F5F Stay Refreshed Hardware Desktop Installing Optane on an MSI motherboard requires careful preparation and adherence to specifications.

Installing Optane on an MSI motherboard requires careful preparation and adherence to specifications.

Installing Optane on an MSI motherboard requires careful preparation and adherence to specifications.

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88lucky
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08-29-2021, 11:52 PM
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Hi, I just received an MSI MPG Z590 Gaming edge motherboard along with a 16GB Optane stick. I followed the instructions and watched an MSI YouTube video, but the details were unclear. I installed Windows first, then performed the Optane installation. After turning on the 'Optane Genie' in the BIOS, all my drives booted into Windows again. My other M.2 drive and two SATA drives are already formatted with data. With the RST drivers enabled in Windows, it doesn’t start properly unless I disable the Genie tool. I have some basic knowledge of RAID, but I’m worried that activating the Genie might force all my drives into RAID mode. I don’t want to change the disks through simple formatting, so I’m unsure if I’m missing a step. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.
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88lucky
08-29-2021, 11:52 PM #1

Hi, I just received an MSI MPG Z590 Gaming edge motherboard along with a 16GB Optane stick. I followed the instructions and watched an MSI YouTube video, but the details were unclear. I installed Windows first, then performed the Optane installation. After turning on the 'Optane Genie' in the BIOS, all my drives booted into Windows again. My other M.2 drive and two SATA drives are already formatted with data. With the RST drivers enabled in Windows, it doesn’t start properly unless I disable the Genie tool. I have some basic knowledge of RAID, but I’m worried that activating the Genie might force all my drives into RAID mode. I don’t want to change the disks through simple formatting, so I’m unsure if I’m missing a step. Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.