New Dell OptiPlex Has RAID On

[Appletax]

Brand new Dell OptiPlex 3080 has SATA Operation = RAID On. (Supports Intel Rapid Storage Technology).

Should I leave it on?

Got 1 NVMe SSD, so RAID support is not needed.

I know if I leave it on that it will work fine. Should I just leave it alone? Or switch to AHCI?

Am going to nuke and pave so it has a clean installation of Windows 10.

 

[phaZed]

Pretty sure that computer has an Optane drive.. which would explain why the RAID.

 

[Porthos]

I know if I leave it on that it will work fine. Should I just leave it alone? Or switch to AHCI?

Am going to nuke and pave so it has a clean installation of Windows 10.

I leave it the way it is. A future BIOS might set back the default way it shipped and then the computer will not boot till you change the BIOS again.

 

[Porthos]

Pretty sure that computer has an Optane drive.. which would explain why the RAID.

Be sure before you start.

 

[Diggs]

Be careful. I think you have what I ran into here -

M.2 - I'm struggling to keep up.

Not only are there a dozen different versions of M.2 drives. I have a refurbished Dell where I ordered this 240 GB M.2 when it seems to need this? (The machine/BIOS doesn't even see the first one.) Really? Now even the same modules aren't interchangeable? Pffft! I'm struggling to keep up here.

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I never did successfully resolve the issues. The customer got rid of it because in the short time the customer had it, it had boot issues three different times requiring tech service each time to get it going again.

 

[Appletax]

Pretty sure that computer has an Optane drive.. which would explain why the RAID.

No Optane on board.

 

[phaZed]

No Optane on board.

Make sure it's not one of those "combined drives" - it is the SSD and Optane on one NMVE stick.