No Onboard RAID with Intel Optane Acceleration
Summary: Systems with Optane acceleration enabled cannot support a RAID array using the onboard RAID controller.
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No Intel RAID configuration with Optane
Systems equipped with Intel Optane acceleration use RAID BIOS functionality to support the pairing process of the NVMe Optane M.2 device with the SATA hard drive.
When Optane is installed, the system cannot run a RAID storage array (other than the Optane accelerator) using the Intel-integrated RAID controller.
This is within the Optane design specification.
An Intel RAID storage array and Optane acceleration cannot be configured on the same system simultaneously.
NOTE: A second SATA drive can be installed in an Optane system, but only the boot drive can be configured with the Optane device.
Affected Products
Alienware Aurora R6, OptiPlex 3050 All-In-One, OptiPlex 3050 Tower, OptiPlex 3050 Micro, OptiPlex 3050 Small Form Factor, OptiPlex 5050 Tower, OptiPlex 5050 Micro, OptiPlex 5050 Small Form Factor, OptiPlex 5250 All-In-One, OptiPlex 7050 Tower
, OptiPlex 7050 Micro, OptiPlex 7050 Small Form Factor, OptiPlex 7450 All-In-One, Dell Precision Tower 3420, Dell Precision Tower 3620, XPS 8920
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Article Number: 000123770
Article Type: How To
Last Modified: 03 Dec 2025
Version: 10
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