HP Intel optaine raid ssd pains

[ell]

Hi I think I ran into this years ago and can't remember how I resolved it. This pavilion tower has a 1 tb hd with a little 40gb Intel optaine ssd raid. No matter what I do, after doing a clean win 10 install win updates the Intel optaine raid ssd driver to so on reboot the bios does not see a drive and throws up an error. I've tried to disable the raid,(bios won't let me) use legacy in the bios, disabled hardware driver updates from advanced system options. Nothing helps, windows updates it and no reboot, I can't use restore points or recovery, all I can do is reload. Ideas? Should I just pull the optaine ssd? There is no Intel raid app on the HP model's drivers support page either.

 

[Porthos]

Should I just pull the optaine ssd?

I would.

 

[timeshifter]

I'd pull it too. Especially when you can get 1TB SSDs for $99.

 

[carmen617]

I've pulled at least half a dozen of those in the last year or so - just replace the spinner with an ssd, and remove the Optane. What a lousy set up that was, really problematic.

 

[ell]

Thank you all! Confirmed my suspicion to do just that.

 

[Markverhyden]

Not sure if you saw this.

Any any rate I agree with pulling the NVMW. That's a hokey arrangement Supposed to make a difference but really doesn't. Apple had them as well for a while and I never bothered trying to re-integrate it.

 

[YeOldeStonecat]

Another vote to pull the little optane drive, clone the spinner to SSD..and just use that.
Those Optane setups were horrible.....so unreliable.