Raid problem after replacing HDD with SSD

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Hi Everyone. I have a Dell XPS laptop which I replaced the 500GB HDD with a straight copy to a 500 GB SSD using the samsung disk copy tool that came with the SSD.

Everything is working fine - the computer boots up, however, on boot up, I get a "Hit Ctrl-I to enter configuration" on boot up which I never did before. This seems to be related to the RAID settings in the BIOS. It appears that Raid0 has been turned on but I only have the one SSD so I'm a bit confused as to why this would have happened.

When entering the CTRL I utility the one thing that stands out is

I have two physical devices (Samsung 850 465.7GB SSD non-raid and Samsung SSD PM83 Cache Disk 29.8GB). I'll assume this is the same device but split into two partitions coming out of the box.

For Raid Volumes, there are two items
0 FFS Raid0 stripe=32kb size 8GB Normal Bootable = Yes
1 Dev_Cache Raid0(cache) Strip=128kb size 21.8GB Disabled Bootable = no

I'm afraid to try anything with the RAID0 at the risk of disabling a working laptop, but is there a safe way to turn this off. It appears that the RAID setup does not affect the larger SSD partition.

Thanks for your help
 
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(1) Not necessarily easy but possible. From an Intel guide on RST, section on disabling acceleration:

If the current acceleration mode is maximized, disabling
acceleration may take a while to complete, depending on the cache and the solid state
disk size. You can use other applications during this time.
1. In Windows, launch Intel Rapid Storage Technology.
2. Click the Performance button at the top of the window.
3. Click Smart Response Technology on the left of
the window.
4. Click ‘Disable acceleration’.
5. In the dialog, click ‘Yes’ to confirm.
6. The page refreshes and reports the acceleration as disabled.

In the event that you are unable to open or access Intel® Rapid Storage Technology due
to an application error or...
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No, your drive is not partitioned. And it is not RAID 0, RAID bios mode is set to allow the PM83 cache to function with the HDD.

The PM83 cache disk is a small solid state device that worked with the HDD using Intel RST drivers to speed up the HDD performance. I've never seen anyone try to use one with an SSD, and a clean re-installation would be the best approach.
 
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Thanks - I appreciate the clarification. The reason I did the straight copy to another 500GB drive is that I did not want to re-install or start from scratch. There are too many complexities that come into play that require additional resources from my place of work.

As mentioned, the laptop works, but I do have to wait through the initial screen when re-booting. I figure my options are:

1) Is there an easy fix to this
Based on the response, there is no fix or it's not simple at all.

2) Leave it as is and deal with the current status and boot up lag.
Is there any risk to this?

3) Re-install Win 10
This is not an option I am willing to consider unless I HAVE to.

4) Can I have a 'Do Over?'
I only recently swapped the HDD to SSD and I still have the old HDD.
Can I just copy over my current files back to the HDD and re-install the HDD. At this point I can start over again.
If I do this, how do I avoid the Raid0 arrangement once I swap out the HDD to the SSD.

Thanks again.
 
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(1) Not necessarily easy but possible. From an Intel guide on RST, section on disabling acceleration:

If the current acceleration mode is maximized, disabling
acceleration may take a while to complete, depending on the cache and the solid state
disk size. You can use other applications during this time.
1. In Windows, launch Intel Rapid Storage Technology.
2. Click the Performance button at the top of the window.
3. Click Smart Response Technology on the left of
the window.
4. Click ‘Disable acceleration’.
5. In the dialog, click ‘Yes’ to confirm.
6. The page refreshes and reports the acceleration as disabled.

In the event that you are unable to open or access Intel® Rapid Storage Technology due
to an application error or operating system issue, you may disable acceleration using the
option ROM user interface.

1. Restart your computer.
2. Press Ctrl-I to access the main menu of the option ROM user interface.
3. Select ‘Acceleration Options’ from the main menu.
4. Select the accelerated disk or volume.
5. If acceleration is in maximized mode, type 's' to synchronize data from the
flash memory to the accelerated disk or volume. Otherwise, go to step 7.
6. Press ‘Y’ to confirm.
7. Type 'r’ to remove acceleration.
8. Press ‘Y’ to confirm.

(2) Up to you if you can live with it.

(3) A clean reinstall would be my choice with the bios mode set to AHCI and don't use the cache other than perhaps a scratch disk for Adobe or whatever.

(4) If you did not erase the drive you could reattach it and see if it still functions, but you would use the same process to disable as step 1.
 
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