Setup Cache Intel Rapid Storage

[ForeverLost]

Ok so I am trying to setup the acceleration on my primary OS drive which is a SSD 120GB drive. I also have a 20GB SSD that I want to use for caching built right on the board and a 1TB HDD used for data.

When I go into the Intel Rapid Storage Technology application it allows me to accelerate the HDD with the 20GB SSD, but I am unable to cache my OS drive the 120GB SSD. Maybe I am confused and you can not cache a SSD? Below is my IRST report on my PC. If you guys have any ideas I sure would appreciate it!

System Report
System Information
OS name: Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
OS version: 6.1.7601 Service Pack 1 7601
System manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System model: Z68XP-UD3-iSSD
Processor: GenuineIntel Intel64 Family 6 Model 42 Stepping 7 3.701 GHz
BIOS: Award Software International, Inc., F2
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
Kit installed: 10.6.0.1002
User interface version: 10.6.0.1002
Language: English (United States)
Intel RAID controller: Intel(R) Desktop/Workstation/Server Express Chipset SATA RAID Controller
Number of SATA ports: 6
RAID option ROM version: 10.5.0.1034
Driver version: 10.6.0.1002
ISDI version: 10.6.0.1002

Device Information

Disk on port 0
Port location: Internal
Status: Normal
Type: Solid-state drive
Usage: Available
Size: 112 GB
Serial number: OCZ-V473WW816JDVZH9B
Model: OCZ-AGILITY3
Firmware: 2.11
System disk: Yes
Password protected: No
Disk data cache: Enabled
Native command queuing: Yes
SATA transfer rate: 6 Gb/s
Physical sector size: 512 Bytes
Logical sector size: 512 Bytes

Disk on port 1
Port location: Internal
Status: Normal
Type: Hard disk
Usage: Available
Size: 932 GB
Serial number: S246J90B930276
Model: SAMSUNG HD103SJ
Firmware: 1AJ100E5
System disk: No
Password protected: No
Disk data cache: Enabled
Native command queuing: Yes
SATA transfer rate: 3 Gb/s
Physical sector size: 512 Bytes
Logical sector size: 512 Bytes

Disk on port 5
Port location: Internal
Status: Normal
Type: Solid-state drive
Usage: Available
Size: 19 GB
Serial number: CVLC12130116020B
Model: INTEL SSDMAESC020G2
Firmware: 2CV102M5
System disk: No
Password protected: No
Disk data cache: Enabled
Native command queuing: Yes
SATA transfer rate: 3 Gb/s
Physical sector size: 512 Bytes
Logical sector size: 512 Bytes

 

[nanaki333]

you cannot cache an SSD as far as i know. you can grab fancycache and try with that though. what type of drive is the OS one? if you're trying to cache something like a 120GB vertex3 with an intel 311, then it would be a bottleneck anyway. you can use some of your RAM as cache for the OS to take some of the random write stress off of the OS drive.

 

[ForeverLost]

Thank you so much for the super fast reply. I was kind of thinking that might be the answer but wanted to be sure!

Thanks

 

[Diogenes2]

Not sure about the mobo with the built in cache, but RST limits you to one cache device. If you want the benefits of a larger cache ( 64gb max ), you may be able to disable the on-board 20gb and go with the SSD.

 

[nanaki333]

memory is so cheap, you should drop about 16GB in and set 8GB to cache your OS drive with fancycache. 🙂

 

[Diogenes2]

Maybe I misunderstood the OP..


You want to cache your OS SSD to the mobo 20gb SSD ?

Why would you do that ?

Is your OS SSD too fast, and you want to slow it down ?

 

[nanaki333]

Maybe I misunderstood the OP..


You want to cache your OS SSD to the mobo 20gb SSD ?

Why would you do that ?

Is your OS SSD too fast, and you want to slow it down ?

that's the way i read it too.