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Problems related to multi-channel IDE/SATA controllers advertised as RAID-0 which are not true raid controllers, hence fake ones.

Multiple hard drives and a multi-channel IDE/SATA controller with the appearance of a hardware RAID. These are not true hardware RAID controllers, instead they are simply multi-channel disk controllers combined with special BIOS configuration options and software drivers to assist the OS in performing RAID operations.

See also https://help.ubuntu.com/community/FakeRaidHowto for further details.

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Why does BIOS created Raid0 array shows as Non-Raid in Ubuntu 22.02

I have 1 of 1TB m.2 and 2 of 500gb m.2 Why does BIOS created Raid0 array(500x2) shows as Non-Raid in Ubuntu 22.04? Here is the result from sudo lsblk nvme1n1 259:0 0 931.5G 0 disk └─nvme1n1p1 259:3 0 931.5G 0 part /media/cache nvme0n1 …
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Access Windows Software RAID 5?

Moving to Ubuntu, running 22.04.2 LTS. Previously I had Windows 10 installed and created a software RAID 5 (or fake-RAID) following these steps: https://recoverhdd.com/blog/creating-software-raid-in-windows.html#ch3 After installing Ubuntu, I can't…
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FakeRaid using Intel RST, Ubuntu Server reported correct size, but Ubuntu desktop reported small size

A Raid 10 was setup through Intel RST with 4 3TB hard drives. Ubuntu Server 20.04 reported correct size via lsblk, see picture 1. However, Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 reported much smaller size, see picture 2. Do anyone know and how to fixed it in…
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Would replace SSD disable Intel RST/fake RAID?

I would like to install ubuntu on my Dell Inspiron 7490. However, as mentioned on this thread Install Ubuntu on Dell Inspiron 14 7490 the BIOS doesn't allow disabling the FAKE RAID. I'm willing to replace the SSD if that solves the problem. So the…
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Single boot fakeRAID-0 UEFI GPT problem with a strange workaround

I wanted to install a single boot Ubuntu 20.10 on fakeRAID-0 UEFI GPT by a live bootable flash disk. The system did not boot after installation, so I checked whether Ubiquity correctly installed UEFI and GRUB on the boot partition, and it verified…
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