Frequently Asked Questions for Intel® Optane™ SSD 800P Series
Content Type: Troubleshooting | Article ID: 000026415 | Last Reviewed: 03/03/2022
| Abbreviation | Term | Definition |
| NVMe* | Non-Volatile Memory Express | The next-generation specification used to access SSDs through the PCI Express bus with greater throughput and lower latency. |
| PCIe* | Peripheral Component Interconnect Express | A standard connection found on most systems that supports the high speed of the NVMe SSD. |
| UEFI | Unified Extensible Firmware Interface | A specification for system firmware, meant to replace legacy BIOS, that provides software layer between the operating system and the system firmware. |
| CSM | Compatibility Support Module | A UEFI firmware feature that enables legacy BIOS-style booting by emulating a BIOS environment. |
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The standard NVMe in-box drivers that are available for most operating systems support Intel® SSDs. We don't have a vendor-unique driver for these products. If you have a 6th Generation Intel® Core™ Processor with flexible input/output support in the system BIOS, you can also use the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) driver.
For Linux*, consult your OS vendor for more information about available NVMe drivers and support.
The requirements for using the Intel Optane SSD 800P Series as a boot drive are:
| Note | There may be multiple M.2 connectors available, but that doesn't mean all of them support the NVMe standard. Consult your motherboard vendor and user manual for the right connections |
| Note | Other OS supporting the requirements above may function properly, but we haven't yet validated them. |
| Note | There may be multiple M.2 connectors available, but that doesn't mean all of them support the NVMe standard. Consult your motherboard vendor and user manual for the right connections. |
| Note | Other OS supporting the requirements above may function properly, but we haven't yet validated them. |
Consult with your Motherboard/System Vendor to determine the proper M.2 slot that supports NVMe* devices and BIOS settings.
In addition, please refer to the Proper Handling Techniques and Precautions for Your M.2 Device.
| Note | You may need to add USB drivers to the Windows 7 image. See the <Installation Guide>. |
| Note | This method only works on platforms that support flexible input/output (remapping). These platforms include 6th Generation Intel® Core™ Processors and later. |
The module uses a small portion of memory media management and maintenance. The listed capacities are the values that align with the IDEMA standard per the available LBA count. The total user capacity remains constant throughout the life of the drive.
The main difference is that the Intel® Optane™ SSD 800P Series is a discrete storage device enabling dedicated storage of select files and applications. It’s a standalone PCIe NVMe SSD similar to other M.2 PCIe SSD’s in the market when It comes to hardware requirements. Whereas Intel® Optane™ Memory is used as an accelerator to accelerate slow storage like HDD. It augments storage performance automatically using Intel’s Software Driver and presents itself to the OS as one volume.
As primary storage, the Intel® Optane™ SSD 800P Series is designed to store files and applications. Intel® Optane™ memory is a system accelerator, used to cache commonly used applications and files stored on slower primary storage devices, like SATA HDDs and SSDs, for faster access. These series of products provide users with options that allow them to select the best option for their needs.
The Intel® Optane™ Memory/Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) software won't block system acceleration from being enabled on the Intel® Optane™ SSD 800P Series drives. But this configuration isn't comprehensively validated or supported, so functionality won't be guaranteed