies.

Intel® 2012 Desktop responsiveness technologies feature these technologies:

•Intel® Rapid Start Technology

•Intel® Smart Connect Technology

4.4.1System Requirements for Intel® 2012 Desktop responsiveness technologies

In order for the system to run smoothly for the Intel® 2012 Desktop responsiveness, you must meet the following requirements:

1.

CPU:

Intel® 3rd/2nd generation Core Processor family

2.

OS:

Windows® 7 operating systems

3.

SSD:

One dedicated SSD (Solid State Disk) to support Intel ® Rapid Start Technology

 

 

is necessary.

 

 

Refer to the SSD Capacity Requirements table for the information of SSD size, partition

 

 

capacity, and system memory requirements.

4.

HDD:

At least one HDD (Hard Disk Drive) for the system OS drive.

5.DRAM: To enable Intel® Rapid Start Technology, DRAM size smaller than 8GB is required.

SSD Capacity Requirements

SSSSD Partition Capacity

 

System DRAM

 

Requirement

 

 

 

2GB

4GB

8GB

 

 

Intel® Rapid Start

2GB

4GB

8GB

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• The SSD used for Intel® Rapid Start is not allowed for creating RAID.

•Due to OS behavior, Intel® Rapid Start Technology works inefficiently with over 4G system memory under Windows® 7 32-bit operating system.

•Only Intel® internal SATA ports (gray and blue) support Intel® 2012 Desktop responsiveness technologies.

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