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AFAIK this just configures the configuration of the on-board Intel SATA Controller and has nothing to do with the M.2 configuration. So I doubt, that your XP941 ever ran in "RAID" mode.
You can verify it by opening the "IDE ATA/ATAPI Controllers" and "Storage Controllers" sections of the Device Manager and looking for the details of the listed SATA Controllers.
I emailed Asus prior to ordering all my parts, I asked if the XP941 could be used as a boot device on a maximus vii impact, this was their reply:
So long as the onboard controller is set to RAID mode.
Now, I also read that all the Z97 boards would support the XP941, so initially I just tried to install to it, I left everything default in BIOS ... the Windows 8.1 install saw the XP941 but would not install to it. After I made the change to RAID, it could. No idea why really, or what else that change could have effected, but it wouldn't install prior.