W530: Intel Rapid Start/Smart Response tech/Lenovo Enhanced Experience

I have W530 configured by Lenovo for RAID 0 with two HDDs. I was wanting to install a mSATA SSD. I've seen two Intel Technologies and the LEE 3 (listed in the subject) that you can utilize if you have an mSATA SSD. I want to know if the two Intel techs are actually different programs or just different names for the same thing. In this lenovo thread, they seem to be used synonymously. However, I have found to pdf files that contain different instructions on how to set them up: here and here. The ladder seems like it was intended for a specific motherboard; however, the intel programs downloaded are different in both pdfs. Can anyone shed some light on whether or not these are different technologies, and if so, what the differences are.
Lastly, the Lenovo Enhanced Experience looks like a combination of the Intel programs. It seems that they just slapped there name on Intels programs Anyone know anything on that?
Thinkpad W530, i7-3720QM, 1920x1080 screen, 12GB 1333Mhz RAM, RAID 0 2x 320GB 7200 RPM HDD, Quadro K2000M, 6-cell battery, Bluetooth 4.0, Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 AGN

Also, I was looking at the tabook.pdf and it shows the W530 uses the Mobile Intel QM77 Express Chipset. The first pdf I posted showed that the Intel Z68 Express Chipset was required for the Intel Rapid Start tech. is the W530 compatiable with either of the Intel Techs?
Thinkpad W530, i7-3720QM, 1920x1080 screen, 12GB 1333Mhz RAM, RAID 0 2x 320GB 7200 RPM HDD, Quadro K2000M, 6-cell battery, Bluetooth 4.0, Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6205 AGN

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Hi!
I have a question about the built-in Intel's Rapid Start and Smart Response technology in my U410 notebook.
The problem is that I've managed to "reset" the SSD cache drive so the raid array and the partitions are lost.
I've tried to restore the drive structure by creating a 8GB hibernation partition, with diskaprt (on basic disk, create partition primary size=8192 id=84). After that the Rapid Start works fine. Next I've used the Intel Rapid Storage Manager utitlity to create the acceleration for a partition on the HDD. There were two option for that, the firts one is to use 18,6 GB for cacheing, the second one was to use the whole drive (max. 64GB). Chosing the second option did nothing exept throwing an error, the firts option created the cache array with the following structure:
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I hope I was clear about the probelm Any help appreaciaed!
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Got some reply from Intel:
This cannot be done by the end-user with the current production version of the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver (I assume that they are using the 11.0 production version of Intel® Rapid Storage Technology driver). This has been fixed in the next release version 11.5 (PV WW28 – 32). The only option for end-user to reconfigure the SSD with cache + data is to select 18.6GB for the cache which will create 11GB for the data area of the SSD. The correct sequence of steps for restoring the CacheSSD with the Intel® Rapid Start Technology partition:
1.       Launch the Intel® RST GUI and click the ‘Acceleration’ button at the top of the GUI
2.       Click Enable acceleration
3.       Select the SSD and 18.6GB for the Cache size (this will create a cache volume size 18.6GB + data volume size 11GB)
4.       Select the Acceleration mode (Maximized or Enhanced) and complete the Acceleration.
5.       Once the Acceleration-enabling operation is complete you can partition any portion of the 11GB data volume for Intel® Rapid Start Technology
Note: The user can select any size of the 11GB data volume that they wish for the Rapid Start partition. Any space unused can be partitioned in Disk Manager for additional data storage space. As far as performance, there should not be much difference if any between the cache size of 18.6GB and the original 22GB.

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Hi and thanks for reading my message:
i have a problem with the Intel Rapid Start Technology on my Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13:
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Lenovo IdeaPad U310 Intel Rapid Start Technology with WIndows 7 Ultimate

Hello,
I have upgraded my Windows 7 Home Premium to Ultimate. Got it in my domain and everything seems normal . But I wanted to check the options of that energy saving settings and can't find any information about, when does my computer go to hibernate. He does use the stand by, but for how long? Until the battery is low? That makes no sense.
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Hi
I have further investigated and found a solution for hibernation
In order to enable hibernate in Lenovo Machines SSD support models, you will need to restart and Enter into the BIOS Setting
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. It will then automatically return to an available Windows power options setting. However, iRST (Intel Rapid Start Technology) does not have the ability to wake a system from hibernate.
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Issues with Intel Rapid Start in Lenovo U310

