ASRock Forums : Z170 Extreme7+ Raid 0 support? https://forum.asrock.com/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 17 May 2026 06:12:00 +0000 Wed, 26 Aug 2015 00:05:59 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://forum.asrock.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=708 <![CDATA[ASRock Forums]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums_black.png https://forum.asrock.com/ <![CDATA[Z170 Extreme7+ Raid 0 support? : As Xaltar said, it is a bit early...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=708&PID=3265&title=z170-extreme7-raid-0-support#3265 Author: parsec
Subject: 708
Posted: 26 Aug 2015 at 12:05am

As Xaltar said, it is a bit early to know how well multiple PCIe M.2 SSDs will work in RAID 0 on this board.

Skylake processors are only now becoming available in the USA, and I am waiting for stock of the ASRock Z170 Extreme7+ to become available at more stores. So very few if any users in the "wild" have done something like that yet.

A big part of this is the RAID support that Intel provides for PCIe M.2 SSDs, or PCIe SSDs using the U.2 interface. The Z170 chipset and the latest IRST drivers will make or break this capability.

Another factor is the type of PCIe M.2 SSD, whether AHCI or NVMe. We are also not sure yet if such a RAID array will be bootable, again depending on support from Intel.

Which type of SM951 were you planning on using?
]]> Wed, 26 Aug 2015 00:05:59 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=708&PID=3265&title=z170-extreme7-raid-0-support#3265 <![CDATA[Z170 Extreme7+ Raid 0 support? : I know ASRock demoed the Z170...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=708&PID=3258&title=z170-extreme7-raid-0-support#3258 Author: Xaltar
Subject: 708
Posted: 25 Aug 2015 at 9:37pm

I know ASRock demoed the Z170 Extreme 7 with 3 Intel 750s (using U.2 kits) in RAID 0 but what drives are exactly compatible in RAID 0 I couldn't say. The SM951 has been pretty particular when it comes to compatibility but it may be doable. ASRock_TSD may have to take this one though unless we have a forum member who has tried this and can attest to its feasibility. ]]> Tue, 25 Aug 2015 21:37:29 +0000 https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=708&PID=3258&title=z170-extreme7-raid-0-support#3258 <![CDATA[Z170 Extreme7+ Raid 0 support? : Hello,any idea whether Z170 Extreme7...]]> https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=708&PID=3256&title=z170-extreme7-raid-0-support#3256 Author: makaron
Subject: 708
Posted: 25 Aug 2015 at 8:53pm

Hello, 
any idea whether Z170 Extreme7 + supports RAID 0 3 Ultra M.2 Sockets? I would like to put three Samsung SM951 drives of this motherboard in a RAID 0 for stellar speed :)  Thank you in advance for the help!
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