Re: Need Support for Dell XPS 15 7590, Hard Drive Make Micron 2300 NVMe 1024 GB

From	Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: Need Support for Dell XPS 15 7590, Hard Drive Make Micron 2300 NVMe 1024 GB
Date	2021-02-18 18:30 +0100
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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

-- 
Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.                                steve@einval.com
"You can't barbecue lettuce!" -- Ellie Crane

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Need Support for Dell XPS 15 7590, Hard Drive Make Micron 2300 NVMe  1024 GB zcorker <zcorker@yahoo.com> - 2021-02-18 06:50 +0100
  Re: Need Support for Dell XPS 15 7590, Hard Drive Make Micron 2300  NVMe 1024 GB "Alexander V. Makartsev" <avbetev@gmail.com> - 2021-02-18 12:50 +0100
  Re: Need Support for Dell XPS 15 7590, Hard Drive Make Micron 2300 NVMe  1024 GB Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2021-02-18 15:50 +0100
    Re: Need Support for Dell XPS 15 7590, Hard Drive Make Micron 2300  NVMe 1024 GB Gary Dale <gary@extremeground.com> - 2021-02-18 16:30 +0100
      Re: Need Support for Dell XPS 15 7590, Hard Drive Make Micron 2300  NVMe 1024 GB Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2021-02-18 18:30 +0100
        Re: Need Support for Dell XPS 15 7590, Hard Drive Make Micron 2300  NVMe 1024 GB Gary Dale <gary@extremeground.com> - 2021-02-18 20:10 +0100
          Re: Need Support for Dell XPS 15 7590, Hard Drive Make Micron 2300  NVMe 1024 GB David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2021-02-19 03:00 +0100
    Re: Need Support for Dell XPS 15 7590, Hard Drive Make Micron 2300  NVMe 1024 GB David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> - 2021-02-19 03:30 +0100

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