I have a lenovo U310 with 500 GB HDD and 24 GB SSD. Both drive are working fine. However, when I boot my computer and reach to the desktop, I receive the error saying Intel Rapid Start Technology is not enabled. When I checked the BIOS, the Partition type for iRST appears to be INVALID. Also, I tried to download and install the driver for iRST from the Lenovo website. It installed properly, but at the end it said install the driver and finish. When I hit the finish button, I received the error saying the minimum requirements are not met.
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Thinkpad W530 and Intel Rapid Start Issue

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The exact same thing happened to me yesterday Feb 5!!!
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Now I can't do anything with my hard drive. I tired everything. I even tried restoring it from the backup image that I have, but it said that it cannot find hard drive!
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Intel Rapid Start stops working when RAM upgraded

I have a brand new ENVY dv7-7212nr notebook running Windows 8 64-bit.
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The first thing I did was upgrade the RAM from 8GB to 16GB. It works fine, but then I get an error message "your system does not appear to have intel rapid start technology enabled."
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Thanks for reading my reply.
The "little SSD" is still a drive and not a chip, although you are right that it is little and it is attached to the motherboard. It is little because its form factor is not the typical 2.5 inch size but what's call "mSATA". In fact, the service manual for this dv7-7212nr laptop shows you how you can remove and replace or upgrade this mSATA SSD:
Below is a comparison of how small the mSATA form factor is to other drive sizes (from Left to Right: mSATA, 1.8", 2.5", 3.5"):
So if I want to replace the mSATA 32 GB SSD with a 64 GB SSD, I would have to get a mSATA SSD, not the typical 2.5" ones. So for this dv7-7212nr laptop, there can be 3 total drives installed: one in the mSATA slot and two in the 2.5'' drive bays. However, the default configuration as sold by HP only has one mSATA 32 GB SSD and one 750 GB SATA hard drive, with the remaining drive bay empty.
This dv7-7212nr laptop does contain all the latest (and perhaps more complex) technologies and HP probably does not expect the typical user/consumer to go and muck around all the default settings. However, if one is curious and willing to make the effort to learn, the material is just a google search away.
Here are the instructions for setting up Intel Rapid STORAGE Technology (aka Intel Smart Response Technology): http://download.intel.com/support/chipsets/sb/intel_smart_response_technology_user_guide.pdf
For this dv7-7212nr laptop, you can ignore steps 1-4 because the BIOS is already configured properly from the factory (unless some changes were made by the end user).
Here are the instructions for setting up Intel Rapid Start Technology:
http://download.intel.com/support/motherboards/desktop/sb/rapid_start_technology_user_guide_v11.pdf
For this particular laptop, ignore steps 1-7 but it is important to do this first: set up Intel Smart Response Technology as above, making sure to allow enough space on the SSD for a hibernation partition that is equal to or greater than the total size of RAM installed. Then follow steps 8 to the end of the guide. It is important to set up Intel Smart Response before Intel Rapid Start because Intel Smart Response will destroy all partitions and data on the disk (if you set up a hibernation partition for Intel Rapid Start first, it will be removed when you set up Intel Smart Response).
I have successfully ENable and DISable these technologies on my laptop using the above guides (with my modifications). WARNING: back up all data before trying any of this.
In your case, I agree that you can also disable Rapid START and just use the whole SSD for acceleration along with the 16 GB RAM upgrade.
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How to use Intel Rapid Start technology on my ThinkPad Edge 531 computer?

