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‎08-30-2016 01:38 AM

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Product: ZBook 17 G2
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 (64-bit)

I found this HP white paper about RAID, and it says:

 

Can I use SED (self-encrypting drive) components in RAID?

No. The TCG Opal specification, to which all HP SED devices are compliant, does not allow usage in RAID arrays. The
drives can be used in a RAID array, but it is not possible to manage the hardware encryption key when the drives are
members of a RAID array.

Is this referring to true hardware RAID only?  What if I want to use SED drives in either an Intel firmware RAID setup or a Windows software RAID setup?  Could I manage the hardware encryption keys for the drives in either of those RAID setups?  I was thinking about using the Automatic DriveLock feature in the BIOS to manage the encryption keys.

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