Thanks for your reply, I have already tried setting to AHCI and the system cannot find an OS. You would need to physically disconnect Windows disk, install Linux then reconnect.hank My MB allows to Boot Windows using GPT (UEFI) and Linux installed with MBR disk type, just using the boot menu instead of dual boot.Īlways advisable to keep Windows and Linux separate from each other so future upgrade/update with either one will not interfere with each other since each has its own Boot Manager, otherwise, Linux Grub will take over the dual boot process. Some UEFI firmware will allow you to boot with either UEFI or Legacy without re-setting BIOS. To install Linux with GPT, you need special instruction on how to in Linux Forum. Normally, Linux works better using MBR disk type. Switch to AHCI and try, the worst case is to switch back to RAID. You can switch to AHCI without re-install Windows. If this is possible what do I need to do to accomplish this? I also want to set up this laptop to dual boot with Linux, would switching to AHCI allow this or would I have to switch to Legacy mode? I know that for earlier versions of Windows if the HD was set up for ATA mode you could edit the registry to enable the switch to AHCI mode without having to reinstalling the OS. I am not interested in setting up a Raid array and was wondering if switching to AHCI mode is possible without needing a reinstall of Windows 10 Pro. This laptop along with the mSATA SSD has two additional HD bays and if you buy a HD cady to replace the optical drive will give you the ability of having 3 internal HDs.
If I leave this Raid setting and install additional HDs do I actually have to configure them as a Raid? At the moment with the current Raid setting and only the one SSD the boot time is greatly delayed while the Bios is looking for HDs that are already a Raid or that can be configure as a Raid. The default set up that Dell uses on this laptop is UEIF Raid, there are other options as well the other one is AHCI as well as a Legacy setting that would allow the installation of I think Windows 7. I recently purchased a refurbished Dell Precision M6800 laptop that currently has one drive installed, a 256GB mSATA SSD.
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