Cache SSD with boot files on it

[guygrin2]

Hi,
I've got a laptop (Lenovo y510p) with an 25GB SSD drive. its a cache SSD.
Ive installed windows on the main HDD and then installed Intel Rapid Storage app. here is a screen cap on my laptop:

As far as I know I should have a turbo option to boost the system using the SSD.
Ive ran a little search and what I found was that if I want to use it as cache it needs to be unallocated memory.
When I tried to delete the SSD to make it as such, The system prevented me from doing it saying it "System Reserved".
I checked for hidden files and found that the boot files are on the SSD:

How can I clean the disk without hurting the system boot?
Should I clean the disk through windows installation and then FIXBOOT?
I must mention I also have kali linux duel boot option.

thanks for the help

 

[SoNic67]

The Turbo Memory option was avail only on older Intel Storage apps (I had it on an older laptop), and it was not meant for SSD's. It's not present in newer chipsets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Turbo_Memory

If that SSD is truly labeled as "cache" SSD, you need to get the application from the SSD manufacturer: http://www.liteonssd.com/m/Products/productList.php

 

[guygrin2]

The Turbo Memory option was avail only on older Intel Storage apps (I had it on an older laptop), and it was not meant for SSD's. It's not present in newer chipsets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Turbo_Memory

If that SSD is truly labeled as "cache" SSD, you need to get the application from the SSD manufacturer: http://www.liteonssd.com/m/Products/productList.php

You are right.
I have downloaded and installed ExpressCache through Lenovo site.
one I run "eecmd.exe -info" in the "Cache Stats" I get the following:

Cache Stats
==================================================
Cache Volume Drive Number : 0
Total Read Count          : 65321
Total Read Size           : 1.35 GB
Total Cache Read Count    : 1634
Total Cache Read Size     : 92.57 MB
Total Write Count         : 8378
Total Write Size          : 199.38 MB
Total Cache Write Count   : 1279
Total Cache Write Size    : 89.29 MB

Cache Read Percent        : 6.68%
Cache Write Percent       : 44.79%

It lookis like it is active because the Read/Write percentage is not 0 but "Cache Volume Drive Number" says 0.

How can I be sure it is working?

 

[SoNic67]

It's the drive number, not the number of drives. The counting of volumes can start with the number 0...