7-2
Chapter 7: Intel
®
technologies
Chapter 7
SSD Capacity Requirements
SSD Partition Capacity
Requirements
System DRAM
2GB 4GB 8GB
Intel
®
storage combinations
Intel
®
Rapid Start
2GB 4GB 8GB
Intel
®
Smart Response
20GB 20GB 20GB
Intel
®
Smart Response
and
Intel
®
Rapid Start
Separate 20GB
and 2GB partition
(SSD size >
22GB)
Separate
20GB and 4GB
partition (SSD
size > 24GB)
Separate
20GB and 8GB
partition (SSD
size > 28GB)
Intel
®
Smart Response,
Intel
®
Rapid Start,
and
Intel
®
Smart Connect
Separate 20GB
and 2GB partition
(SSD size >
22GB)
Separate
20GB and 4GB
partition (SSD
size > 24GB)
Separate
20GB and 8GB
partition (SSD
size > 28GB)
• The SSD used for Intel
®
Rapid Start and Intel
®
Smart Response is not allowed for
creating RAID.
• Due to OS behavior, Intel
®
Rapid Start Technology does not work efciently with over
4GB system memory under Windows
®
7 32-bit operating system.
• Only Intel
®
internal SATA ports (gray and blue) support Intel
®
2012 Desktop
responsiveness technologies.
• The performance of Intel
®
Smart Response Technology and Intel
®
Rapid Storage
Technology vary with the installed SSD.