MSI GE 60OND i5 ver.MSATA SSD cache intel rapidstorage ?

Hello, could i do msata ssd cache on my laptop with intel rapid storage ?
my friend told me it require capability to raid, but i don't see raid setting/mode on bios ?
and what speed of msata on msi ge60ond ?

All this information is great, but not telling us what USB devices you're trying to use pretty much means we're shooting in the dark as to what the problem can be.
They are right, drivers for Windows 8 are included with Windows 8 USB3.0. So there are no drivers needed.

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