Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drive AHCI versus RAID setting in BIOS?

2021-06-07 Thread Mark Knecht
On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 4:04 PM Neil Bothwick wrote: > > On Fri, 4 Jun 2021 18:04:51 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > > > Since wiping Windows voids the warranty, I'll run the new machine for > > several days under Windows, just in case there are any early problems. > > After that, it goes Gentoo. >

Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drive AHCI versus RAID setting in BIOS?

2021-06-05 Thread Walter Dnes
On Sat, Jun 05, 2021 at 08:53:30AM +0100, Michael wrote > Back to the original question: > > I've not had a Dell with this option yet, but I understand Dell uses > RAID with NVMe drives because it allows Intel RST drivers to work > with most/all NVMe drives. I'm not sure if any of the Dell

Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drive AHCI versus RAID setting in BIOS?

2021-06-05 Thread Michael
On Saturday, 5 June 2021 08:32:47 BST Neil Bothwick wrote: > On Fri, 4 Jun 2021 22:10:10 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > > > I always boot system rescue and dd the entries drive to somewhere > > > safe. That way I restore the original setup in the case of a warranty > > > claim - unless the failure is

Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drive AHCI versus RAID setting in BIOS?

2021-06-05 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 4 Jun 2021 22:10:10 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > > I always boot system rescue and dd the entries drive to somewhere > > safe. That way I restore the original setup in the case of a warranty > > claim - unless the failure is that bad that I can't boot or access > > the disk. > > a)

Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drive AHCI versus RAID setting in BIOS?

2021-06-05 Thread Michael
On Saturday, 5 June 2021 03:10:10 BST Walter Dnes wrote: > On Sat, Jun 05, 2021 at 12:04:19AM +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote > > > On Fri, 4 Jun 2021 18:04:51 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > > > Since wiping Windows voids the warranty, I'll run the new machine for > > > > > > several days under

Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drive AHCI versus RAID setting in BIOS?

2021-06-04 Thread Walter Dnes
On Sat, Jun 05, 2021 at 12:04:19AM +0100, Neil Bothwick wrote > On Fri, 4 Jun 2021 18:04:51 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > > > Since wiping Windows voids the warranty, I'll run the new machine for > > several days under Windows, just in case there are any early problems. > > After that, it goes

Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drive AHCI versus RAID setting in BIOS?

2021-06-04 Thread Neil Bothwick
On Fri, 4 Jun 2021 18:04:51 -0400, Walter Dnes wrote: > Since wiping Windows voids the warranty, I'll run the new machine for > several days under Windows, just in case there are any early problems. > After that, it goes Gentoo. I always boot system rescue and dd the entries drive to somewhere

Re: [gentoo-user] Hard drive AHCI versus RAID setting in BIOS?

2021-06-04 Thread Mark Knecht
On Fri, Jun 4, 2021, 3:05 PM Walter Dnes wrote: > Are there any (dis)advantages for RAID versus AHCI being set in > the BIOS (Dell Inspiron)? I.e. disk capacity, speed, and reliability. > > Since wiping Windows voids the warranty, I'll run the new machine for > several days under Windows,

[gentoo-user] Hard drive AHCI versus RAID setting in BIOS?

2021-06-04 Thread Walter Dnes
Are there any (dis)advantages for RAID versus AHCI being set in the BIOS (Dell Inspiron)? I.e. disk capacity, speed, and reliability. Since wiping Windows voids the warranty, I'll run the new machine for several days under Windows, just in case there are any early problems. After that, it