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I am in the market for a new laptop. I'm looking at the Dell M6800 and HP ZBook 17. Both of these laptops can be configured with a RAID 0/1/5 option. Is this hardware RAID or software RAID?
I have a desktop computer with a RAID controller in it. On bootup, I can choose to boot into the RAID controller to configure the array. In addition, after logging into Windows, I can open a web browser and log in to the RAID controller's web interface to see status and configuration. For RAID-1, it lets me rebuild a mirror, verify the mirror's integrity, and scan for media errors.
I am wondering if those laptops offer the same functionality that my desktop RAID controller offers. Can I boot into the laptop's RAID controller (if it is hardware RAID)? Can I use a web browser or other software to see status/configuration, and access features like rebuilding, verifying, and scanning?
The M6800 manual and ZBook manual contain very little about RAID and do not answer my questions.
Most of the time it is software RAID. At least the Dell laptops I have worked with (lattitude E series) came with fake RAID enable in the BIOS for a 1 array (which make no sense compared to JBOD). – Hennes – 2014-09-20T19:42:28.720
So what is the reason for the close votes? – pacoverflow – 2014-09-20T19:42:31.443
I am guessing here (no close votes from me), but I suspect that the answer will be in the manual and that most people who VTC'ed suspect a lack of own research. – Hennes – 2014-09-20T19:43:51.447
@Hennes Edited the question - the answer is not in the manuals. – pacoverflow – 2014-09-20T19:52:02.900