I have a Thinkpad Edge 531 (model 6885-73G) preloaded with Windows 7 64bit. According to the appropriate user guide (see Thinkpad E531 User Guide - page 108) and chipset specifications Mobile Intel® HM77 Express this ThinkPad model supports Intel Rapid Start Technology with a special partition on the SSD M.2.Such an SSD with the specification M.2 (see MyDigitalSSD Super Cache 2) I bought it and installed successfully on my ThinkPad, which can run a cache software FNet HybriDisk on.
However, even if I proceed exactly according to the installation script by Intel, see (Intel Rapid Start Technology User Guide) or by the installation script by Lenovo community, (see Edge E330 and Intel Rapid Start), I can not put into operation Intel Rapid Start Technology on my ThinkPad, although I use the installed SSD disk with an alone partition of appropriate type (with ID type 84 on MBR) with more allocated space than the size of RAM for my ThinkPad and with the currently deployed version of BIOS (1.29) and current drivers, such is Intel (R) Rapid Storage Technology Driver version 11.1.5.1001 downloaded from the webiste of Lenovo support for this model ThinkPad Edge 531.
Since, in my opinion, based on the above specifications declared by the manufacturer Lenovo and Intel, this ThinkPad model should support Intel Rapid Start Technology, I would like therefore to know how this technology on my ThinkPad to put into operation, because of which I also bought this ThinkPad model. Does exist for this model ThinkPad Edge 531 some specific deployment scenario of Intel Rapid Start Technology? Does anyone have any practical experience with the launch of this technology on those ThinkPad models? Can it be expected that the full support of Intel Rapid Start Technology for the ThinkPad Edge 531 will occur after the release of a new version of the BIOS or a new version of Solid State Drive Firmware Update Utility with support for MyDigitalSSD Super Cache 2 published on the website of Lenovo support?
Thanks in advance for any advice and guidance with the launch of Intel Rapid Start Technology on my ThinkPad Edge 531.

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Intel Rapid Start (30 Day Standby) with 32 GB RAM

Recently I bought new W540 with 8 GB RAM. Intel Rapid Start operated normally in this configuration. But when I upgraded RAM to 32 GB it hangs the laptop on second resuming from S4. I've done all the procedures to set it up properly: hibernation partition (35 GB) with id=84, latest drivers and so on.
So first time it goes to S3 (sleep), then S4 (hibernation by Intel Rapid Start) and successfully resumes from S4. Second time it goes to S3 and S4 too, but on resuming I see just black screen and blinking power button. This goes infinitely so I have to power off the laptop pressing power button for about 5-10 seconds. In case "Automatically restart" option is enabled in "Startup and Recovery" options, the laptop is just turns off.
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The computer has rebooted from a bugcheck. The bugcheck was: 0x000000d1 (0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000002, 0x0000000000000008, 0x0000000000000000). A dump was saved in: D:\MEMORY.DMP. Report Id: 080114-229025-01.
I reproduced this behaviour in the factory installation, installed all Windows updates, updated Lenovo Power Manager, updated BIOS firmware, disabled all non-Microsoft services in msconfig, uninstall Lenovo Power Manager and install original Intel Rapid Start software (to test pure Intel technology). I reproduced the bug after every change described above. Next, I try two another RAM configurations: 16 GB and 24 GB. With 16 GB it operates normally, with 24 GB the problem reproduces.
Model: 20BG0035RT
OS: Windows 7 Professional SP1
RAM: Kingston HyperX DDR-III SODIMM 16Gb KIT 2*8Gb PC3-12800 CL9 (KHX16LS9P1K2/16), successfully passed full test by F10

Sorry if this thread is too old, but this keeps bugging me so I'm bumping and responding. I have the same issue with 32GB of RAM where I can resume once after a reboot, then the system won't quite power on on the second resume cycle. I've noticed that if I hibernate the system, I can also use Rapid Start once again. So I can alternate between a (slightly slower) hibernate resume and a (slightly faster) Rapid Start resume Of course, it seems like a pretty silly use of HD space to maintain both a 16gb hiberfil.sys and a 32GB hibernation partition.
The problem doesn't exactly seem like it should be RAM related, but rather something about the system powering up again following a successful IRSRT resume cycle.
I can't figure out what's causing it but it keeps frustrating me! There do seem to be other systems that handle the 32GB of RAM so there must be something with the BIOS implementation in the W series. I don't think it's a limitation of the software.

