Re: Need Support for Dell XPS 15 7590, Hard Drive Make Micron 2300 NVMe 1024 GB
gary@extremeground.com wrote:
>On 2021-02-18 09:48, Steve McIntyre wrote:
>> zcorker@yahoo.com wrote:
>>> Just received a new laptop, and both Debian Stable, and Debian
>>> testing would not detect the hard drive. Any possibility this can be
>>> added to the to-do-list for developers? I bought a Dell XPS 15 7590
>>> (2019) edition.
>> Check in the BIOS settings - the drive may be configured in "RAID"
>> mode. If so, switching to "AHCI" will most likely solve your problem.
>>
>Good idea if it was a desktop and if the drive wasn't NVME (although
>2020 saw some desktops with dual NVME slots). Seems a long shot for a
>laptop (even a used one as this might be).
I wish you were right, but even in the space year 2020 it's still a
thing! For an example, see:
https://www.dell.com/community/XPS/Pros-Cons-AHCI-vs-Raid-On-XPS13-9300-NVMe/td-p/7636984
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Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. steve@einval.com
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