Ok after Googling around for a while I have found out that this thing isn't Optane but something called Intel RapidStart. I will keep testing on monday.
Computer Type: PC/Desktop System Manufacturer/Model Number: Customs, Dell, HP, ASUS OS: Win10 Pro and Home, Win11 Pro and Home, Win7, Linux Mint CPU: AMD and Intel Motherboard: Dell and Gigabyte Sound Card: Onboard Monitor(s) Displays: Dell 24" Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Hard Drives: SATA and NVMe SSDs and SATA HDDs Browser: Firefox, Edge, Chromium, Vivaldi, SeaMonkey Other Info: 4 computers on KVM switch
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I seem to recall reading on reddit that Renases makes better chipsets (or drivers?) than asmedia for USB cards?
True? Does it matter?
In looking at random USB 3.0/3.1/type C adapter cards, it's hard to find out which cards use which chipsets.
I ordered an Optane module for my XPS 8900 Dell computer online for about $25 total. They only work with i3, 5, and 7 and only 7th gen Kaby lake processors. They are tied into the drive with the OS on it only and you can't easily change that drive...
Just trying to clarify the Youtube obstacle course. Can a new machine with 477 GB SSD and 32 GB Optane Memory, have the Optane memory removed and replaced with an NVMe SSD for a data disk? Just want to know if it is a thing or myth.
glennc
curiouser and curiouser , I was looking over hardware info on my hp
and can't find info on the 1 T Hdd (spinner) which is in raid formation
with the Optane. all info programs, (speccy, Belarc advisor, Cpuid,
Systeminfo, Device manager and Disk...
Previously, I completely erased all partitions on my laptop, made some major changes to my BIOS (that I don't remember; I do remember something about RAID though, if that is significant), and I installed Linux Mint. Recently, I decided that I would...
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