On Tue, 4 Jun 2019 18:57:14 -0700 Samuel Sieb <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 6/4/19 6:40 PM, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
> > On Tue, 4 Jun 2019 18:24:42 -0700 Samuel Sieb <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> >> On 6/4/19 5:45 PM, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
> >>> On Tue, 4 Jun 2019 10:27:24 -0700 Samuel Sieb <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> On 6/4/19 8:20 AM, Ranjan Maitra wrote:
> >>>>> However, the machine now does not come up. All I get is the splash 
> >>>>> screen 120GB drive "Offline"
> >>>>
> >>>> I assume this is from the firmware?  I don't understand why it would be
> >>>> telling you it's offline though.  "Splash screen"?  What does it mean by
> >>>> "offline"?  I've never seen something like that.
> >>>
> >>> Sorry, this was not clear.
> >>>
> >>> On the screen after the "Dell", the T5810 lists the available hardware. 
> >>> The first entry is of the SSD which is RAID0 and "Offline" (the latter in 
> >>> red).
> >>
> >> It's a hardware RAID?  You have two SSDs in the computer?  Have you gone
> >> into setup to see what the RAID configuration says?
> >
> > Yes, it is a hardware RAID. The BIOS is very confusing but it does not say 
> > anything in there (anymore). My understanding is (and I am green here) is 
> > that the SSD drive is 2 x 60GB and stripped to 120GB.  I don't know what 
> > this means (but yes, one drive is a mirror of the other, and I only had 
> > access to 60GB when I installed last week).
>
> I would recommend disabling the hardware RAID if possible and use the
> Linux software RAID instead.  RAID0 is combining the two drives for more
> space (and speed) not redundancy and you should have 120GB.  RAID1 is
> mirroring which would mean 60GB.

Thank you very much again! I was not aware of this. I will do so. Btw, when I 
disable hardware RAID, does that mean that I need to reinstall the OS?

Many thanks and best wishes,
Ranjan
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