Your system does not appear to have intel rapid start technology

I have a Lenovo U310 with windows 8 and wish I could take it back. Problem after problem with this computer, both hardware and software related. I started getting this message about the Intel rapid start a couple of days ago. I went into this forum and one of the specilists suggested going into BIOS and change the SATA controller working mode to RAID and to enable IRST which I did. Now the computer can not start. It tries to load and it says that the recovery system failed. I can get to the BIOS menu again but I wont let me get to configuration screen. Any help would be much appreciated. thanks
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hi yzarate,
I'm sorry to hear what happened,
If the system is giving you a failed to start Option, Restarting it May sometime give you option Like Safe mode,
If you're getting that, select that option and it should be able to start you system while in RAID then restart the system again once booted back up.
If you're not getting that message I would suggest go back to BIOS
go to the Exit TAB, Select Load optimized default or press F9 to load defaults, F10 to save and Exit and hit enter,
Try loading BIOS again and see if the configuration tab will be available,
Best Regards
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(Re)activate Intel Rapid start technolgy (RST) & RAID @U310

Dear community,
I have been frustrated about this for long time. Got U310 with win8(24GB SSD+500GB HDD).
People says I should set RAID in BIOS. But I got only error and cannot do recovery. So I set back to ACHI mode and system restored. Then error: "Your system does not apear to have Intel Rapid Start technology enabled".
- Yes, I have tried to set BIOS ACHI to RAID, no start.
- SSD 24GB is in device manager, not paritioned.
- intel RAID software installed
- So the point is: I have to activate in BIOS ACHI to RAID, but then Pc will not start.
So whats is the problem?
Now the partitions looks as this:
Could anyone help me, how to reactivate the RAID/ fast caching technolgy of RST?
Another frustration is: how to backup my system(win8) to USB media, so that I could restore factory state?
appreciate any advices, thanks in advance!
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Hi, bradlutz1
thanks for your reply! How do you identify it is defective? You have now a RAID enabled U310 or U410?
My SSD HD can be manually partitioned and use as a normal R/W HDD. Just it cannot set to RAID I think, which should be set to before install windows 8. checking into BIOS, the Intel Rapid Storage technolgy (iRST) is enabled. But I still have problem( see screenshot): How does it look like for yours?
On the other side, I use windows 8 recovery programm created a USB drive as recovery media. I want to use it to reset /recovery my PC to factory default with RAID eanbale.
First I set BOIS to RAID. Boot from HDD, but still failed, it says (I think AHCI could go thru):
Seeing from the partition picture in my first post, I think the last 20G partition is Lenovo recovery, but how to backup it and restore?
Very annoying also, the Lenovo program OneKey Recovery program 8.0(for win8) gives no option to create factory DVD/USB media, while its ver. 7 did:
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/research/hints-or-tips/detail.page?DocID=HT051300
http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/diagnose-and-fix/detail.page?DocID=HT071791
BTW: my PC starts within 30s to login screen (w/o iRST), is it OK?
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Yoga 13 Intel Rapid Start technology

Hi,
I've just got a Yoga 13 and on every time that I'm turn it on I'm getting an ERROR
"Your system does not appear to have Intel rapid start technology enable"
1.i didn't see a "Intel rapid start" in the bios
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3. When I've try reinstall the driver I got this error "this computer does not meet the min requirements for installing the software"
I need help.
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hi O_hei,
If you're running on the 66cn52ww BIOS or above, I'm afraid the BIOS is limitting you from enabling the Intel Rapid Start Technology feature. For now, try to uninstall the Intel Rapid Start Technology under Control Panel (large icon view) > Programs and Features to get rid of the "Your system does not appear to have Intel rapid start technology enable" error on startup.
Upon checking, the Yoga 13 here in the lab runs on the 66cn51ww BIOS and has the Intel Rapid Start Technology feature.
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I recommend you visit the lenovo website once an updated BIOS is released that enable this feature.
Best regards,
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Intel Rapid Start Technology - Error Message upon start-up

I have a fairly new Lenovo U310 that has been nothing but problems since I purchased it. Recently, it has been taking a long time to start up and when it finally hits the desktop, an error message pops up that says "Your system does not appear to have Intel Rapid Start Technology enabled." I hit 'OK' but there's not apparent way to fix this problem. I've tried downloading the IRST drivers from Intel, but trying to install them give me the error message saying that my system can't support the item. Help?

I'm afraid I don't know the layout of the BIOS options on Ideapads, only on Thinkpads - with the latter it is on something like the third screen of options and it is clearly labelled as Intel RapidStart.

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