Effect of removing Intel Optane drive

[Bubby6]

Good Afternoon!

I apologize for the second post.  I did receive a response via email but did not see it listed with my original post, so I foolishly added to my own post...DOH!  So here is the the additional question that I need answered...if you would be so kind.

I appreciate the reply that I got, but (isn't there always a "butt" somewhere?) it was only a partial answer. I am not nearly as concerned with the compatibility of the new SSD drive as much as I am concerned about any potential "fallout" from removing the Optane chip and turning the Optane setting off. In my trials with the system I did turn off the Optane part of the configuration in the BIOS and there was no joy, the system would not boot. It was when I had the boot failure that I realized that I had to de-RAID the drives and re-install Windoz and, if I'm doing that, I may as well change out the HDD and put in an SSD. The concern is this: if I turn off the Optane setting in the BIOS and removing the SSD from the system will I still have a functional system? I know I will need to boot from a USB drive to reinstall Windoz but I am prepared for that, what I am not prepared for is making the system a glorified paperweight...

Cheers!

[Paul_Tikkanen · Accepted solution]

Hi:

There is a specific process to enable and disable the Intel Optane memory, and unless you omitted that you did first disable the Intel Optane memory in the IRST software before you disabled it in the BIOS, that would be the cause of your dilemma,

Please see the link below and follow the guidance under the last two sections...how to enable/disable the Intel Optane memory in the IRST program, and how to enable/disable the Intel Optane memory in the BIOS.

HP PCs - Installing and Using Intel Optane | HP® Customer Support

If you follow the guidance, then remove the Intel Optane memory, you should have no problem reinstalling Windows on a new 2.5" SATA SSD.