Z68 SSD Caching Setup Question

[KevinH]

I've already installed Windows 7 and have been running it for the past few months on my rig. I just got a dirt cheap SSD and would like to enable SSD caching.

I followed this guide here:

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...ep-step-guide-setting-up-ssd-caching-z68.html

It doesn't seem to be working as I don't see the "Accelerate" option in the Intel SRT program.

What am I doing wrong?

 

[d4a2n0k]

Did you make sure to change from AHCI to RAID in the bios?

 

[KevinH]

Did you make sure to change from AHCI to RAID in the bios?

Yeah it's set up as Raid. Is there anything else I need to do?

 

[mfenn]

I'm guessing the answer to this question is yes, but it's worth double-checking. You have the OS installed on the HDD, correct?

 

[KevinH]

I'm guessing the answer to this question is yes, but it's worth double-checking. You have the OS installed on the HDD, correct?

Yeah. I installed this normally on a regular disk drive and used it for a few months.

I purchased the SSD recently and wanted to use it as the cache via the Z68 caching thingie.

The link I provided in the OP seems to imply that it's doable without having to reformat and start fresh.

 

[mfenn]

Yeah, the typical way that you do SRT is to set it up after the OS is configured. It "shouldn't" matter whether or not that's 5 minutes after or 4 months after. Do you have both the SSD and HDD on the Intel SATA ports?

 

[KevinH]

Yeah, the typical way that you do SRT is to set it up after the OS is configured. It "shouldn't" matter whether or not that's 5 minutes after or 4 months after. Do you have both the SSD and HDD on the Intel SATA ports?

How can I tell? I just plugged the cables into the SATA 3gb ports.

 

[MarkLuvsCS]

Are you seeing an "Intel Raid Manager Press CTRL+I" text on POST? I would also double check the manual to make sure the ports you're using for both drives are run by the z68 chipset.

For my Asrock z68 I had to install "Intel Management Engine driver", reboot and then install "Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver". After that I was able to load the control panel and see the accelerate tab.

 

[KevinH]

Are you seeing an "Intel Raid Manager Press CTRL+I" text on POST? I would also double check the manual to make sure the ports you're using for both drives are run by the z68 chipset.

For my Asrock z68 I had to install "Intel Management Engine driver", reboot and then install "Intel Rapid Storage Technology driver". After that I was able to load the control panel and see the accelerate tab.

I do see the CTRL+I. I went into that window and it asks to select two drives. I can't seem to actually click any of them (they are displayed though).

Okay, I'll try installing that Management Engine.

 

[mfenn]

OK, if the CTRL-I screen shows both your drives, that means that they both are on the Intel controller. Try Mark's suggestion, I'm stumped otherwise.