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"I didn't either - https://www.intel.com.au/content/www/au/en/architecture-and-technology/intel-volume-management-device-overview.html\nits in the bios.\nI think if you turn it on it assumes all drives attached at for RAID, and unless you install Windows after VMD is in place, the win 10 NVME is controlled by the VMD and can't boot.\nI think op needs to use software raid unless they start install process again?\n\nI am willing to be wrong :)\n\n\nOk..so something is bothering me, what CPU is OP using? \n\nSupported Processors\n\nIntel® Xeon® Scalable processors (Generation 1, 2 and 3, All SKUs)\nIntel® Xeon® W processors\nIntel® Xeon® D processors\n\n\nIf the CPU OP has isn't any of these, then there's a compatibility issue in that case? I may be wrong here and obviously OP has a supported CPU assuming this is the case.\n\n\nRAID 1 is good if you really really need uninterrupted uptime, and in the case of physical drive fail.\n\nIt does absolutely nothing for all the other forms of data loss.\n\n\n\nExactly, so Raid 1 is buying him nothing except wasting 10 of his terabytes when that could be a back up drive\n\nBetter idea would be to buy another huge drive as back up and raid zero those two hard drives. At least he would get higher performance out of the 2 10 terabyte drives\n\n\nNobody is saying anything about RAID 1 being better or as good of a backup. it has its merits and in OPs case, if one fails, OP can get it replaced under warranty if doable. \n\nHaving Raid 0 on the other hand doesn't make it any better either as if one drive fails, all data is lost. Regardless of such, additional backup is a safe bet and I'm positive that OP is aware of this. If not, well...now they know its not a backup tool."
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