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October 16th, 2021 03:00
Dell Inspiron 2350 All In One Desktop RAID
I am having to re-install Windows 10 on to a friends "Dell Inspiron 2350 All In One Desktop"
For some really stupid reason Dell have configured it with RAID 0
I need to re-install Windows 10 via a USB key. If I select UEFI then I don't get the option to boot via USB, all I get is:
Windows Boot Manager
Onboard NIC (IPV4)
Onboard NIC (IPV6)
Disabled
I have to changed Boot List Option to Legacy ( this way I can select USB Stroage Device as priority)
The problem is this I have built the machine using Legacy mode. However everytime I start the PC I get a RAID Config screen.
It is saying that my newly installed replacement hard disk is "NON-RAID Disk" it is saying that the 30GB Cache Disk (0)
I realise that RAID 0 offers no redundancy but how do I set up the "Intel Rapid Storage Technology" ?
What is the best way to setup the computer?
It currently has a 1TB SSD and athis 30GB M.2 NVMe PCIe
Thanks in Advance
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October 17th, 2021 16:00
If the PC originally came with a HDD, it was using that 30 GB SSD as a cache to improve performance of that HDD. And that requires BIOS to be set to RAID.
If the 1T SSD is (or going to be) the boot drive, you don't need that 30 GB SSD so you can remove it and change BIOS to AHCI before you do a clean OS install. And set BIOS to UEFI and make sure Windows Boot Manager is 1st boot option. Save the changes and exit setup.
Then plug the Windows USB into PC with power off. Then power on and start tapping F12. When the F12 menu opens look for the option to boot from USB there. That should launch the Win 10 installer...
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