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How to setup Intel SRT, complicated setup.

Exploder87

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Hey there dudes and dudettes!

I recently found out about Intel® Smart Response Technology and I became very fascinated by it. I'm buying a new computer very soon, so I thought it would be a good idea to take advantage of such technology in my upcoming system. Here's my planned setup so far:

1x256GB SSD Crucial M4 for Windows 7 & programs.
1x2TB HDD Seagate Barracuda or WD Caviar Black for games & data.
1x64GB SSD Crucial M4 as cache for the mechanical 2TB HDD.
1x1TB HDD for backup.

So I was hoping to use Intel SRT to achieve this. Basically I want to have the freedom to install as many games as I want on the HDD without worrying about lack of space, and let the Intel SRT technology cache my frequently used games to speed up loading times to near SSD-speeds.

I'm pretty sure this should be doable, feedback anyone?

But I need help with setting it up because it sounds complicated. How about something like this, using an Asus Sabertooth z77 mobo:

1. Attach 256GB SSD to the Intel SATA 6GB/s port, nothing else.
2. Turn on PC, enter BIOS, activate RAID mode (which comes with all the ACHI goodies if you're not setting up an actual RAID array correct?).
3. Install W7, SP1, drivers, and the Intel SRT-driver, shut off PC
4. Attach 64GB SSD to the second Intel SATA 6GB/s port, followed by the mechanical HDD's on the SATA 3GB/s ports.
5: Power on the beast, start the Intel SRT program, pick the 64GB SSD to accelerate the 2TB mechanical drive.

Would that be the correct procedure for my epic plan? Will it even work? Or is this setup simply too insane?
 
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