I am in the market for a new laptop. I'm looking at the Dell M6800 and HP ZBook 17. Both of these laptops can be configured with a RAID 0/1/5 option. Is this hardware RAID or software RAID?
I have a desktop computer with a RAID controller in it. On bootup, I can choose to boot into the RAID controller to configure the array. In addition, after logging into Windows, I can open a web browser and log in to the RAID controller's web interface to see status and configuration. For RAID-1, it lets me rebuild a mirror, verify the mirror's integrity, and scan for media errors.
I am wondering if those laptops offer the same functionality that my desktop RAID controller offers. Can I boot into the laptop's RAID controller (if it is hardware RAID)? Can I use a web browser or other software to see status/configuration, and access features like rebuilding, verifying, and scanning?
The M6800 manual and ZBook manual contain very little about RAID and do not answer my questions.