Windows 10: Is SATA Controller MODE [RST] same as "legagy mode?

This thread is sort of a continuation of which utility to migrate apps and Win config to new system?. In that thread, someone suggested that I use Macrium Reflect to image the C: partition on my wife's old system, and then restore that image to the new system, which is a Lenovo Yoga C730. The old system is a 2011 vintage ASUS motherboard with a pre-UEFI BIOS.

Before I go mucking around with with a restore, I want to make sure I understand what I'm dealing with. The BIOS shows that the SATA controller is in [RST] mode, the other choice being [AHCI]. I did a web search and found a forum thread where the guy says that if you have an NMVe drive in the system, RST is the right setting. This laptop does have an NVMe SSD, M.2 form factor. Does this setting mean that I can just "drop in" the partition from the old system, no further changes needed?

The advice in the other thread was to put the system into CSM for the transfer, and then to switch the SATA controller back into AHCI mode, and do any necessary repairs.

Here is the partition layout of the SSD in the new laptop. I used Macrium Reflect to get this layout.



Thanks for reading and replying. Much appreciated.

Point of interest: This newly designed system has a legacy appearance BIOS named "H20 Setup Utility" even though the Boot Menu says that Boot Mode is UEFI.


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