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as per that website, this is how PC needs to be setup before you install win 10

1. The SSD should be EMPTY; not even formatted or Partitioned
2. The spinning disk MUST be using the Intel RAID controller and NOT AHCI. Note the word INTEL. If your motherboard has alot of SATA ports, there may be more than one controller and you MUST ensure that the SSD and spinning disk you care about are BOTH on the Intel controller. You can check this in the BIOS
3. HOTSWAP or HOTPLUG must be DISABLED in the BIOS
4. SECURE BOOT must be DISABLED in the BIOS
5. You must be using a Intel chipset motherboard. If you have an AMD you will need to use a different SSD Caching solution (see the bottom of this post for details). The board has to be from about 2012 or newer (not likely an issue, but it could be)
6. Your Intel chipset drivers must be current

Install win 10 to the HDD
On another PC, download the Windows 10 media creation tool and use it to make a win 10 installer on USB (if you don't already have it)

boot from installer
follow this guide: https://forums.tomshardware.com/faq/how-to-do-a-clean-installation-of-windows-10.3170366/

Both ssd and HDD need to be set as RAID in the BIOS

1. Install the most current Intel RST which you can source directly from Intel HERE
2. Reboot
3. Launch Intel RST
4. Click the PERFORMANCE tab
5. Click ENABLE button
6. Click OK
   1. You could change the MODE from ENHANCED (default) to MAXIMIZED to further bump performance

That is all from the website I linked to before - https://www.urtech.ca/2018/01/solved-install-ssd-caching-using-intel-rapid-storage-technology-rst/

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never heard of IRBT before ( I can find rapid start?)

You install iton the hdd as the 32gb ssd is used as a cache drive using IRST.

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I am slightly confused. Are you installing windows itself or just IRST?

In both cases, the hdd is the right location to run installer from. windows shouldn't be able to see the ssd once IRST sets it up.

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never heard of IRBT before ( I can find rapid start?)

You install iton the hdd as the 32gb ssd is used as a cache drive using IRST.

thanks for your support can you now please tell me how i used 32 gb as a cache drive using IRST.

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I am slightly confused. Are you installing windows itself or just IRST?

In both cases, the hdd is the right location to run installer from. windows shouldn't be able to see the ssd once IRST sets it up.

how will i setup the IRST please tell me

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sorry for trouble you again but i just want know how i do fresh installation of windows 10 i mean i have just blank laptop and i want to setup IRST then how can i do it
i would appreciate you just help me with this

Jun 12, 2015

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• #8

as per that website, this is how PC needs to be setup before you install win 10

1. The SSD should be EMPTY; not even formatted or Partitioned
2. The spinning disk MUST be using the Intel RAID controller and NOT AHCI. Note the word INTEL. If your motherboard has alot of SATA ports, there may be more than one controller and you MUST ensure that the SSD and spinning disk you care about are BOTH on the Intel controller. You can check this in the BIOS
3. HOTSWAP or HOTPLUG must be DISABLED in the BIOS
4. SECURE BOOT must be DISABLED in the BIOS
5. You must be using a Intel chipset motherboard. If you have an AMD you will need to use a different SSD Caching solution (see the bottom of this post for details). The board has to be from about 2012 or newer (not likely an issue, but it could be)
6. Your Intel chipset drivers must be current

Install win 10 to the HDD
On another PC, download the Windows 10 media creation tool and use it to make a win 10 installer on USB (if you don't already have it)

boot from installer
follow this guide: https://forums.tomshardware.com/faq/how-to-do-a-clean-installation-of-windows-10.3170366/

Both ssd and HDD need to be set as RAID in the BIOS

1. Install the most current Intel RST which you can source directly from Intel HERE
2. Reboot
3. Launch Intel RST
4. Click the PERFORMANCE tab
5. Click ENABLE button
6. Click OK
   1. You could change the MODE from ENHANCED (default) to MAXIMIZED to further bump performance

That is all from the website I linked to before - https://www.urtech.ca/2018/01/solved-install-ssd-caching-using-intel-rapid-storage-technology-rst/

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