g...@extremeground.com wrote: >On 2021-02-18 09:48, Steve McIntyre wrote: >> zcor...@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. st...@einval.com "You can't barbecue lettuce!" -- Ellie Crane
