I have working windows 10 on this fake raid 0. Windows shows raid as a Intel Raid 0 Volume

I want to install ubunt (tried other flavours of linux but no luck too) and ubunt doesn't see my fake raid.

I've installed mdadm and run mdadm --assemble --scan and i get error: no arrays found in config file or automatically.

Also lsblk gives me only my pendrive for live linux.

lspci -k shows that the ahci driver is working but nothing is detected in pcies slots

My problem is similar to this
but i'm runing intel :(

My spec:

cpu: i7 6700k | ram: 2x8gb | disks: 2x samsung 970 evo m.2 | mobo: asrock z270 k4

I trying to install linux for 2 days and i realy need help please help me ;)

Of course, you've figured out that Linux/Ubuntu does't like the RAID.

The common way to fix this is to change RAID to AHCI in the BIOS... but then it looks like you've got a real RAID using 2xSamsung... so you may have to split the RAID to do this... depends on your actual hardware configuration.

See my procedure below, and see if any of it can be applied to your configuration.

You don't need to reinstall Windows...

Some folks have found the 2nd choice that I provide easier to do...

Make sure to have a backup of your important Windows files!

You've got a single/multiple SSD set up in RAID mode, and the Ubuntu installer won't recognize your SSD until you switch your disk setting in the BIOS from RAID to AHCI.

Making that switch comes with some problems though, as Windows will no longer boot.

Choice #1: Looking at this article https://samnicholls.net/2016/01/14/how-to-switch-sata-raid-to-ahci-windows-10-xps-13/ will show you how to make the change without having to reinstall Windows.

• Boot to Windows with your current SATA controller configuration


• Open Device Manager


• Expand Storage Controllers and identify the Intel SATA RAID Controller


• View properties of the identified controller


• On the Driver tab, click the Update driver… button


• Browse my computer…, Let me pick…


• Uncheck Show compatible hardware


• Select Microsoft as manufacturer


• Select Microsoft Storage Spaces Controller as model3


• Accept that Windows cannot confirm that this driver is compatible


• Save changes, reboot to BIOS and change RAID SATA Controller to AHCI


• Save changes and reboot normally, hopefully to Windows

Now you should be able to install Ubuntu in a dual-boot configuration.

Choice #2: See http://triplescomputers.com/blog/uncategorized/solution-switch-windows-10-from-raidide-to-ahci-operation/

• Right-click the Windows Start Menu. Choose Command Prompt (Admin).


• If you don’t see Command Prompt listed, it’s because you have already been updated to a later version of Windows. If so, use this method instead to get to the Command Prompt:


• Click the Start Button and type cmd


• Right-click the result and select Run as administrator


• Type this command and press ENTER: bcdedit /set {current} safeboot minimal


• If this command does not work for you, try bcdedit /set safeboot minimal


• Restart the computer and enter BIOS Setup (the key to press varies between systems).


• Change the SATA Operation mode to AHCI from either IDE or RAID (again, the language varies).


• Save changes and exit Setup and Windows will automatically boot to Safe Mode.


• Right-click the Windows Start Menu once more. Choose Command Prompt (Admin).


• Type this command and press ENTER: bcdedit /deletevalue {current} safeboot


• If you had to try the alternate command above, you will likely need to do so here also: bcdedit /deletevalue safeboot


• Reboot once more and Windows will automatically start with AHCI drivers enabled.

I'm wondering if spliting this disks and formating they to ext4 seperatly, making raid again and installing ubuntu first will help?

And yeah at this point i'm very desperated to get this working, event if i'll have to install win on fresh.