
You can do this by shrinking this OEM partition a bit (this partition has a size of 1000 MB, but occupies only 485MB, so you can shrink it by 5 MB). In the end of this drive you should create 5-15 MB of unallocated space as described in para.7 of my procedure.

However in the end of this drive I can see WINRE_DRV partiton, which is probably the OEM (Lenovo) partition. Follow Intel Optane Memory Installation Guide, Section 3.įrom the attached image Its looks that the System Drive has correct GPT partition. Download from Microsoft Store and install the Intel Optane Memory and Management.ġ2. Right click on iaStorAC.inf and select install from drop down menu. Download Intel RST Driver and unzip it on your drive. Open Apps & Features (Windows Settings) and uninstall the currently installed Optane Application (if any).ġ0. Open Disk Manger and shrink the allocated space on your HDD, to create 5 - 15 MB of unallocated space in the end of your HDD.Ĩ.

The Optane Memory is now erased and the old enablement is not active any more.ħ. From the diskpart prompt, type clean and press Enter. Please be certain that you are erasing the Optane drive.ĥ. Warning: Diskpart Clean will permanently erase/destroy all data on the selected drive. Write to select a disk disk number (for instance, if the Optane Memory 16GB drive is Disk 1, you would type select disk 1) and press Enter.

You will return to the diskpart prompt.Ĥ. A list of disks will appear in a text format. From the command prompt, type diskpart and press Enter. In the search box write "command" and then open Command Prompt (Administrative).ģ. In order to change SATA mode, without corrupting Windows, you nee set AFE boot mode in Windows first.Ģ.

If it is not, please do not change it, since your Windows will by corrupted. Please verify in BIOS that the SATA mode is set to "Intel RST Premium with Intel Optane System" rather than AHCI.
