Gigabyte B660M AORUS PRO AX DDR4 RAID Setup Guide - Page 8

Installing Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management A. Enabling an Intel® Optane™ Memory A-1. System Requirements 1. Intel® Optane™ memory H10/H20. 2. System acceleration with Intel® Optane™ Memory can only be enabled on the M.2 connectors supported by the Chipset. 3. Only the system drive partition on the Intel® Optane memory being used can be enabled for system acceleration. The system drive partition must be GPT formatted and have Windows 10 64-bit (or later version) installed. 4. The motherboard driver disc or an Internet connected computer. A-2. Installation Guidelines Step 1: In BIOS Setup, go to Settings\IO Ports\VMD setup menu, set Enable VMD controller to Enabled and set Enable VMD Global Mapping to Disabled. Then depending on the SATA/M.2 connector you use, set the corresponding Map this Root Port under VMD item to Enabled. Step 2: After entering the operating system, make sure your Internet connection works properly. Method 1: Insert the motherboard driver disc into your optical drive. On the Xpress Install screen, select Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver to install and follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. Method 2: Launch the GIGABYTE APP Center. On the "Not Installed\New Drivers" screen, select Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver to install. Follow the onscreen instructions to continue. When completed, restart the system. Step 3: After re-entering the operating system, launch the Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management application from the Start menu. Click Enable Intel® Optane™ Memory. When completed, restart the system. •• Do not abruptly remove the Optane™ memory. Doing so will cause the operating system to stop functioning correctly. •• If you want to change/remove the Optane™ memory, you must disable it using the Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management application first. •• After enabling the Optane™ memory, the related BIOS settings will remain even after a BIOS update. - 8 -