Intel Latitude E6430 Setup Manual

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What do these features do? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 What is Intel Smart Response Technology? . . . . . 5 What is Intel Rapid Start Technology? . . . . . . . . 5 What is Intel Smart Connect Technology? . . . . . . 6 2 System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Intel Smart Response Technology . . . . . . . . . . 7 Intel Rapid Start Technology . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Intel Smart Connect Technology . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3 Smart Response Co ...

35 How to set up or re-configure a system for use with Smart Connect? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 A Appendix A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 B Appendix B . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 ...

Smart Response, Rapid Start, and Smart Connect are layered technologies that can work together to provide improved system responsiveness. Together they comprise Intel's Responsiveness Technologies. The purpose of this document is to help end-users understand and configure these responsiveness technologies that are supported by the Intel chipset on several Dell desktop and notebook computers. Please note that some features described below are not available on all Dell systems, as they are dependent on the Intel chipset, Dell system BIOS enablement and specific hardware requirements. Please consult ...

What is Intel Smart Connect Technology? Smart Connect is a feature that periodically wakes the system from the Windows sleep state to refresh email or social networking applications. When the system is equipped with specific wireless devices, it can detect the presence of known networks while asleep, waking only when connectivity is available (this feature is called Net Detect). When properly equipped with specific wireless devices, Smart Connect can also provide quick internet connection readiness by keeping wireless devices active in a low-power mode during sleep (this feature is called Quick Con ...

• Storage: • The system must be equipped with an SSD (either SATA or mSATA/minicard form factors) storage device with at least 18.6 GB of available storage space and a traditional HDD. (Also see "Appendix A" on page 39) • The system must have BIOS set to RAID on mode (in some system BIOS menus, this mode may be called Smart Response mode or Rapid Start mode). NOTE: ATA and AHCI modes are not supported. • The system must have Intel Rapid Storage driver and application installed in the OS. • Processor: • System must have an Intel Core processor installed. Intel Rapid ...

• The system may be configured to support both Rapid Start and Smart Response on the same SSD device (configuration details provided later in the document). • Windows cannot be running in legacy ATA mode (as selected from the storage/SATA BIOS settings menu). The system must be in AHCI, RAID, Smart Response, or Rapid Start mode. • Processor: • System must have an Intel Core processor installed. • Memory: • System should have 8 GB of memory or less. The factory configuration only supports 8 GB or less, and if a partition is created manually to support larger configurations, the expecte ...

• Network devices: • Net Detect (see "Smart Connect Configuration" on page 35 for details) is supported on these Intel wireless LAN cards in some systems. – Ultimate-N 6300 – Advanced-N 6250 + WiMAX – Advanced-N 6230 – Advanced-N 6235 – Advanced-N 6205 – Wireless-N 6150 + WiMAX – Wireless-N 1030 – Wireless-N 2230 – Wireless-N 1000 – Wireless-N 2200 • Quick Connect (see "Smart Connect Configuration" on page 35 for details) is supported by these Dell Wireless WAN cards in some systems: • Dell Wireless 5560, 5802, 5804 (pending availabi ...

• VPN: Support for restoring VPN credentials across Smart Connect sleep cycles was validated by Intel with these VPN solutions: • Cisco AnyConnect • Check Point VPN ...

11 5 Smart Response Configuration How to set up or re-configure a system for use with Smart Response? This section is a summary of steps, the detailed description of which can be found on the Intel support website: http://www.Intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/CS- 032826.htm There is also an Intel setup guide available here: http://download.Intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/Int el_smart_response_technology_user_guide.pdf Pre-Installation Notes • If the system is in AHCI or ATA mode, Smart Response cannot be configured. The procedure for changing SATA modes after Windows installation is generally outside the scope of this document ...

CAUTION: Rapid Start configuration must take place AFTER Smart Response configuration. Smart Response configuration may erase the SSD device, including Rapid Start partition information. 1 BIOS — Restart the system, and press F2, when the Dell splash screen appears, to enter the BIOS setup menu. a Navigate to the "SATA Operation" mode menu, usually found under "System Configuration" or "Advanced Settings." b Confirm that the system BIOS is set to RAID on mode (in some system BIOS menus, this mode may be called Smart Response mode or Rapid Start mode). NOTE: If the system is in AHCI or ATA mod ...

13 3 The Accelerate button should be visible near the top of the Rapid Storage Technology Manager application window. Click Accelerate, and a page titled Intel Smart Response Technology will appear, similar to the picture below: 4 Click the "Enable acceleration" link in the middle of the Smart Response window. ...

5 A window titled "Enable Acceleration" for configuring Smart Response will pop up. 6 Follow the instructions in the "Enable Acceleration" window to complete configuration of Smart Response (this text is from the Intel Smart Response setup guide): a Select the SSD to be used as a cache device. b Select the size from the SSD to be allocated for the cache memory. Any remaining space on the SSD may be used for data storage. A simple data disk labeled "Volume_0000" will be automatically created. NOTE: If a Rapid Start will be enabled after enabling Smart Response, do not select "Full disk capacity" ...

15 d Select the acceleration mode. By default, Enhanced mode is selected. See "How to use Smart Response?" on page 15 for more details regarding Enhanced and Maximized modes. How to use Smart Response? Once the system is configured for Smart Response, the system will automatically begin to use the cache to enhance system performance by storing frequently used data on the cache device, so that it can be retrieved faster than data stored on the HDD. Intel Rapid Storage Manager Application Settings • Enhanced mode: Acceleration is optimized for data protection. The data written to the cache will be simultaneously written to ...

Removing the mSATA/SSD or HDD • Before removing the HDD or cache from the system, the Smart Response feature should be disabled in the Rapid Storage Manager application by clicking the "Disable acceleration" link either on the main status page or under the Acceleration menu. Repairing Inaccessible Cache • If the HDD or mSATA/SSD cache devices are replaced without disabling Smart Response first (due to a HDD repair process or upgrades), the status of the cache may appear as "Inaccessible". • In this scenario, the state can be restored by clicking the "Disassociate" link. NOTE: Before disasso ...

17 "Clicking Yes will return the mSATA or SSD cache device to a blank non-accelerated state, at which point it can be reconfigured by following the configuration steps described in the configuration section above. ...

19 6 Rapid Start System Configuration How to set up or re-configure a system for use with Rapid Start? Pre-Installation Notes • If the system is in ATA (or IDE) mode, Rapid Start cannot be configured until the mode is changed. The procedure for changing SATA modes after Windows installation is generally outside the scope of this document, however, "Appendix B" on page 40 provides suggested methods that may help on some systems. • The Intel Rapid Start Technology driver and application package is optional on some systems. It can enhance the resume performance of Rapid Start if the system supports it. If the system ...

b Confirm that the system BIOS is set to AHCI mode or RAID on mode (or in some system BIOS menus, this mode may be called Smart Response mode or Rapid Start mode). NOTE: If the system is in ATA mode, Smart Response cannot be configured until the mode is changed. The procedure for changing SATA modes after Windows installation is generally outside the scope of this document, however, "Appendix B" on page 40 provides suggested methods that may help on some systems. 2 Windows: From the Start menu, type "Disk Mangement" in the "Search programs and files" field, and select the "Create and format hard ...