Optiplex 3080 mt - Does it have sata RAID?

Question

Hi guys. I am planning to buy a dell Optiplex 3080 and i want to be 100% sure before i purchase that is will work on Raid 1 without buying additional hardware.

I am planning to have 2x500 gb sata ssd on it.

Thank you very much

bamsu1984 · Answer

Come on guys!  This is the official Dell forum. Really nobody know the answer to this?

speedstep · Answer

INTEL ICH Raid does not support trim so thats not a good idea to use SSD's. The other issue is that INTEL is abandoning RST and the Software Raid App. Intel Rapid Storage Technology and Intel® Optane™ Memory Applications Will No Longer Be Updated (End-of-Life Notice) The following applications are being EOL’d (end-of-life). They will no longer be available starting with Intel® RST version 18.0 .

One reson for this is that M keyed only PCI-E storage is already much faster than sata raid anything via INTEL RST Raid.

https://dl.dell.com/FOLDER06514321M/4/Intel-Rapid-Storage-Technology-Application_7RDCC_WIN64_18.0.1017.0_A10_02.EXE

Intel B460 chipset does list raid support but that doesnt mean dell supported it in BIOS.

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/201841/intel-b460-chipset.html

For Intel® RAID™ technology products, the TRIM feature is not supported.This capability for Solid State Drives may be grayed out or not functional as a result. This type of RAID does not involve a hardware RAID card and instead utillizes BIOS along with Intel Rapid Storage Technology

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000180600/]

https://www.dell.com/community/Laptops-General-Read-Only/Dell-M-2-FAQ-regarding-AHCI-vs-RAID-ON-Storage-Drivers-M-2-Lanes/td-p/5072571

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