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Intel Rapid Storage Technology IRST

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2 Go to www.dell.com/support. 3 Click Product support, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click Submit. NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or manually browse for your computer model. 4 Click Drivers & downloads 5 Scroll down the page and select Chipset in Category. 6 Click Download to download the media-card reader driver for your computer. 7 After the download is complete, navigate to the folder where you saved the card reader driver file. 8 Double-click the card reader driver file icon and follow the instructions on the screen. 4 Intel Rapid Storage Technology (IRST) The IRST software package enables and enhances high-performance Serial ATA (SATA) and SATA RAID capabilities for supported operating systems. The IRST software package provides an added protection against data loss in the event of a hard drive failure. NOTE: The following conditions must be met before you can install IRST on your computer. • Your computer has a RAID I/O controller hub (ICH). If your computer does not have a RAID ICH you cannot install IRST unless a third-party RAID controller card is installed. • Your RAID controller is enabled by default. CAUTION: If a SATA hard drive is already installed, enabling the RAID controller might cause your computer to display a blue screen and an error code followed by a system reboot. To enable RAID, reinstall the operating system. Downloading and installing the IRST driver 1 Turn on your computer. 15 Dell Customer Communication - Confidential

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Dell Customer Communication - Confidential
2
Go to
www.dell.com/support
.
3
Click
Product support
, enter the Service Tag of your computer, and then click
Submit
.
NOTE: If you do not have the Service Tag, use the auto-detect feature or
manually browse for your computer model.
4
Click
Drivers & downloads
5
Scroll down the page and select
Chipset
in Category.
6
Click
Download
to download the media-card reader driver for your computer.
7
After the download is complete, navigate to the folder where you saved the card
reader driver file.
8
Double-click the card reader driver file icon and follow the instructions on the
screen.
4 Intel Rapid Storage Technology (IRST)
The IRST software package enables and enhances high-performance Serial ATA (SATA)
and SATA RAID capabilities for supported operating systems. The IRST software
package provides an added protection against data loss in the event of a hard drive
failure.
NOTE: The following conditions must be met before you can install IRST on your
computer.
Your computer has a RAID I/O controller hub (ICH). If your computer does
not have a RAID ICH you cannot install IRST unless a third-party RAID
controller card is installed.
Your RAID controller is enabled by default.
CAUTION: If a SATA hard drive is already installed, enabling the RAID
controller might cause your computer to display a blue screen and an error
code followed by a system reboot. To enable RAID, reinstall the operating
system.
Downloading and installing the IRST driver
1
Turn on your computer.