AMI F.31 BIOS SATA Mode Stuck on RAID mode (Option to change is greyed out)

[cameronS1]

TL;DR: I can’t change SATA Emulation mode in my AMI F.31 (Intel 8653 Rother Motherboard) BIOS settings because the option is greyed out and won’t let me select it.

Hello HP Community, I have scoured the internet for solutions to my problem and I have yet to find anything that works. My problem is that the SATA mode in my AMI F.31 BIOS is stuck on RAID mode. Previously, I had Windows 10 installed on my M.2 NVMe SSD, and a RAID-0 array consisting of two Seagate hard drives. So in order to configure the RAID-0 array, I set my bios to RAID mode. After that, I set up the RAID array with Intel Rapid Storage Technology in BIOS. So at that point my system was in RAID mode, but I’m not sure what the mode was when Windows 10 was installed (I’m not sure if that matters in my situation anyways). But now comes the issue - I cannot access my disks from Ubuntu or other Operating Systems because they simply will not be recognized since my SATA mode is in RAID, and not AHCI.  So I attempted to change my SATA mode by going in BIOS and changing to AHCI instead of RAID. I had already backed up my RAID array, so I disabled the configuration and wiped both disks to eliminate any trace of RAID. I also ended up wiping my OS drive because the only thing on there was the Windows files anyways. So I have three completely blank drives, thinking that my BIOS would allow me to change to AHCI now. Nope. The option is somehow greyed out and doesn’t allow me to change it. I read somewhere online that I can use an AHCI driver in Windows but the Windows Installer USB I made wouldn’t let me use the AHCI driver because I was in SATA mode (Not sure what I was expecting there). So in the end, I have no data on any disks, no RAID arrays, and I still am unable to change my SATA mode from RAID to AHCI. Any help is appreciated, thank you in advance. 

[BeemerBiker]

Something does not seem right, possibly I misunderstand what you are trying to do.

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Hello HP Community, I have scoured the internet for solutions to my problem and I have yet to find anything that works. My problem is that the SATA mode in my AMI F.31 BIOS is stuck on RAID mode. Previously, I had Windows 10 installed on my M.2 NVMe SSD, and a RAID-0 array consisting of two Seagate hard drives. So in order to configure the RAID-0 array, I set my bios to RAID mode. After that, I set up the RAID array with Intel Rapid Storage Technology in BIOS. So at that point my system was in RAID mode, but I’m not sure what the mode was when Windows 10 was installed (I’m not sure if that matters in my situation anyways). But now comes the issue - I cannot access my disks from Ubuntu or other Operating Systems 

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You have (I assume) 256gb M.2 SSD (2000 mbytes/sec gen3 speed) and a pair of seagate configured to double the capacity and about %50-%75 faster than an ordinary drive for example (mbytes/ sec)

If you configured Raid-0 and enabled discovery in Windows, all you need to do in your Ubuntu system is install smbclient (if needed)  to access any shared folders.  Similar tools for other OS are available.

Observation-1:  Your M.2 is probably 25 to 100 times faster then the pair of HDD in RAID-0.  Your gaming system is far better off with a 1TB  M.2

Observation-2:  If anything corrupts one of the hard drives you will lose both hard drives due to RAID-0.

I do not know what your plans are but if you need 24TB for example, then yes, using RAID-0 to double a pair of 12TB is the only way and beats even a 2TB M.2 for sure.

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So I have three completely blank drives, thinking that my BIOS would allow me to change to AHCI now. Nope. The option is somehow greyed out and doesn’t allow me to change it.

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I assume you are including the M.2 as one of the blank drives.

It is possible the RAIO is grayed out because the BIOS thinks only one HDD is connected.  Take the two HDD to another system, delete all the partitions and re-initialize them.  Possibly they are reporting the same volume ID and confusing the BIOS.  In windows you can run "diskpart" in admin command prompt to delete all the partitions.  Be careful not to access any drives or partitions of the computer you are using.

[cameronS1]

Hello, thank you for the reply. I’ve used the disk part clean command for both of the hard drives, as well as the ssd. I’ve also reinitialized them as regular NTFS drives (No RAID configuration anymore). I may be able to get around the Ubuntu issue with other means but what I’m mainly trying to get fixed is the inability to switch to AHCI. I just updated my BIOS to F.32 Rev. A but still no change. I ended up ditching the RAID arrays a couple days ago because like you said, they are still going to be terribly slow no matter what. Unfortunately it didn’t allow me to switch out of raid mode. Would you possibly know if there is any way to disable Intel RST? I’ve heard that that could be the root of some RAID issues…

[BeemerBiker]

RST used to be called "Matrix Raid" and is  a type of firmware raid built into Intel chips. Some motherboards may show "RST" as the option instead of "RAID"  Some of the older motherboard had IDE/Raid and if you wanted AHCI you needed to enabled Raid.  I had to do that once to get a USB3 add-in card to work as it needed AHCI functionality to work.

If RST is disabled be sure to enable it in BIOS.  Make sure that legacy is not enabled.

Did you reset the CMOS after you upgraded the bios?  Possibly the Windows key + V can be used and avoid opening the case to remove battery.  See item 2 here 

https://support.hp.com/in-en/document/ish_3932413-2337994-16

[cameronS1]

Hello, thanks for your insight, and yes I have already cleared CMOS. I used the jumpers on the motherboard to do so.