Is Intel Rapid Start technology exclusively for SSD drives ?

I am also unable to install the Intel Rapid Start software, so if you find the solution please post it here.

same issue here.. looking for the answer!

Hi everybody,

Dell has just gone back on it's tracks and confirmed that the previous support answer was a mistake.

IT IS ONLY AVAILABLE FOR SSD DRIVES. Even though I believe them (this is what it's really happening, it is not working on non SSD drives), I would love to see some info directly from Intel.

Terry B provided a valid answer and solution to IRST refused to install, see post below:

en.community.dell.com/.../19961723.aspx

So it looks like I was off base with the Intel Rapid Storage Technologies as a few of you pointed out. Intel Rapid Start Technologies looks like it would be a pretty cool feature, allowing you to resume the notebook from sleep a lot faster. It looks like most of you have installed SSDs after the fact.  This certainly explains why you are having difficulties.  There are a few steps that you have to perform to the notebook and the new SSD before the iRST file can be installed.   1. Check the BIOS, it must be version A06 and it should have an option on the advanced tab of the BIOS for Intel Rapid Start Technologies. 2. The SSD must be partitioned with an 8 gyg iFFS partition. 3. Install the Intel Rapid Start Technologies file located from the following link   So the big thing here is getting the 8 gyg iFFS (Intel Rapid Start Technologies) partition on the SSD.  If you try, please BACK UP all data before attempting. 1. In Windows click start and right click “computer”, click on “Manage” then click “Disk Manager”. 2. In Disk Manager find a partition that is installed on the SSD, right click it and click “Shrink Volume” 3. Choose 8 gygs for the size of the partition. Then open a command prompt, click start, search and type in command.  Select the command prompt.  Type the following commands. a) Diskpart b) Select disk 0 ( select disk 0 means select the first disk, select disk 1 will be the second disk, you need to select the SSD disk) c) Create partition primary size=8192 id=84 Return to Disk Manager and verify that the SSD partition is still listed and is the correct size. Install the iRST file and see if it now works. TB

so the answer is... "Intel Rapid Start technology is exclusively for SSD drives" ....?

(becos it looks like that post by Terry does not answer the question)

Per the following web page:
news.cnet.com/.../windows-7-startup-time-will-get-faster-too

For Intel Rapid Start to be used, the system must have either a solid-state drive or an ancillary flash drive that works in conjunction with a standard magnetic HDD.