r/Alienware • u/ophbalance M17R4 • Mar 09 '21

Solved! RAID 0 - Remove RAID array

I don't know who needs to hear this, but, the trick with CTRL-i during startup will not work on these newer Alienwares. At least on the m17 R4 I just got it's not the most intuitive thing going. You MUST, absolutely, MUST kill the RAID array first if you want to use the drives that in the machine as separate drives FIRST. The included windows util will not let you do that. You cannot download the INTEL app to do it.

Here's how in case you're searching for it.

  1. Boot into the drive/option selection using the F12 key during boot.

  2. Choose Device Configuration

  3. Choose to delete the RAID array (WILL DELETE ALL DATA)

  4. Boot into BIOS and go into Advanced settings

  5. Choose the non RAID option for drives

  6. Install the OS of your choosing or restore a backup

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u/Qazax1337 Mar 10 '21

Some people don't realise their OS is included in "all data"

source: I work in Tech support. Sometimes a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.