I presume you are talking about Advanced Intel Rapid Storage Technology?
The only place I see Intel Optane mentioned is on Boot Option #1 where it lists Windows Boot Manager (Intel Optane). If I change that the only other boot option would be a bootable USB.
I have the ability to disable Intel RST. When I select Disable it is telling me this could take from a couple of minutes to several hours and not to restart the computer until it has finished.
I found the below which looks relevant (this site won't let me post the link.)
It’s not uncommon to find a system on which RAID drivers have been installed and something like the Intel Rapid Storage Technology package is handling storage devices, but where an SSD might require AHCI operation for more optimal performance or configurability. In these cases, there is in fact a way to switch operation from either IDE or RAID to AHCI within Windows 10 without having to reinstall. Here’s how.
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:RClick 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
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
Restart the computer and enter BIOS Setup (the key to press varies between systems).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 also found the below which makes sense to me.
Is it OK to disable Intel Rapid Storage Technology? Warning: Do not disable Optane memory in BIOS unless you have first disabled the feature in the Intel RST application in Windows, else your drive and data will be inaccessible.
If I am reading all of this right I think I first need to steps 1 & 2 above and then disable the Intel RST Windows service. Then go into BIOS and disable Intel RST and lastly boot back into Windows and do steps 5-7.
Please advise.
Thank you.
