
Identify the disk that is your SSD, right-click or press-and-hold on the largest partition (likely the OS or C: drive) or the partition that has enough free space for you to use as the hibernation partition, then left-click or tap on Shrink Volume….Start the Disk Management utility by searching for diskmgmt in the Windows 7 Start Menu or Windows 8 Start Screen then clicking or tapping on diskmgmt.msc.You need the most up-to-date version of the Intel Rapid Start Technology driver for your system from /Support under Drivers and Downloads in the Serial ATA category, or alternatively from the Intel Download Center by searching for Intel Rapid Start Technology. See How to use Intel Rapid Start Technology to improve system startup from hibernation for further information on ISRT. "We believe there's value in the chip and in the cloud service," Torrance told Reuters.Unlike Intel Smart Response Technology (ISRT), you can install Windows on the SSD so long as there is enough unused space for the hibernation partition, but if you want to use ISRT with IRST you should install Windows on a secondary hard-disk drive (HDD). Qualcomm did not publicly announce pricing for the new service, but it represents a push to make more money off its chips by charging when the chip is sold then for cloud-based services using the chip afterward. Torrance said Qualcomm's software will connect to other cloud-based such as Microsoft Corp's (MSFT.O) Dynamics 365 service, which corporations use to keep tabs on their inventory and supplies.Ĭompanies could use the two systems to build things like virtual dashboards that show where all of a firm's inventory is at a given moment.

The service also aims to make better use of the data from the chips. The software service announced Tuesday aims to let Qualcomm customers program their chips from one central spot, with updates sent to the chips over the air. Qualcomm has already shipped hundreds of millions of the chips involved, which typically cost less than $10 each, Jeff Torrance, senior vice president and general manager of Qualcomm's smart connected systems business, told Reuters in an interview.
