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Alienrage
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Raid Config will not work. The app found the two SSD NVMe 2230 but optane storage monitores that not two guilty ssd are present

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n_scott_pearson
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One possibility to investigate is whether the original (system) drive has left the necessary space at the end of the drive for the storage of the RST data.

Hope this helps,

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Alienrage
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Hello Scott,

thank you for response.

Can you send me a sreenshot of the disk management to undertstand what you mean?

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n_scott_pearson
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Sorry, I don't have such a configuration to capture its state. Just make sure you have a couple of megabytes at the end of the drive free. Typically, the recovery partition is the last partition; just make it a little bit smaller.
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Alienrage
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Hello Scott,

I tryed following:

I update the bios oft he Dell G15 5530. The latest version 30th Dec 2024

I installed the 2 Crucial PCIe Gen4 NVMe 2230 M.2 2TB SSD in my Alienware 17r3 laptop.

One oft them had a working Win11 installation. Running on the Dell G15 5530.

Boot with the 3rd SSD oft he AW17R3 and start the RST software.

I configure a raid 0 array. The software ask me to hold the data of disk1.

I say yes and RST create a new volume 0000 with the Win11 installation on it.

I installed the 2 SSD in the Dell G15 5530 but the bios don´t found the raid 0 volume..

I boot with an AOMEI boot stick. AOMEI also don´t found the volume. The same with Acronis.

Have you any idea what I can try next.

 

Greetings from Berlin

Joerg

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n_scott_pearson
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Do you have VMD (RAID) support enabled in the BIOS?

Do you have the drives located in the same M.2 slots used to create it? In most configurations, the second and third M.2 slots are connected to PCIe lanes generated by the PCH (not the CPU).

Note to the wise: Don't ever trust content to survive creation of RAID arrays; have a backup.

Hope this helps,

...S

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Alienrage
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Hello Scott,

yes I have a Backup.

Raid is aktivated see picture.

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n_scott_pearson
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Hhmmm, not sure what to suggest. If you put the drives back in the Lenovo machine, does everything appear as it should? If it does, what happens if you swap the connectors that the drives are plugged into?
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Alienrage
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I have no Lenovo. The problem is with my Dell G15 5530. I have another laptop Alienware 17R3. If install the two ssds in the AW17r3 I be able to create a raid 0 volume. After I go back to the G15 5530 and install the 2 ssds with the raid 0 volume createt before in the aw17r3. The G15 5530 didn´t found the volume and didn´t found the 2 ssds with raid 0 volume. If I put back the 2 ssds in the AW17r3 the raid 0 volume is present.

BR

Joerg

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DeancR_Intel
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Hi Alienrage,


Thank you for posting in the Community!


This is an acknowledgement message for your inquiry, do please wait as this will be investigated internally to be able to provide a resolution to your request. I will get back to you once I have the necessary information. 


Best regards,

 

Dean R.

Intel Customer Support Technician



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Alienrage
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Thank You Dean,

I think it is a problem of the Dell Bios. The G15 5530 Laptop cannot manage raid volumes.

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DeancR_Intel
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Hi Alienrage,


To further troubleshoot the issue, please see the following links for reference:

• What Is the Intel® Optane™ Memory and Storage Management Application?

• How Do I Create a RAID 0 Volume?

• How to Configure Intel-Based RAID on a Dell Computer

• Intel® Rapid Storage Technology (Intel® RST) Release with Intel® Optane™ Memory Installation and User Guide (Refer to page 18)

 

Additionally, I highly suggest downloading the RST driver from Dell, as this is the appropriate driver for your computer: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-my/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=pycx1&oscode=w2021&productcode=g-series-15-5530-laptop


Let me know if you have other questions


Best regards,

 

Dean R.

Intel Customer Support Technician


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Alienrage
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I work with the IRST since 2009 and know how to use it.

That's exactly my problem. I have only 2 sockets for 2 ssd on the motherboard.

If I clone the boot drive with Aomei backupper on a 3rd drive connected over USB, I cannot boot with it. Windows message is no boot drive detected.

If I choose  G15 5530 with change product igot the message: This article does not apply to Dell G15 5530

Manage: detect 2 ssd. One with system message.

Create: I cannot select anything the next button is grey.

Intel Optane memory: There are no valid disk pairs in your system

 Additionally, I highly suggest downloading the RST driver from Dell, as this is the appropriate driver for your computer: https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-my/drivers/driversdetails?driverid=pycx1&oscode=w2021&productcode=g-series-15-5530-laptop

I installed the driver but the problem is still present.

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DeancR_Intel
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Hi Alienrage,


This is well noted; I will further check this internally and get back to you once I have the necessary information.


Best regards,

 

Dean R.

Intel Customer Support Technician


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DeancR_Intel
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Hi Alienrage,


I translated the screenshot you provided, and the error message indicates:

"Your system is not ready for Intel Optane memory. The following requirements were not met: There are no valid disk pairs in your system."


For issues like this, please refer to the following articles and let us know the results. This will help us investigate further if the problem continues:


Error Stating "There Are No Valid Disk Pairs in The System with Intel® Optane™ Memory

Error Code - Resizing the Drive for Acceleration with Intel® Optane™ Memory

Compatibility Error Message for Intel® Optane™ Memory


Best regards,

 

Dean R.

Intel Customer Support Technician


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Alienrage
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  1. Open Disk Management by pressing the Windows* key + x.
  1. Right-click the partition at the end of the disk to be modified.
  2. Select Shrink Volume.
  3. Enter 5 MB in the Enter the Amount of space to shrink in MB field.
  4. Press Shrink.
  1. Attempt to enable acceleration.

I try it but the problem ist still present see pdf

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Alienrage
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Here my boot config

If i choose add boot option and browse for file I don´t know what to do

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Alienrage
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and my storage config

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DeancR_Intel
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Hi Alienrage,


Thank you for getting back to me, I will further check this internally and get back to you as soon as I have the necessary information for this.


Best regards,

 

Dean R.

Intel Customer Support Technician


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DeancR_Intel
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Hi Alienrage,


I noticed that one of the Crucial drives has the OS installed on it, as shown in the screenshot ("PCIe SSD (1863 GB)(System)"). Could you please let us know if you plan to install Windows on the Intel RST RAID 0 array that you'll create, or if you prefer to install Windows on a separate drive and use the RAID 0 (with the 2 Crucial NVMe drives) just for data (non-OS)?

Thanks for clarifying!


Best regards,

 

Dean R.

Intel Customer Support Technician


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Alienrage
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Your question: I don´t want to install a new windows installation. My plan is to put a clone oft he OS drive on the raid 0 volume if the cration was succsessful.

I planned to make a clone with AOMEI BACKUPPER oft he OS drive on a external drive connected over USB. I made it in the past but I can´t boot with the external drive. No matter if I do a systemclone or do a hard disk clone. That´s my problem. The bios detect the external drive but if choose boot with it windows said no bootabl drive found.

I can boot with a AOMEI boot stick. AOMEI detect all 3 drives but I don´t have the IRTS software on the stick so I can´t try to create a raid 0 volume.

So I had the idea to create a raid 0 volume with a secound laptop. See description above in the chat. After that the bios of the Dell G15 5530 didn´t find the volume or the two disks. No matter if I say during creating hold the OS on the volume or not. Also AOMEI didn´t found the volume or the 2 drives aftr booting with the AOMEI stick.

So I need a external drive with the OS and the IRST app on it. Clean the 2 disks  try to create a raid 0 volume. If it works, I´ll try to clone the clone with  the OS back on the raid 0 volume.

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