It really does not matter, with one exception - and if you already have Windows installed, a switch requires either modifying the existing configuration or reinstalling Windows.
If you want to be able to use the Samsung Magician software to analyze the drive, that's the one exception - for that you will need to have the system running in AHCI mode.
Okay cool thank you. I have one more question then. Is the native Windows 10 software good for analyzing and then trimming the SSD? Is there any benefit to the Samsung Magic? Thanks again
Windows 10 handles SSD maintenance natively just fine -- the Samsung software can analyze the drive health at the hardware level, which Windows 10 doesn't. Most of the drive makers have software like this -- and it usually runs only in AHCI mode, not RAID.
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It really does not matter, with one exception - and if you already have Windows installed, a switch requires either modifying the existing configuration or reinstalling Windows.
If you want to be able to use the Samsung Magician software to analyze the drive, that's the one exception - for that you will need to have the system running in AHCI mode.
To switch from RAID on to AHCI, see
https://support.thinkcritical.com/kb/articles/switch-windows-10-from-raid-ide-to-ahci#:~:text=There%20is%20in%20fact%20a,and%20select%20Run%20as%20administrator
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Okay cool thank you. I have one more question then. Is the native Windows 10 software good for analyzing and then trimming the SSD? Is there any benefit to the Samsung Magic? Thanks again
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Windows 10 handles SSD maintenance natively just fine -- the Samsung software can analyze the drive health at the hardware level, which Windows 10 doesn't. Most of the drive makers have software like this -- and it usually runs only in AHCI mode, not RAID.
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Thank you very much!