Z390 PRO4 NVME RAID 1

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   When this PC was built in early 2020, I setup RAID 1, using SATA drives.

1. Nearing capacity on the installed 1TB SATA RAID 1 volume.
2. Due to update to Windows 11.

For the above two reasons, leaning toward a fresh installation of Windows 11, on a RAID 1 volume, utilizing the 2 available M.2 slots.

On reading ASRock's response to this Thread, https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=19478

QUOTE=ASRock_TSD] Hi peacepowers,

Thank you for your post.

There are two ways to build the RAID volume with nvme SSD.

Please refer to the below link to set up your RAID volume.

RAID guide

Also, We recommend removing other storage before creating the RAID volume.

All the best
ASRock TSD[/QUOTE] 

I believe that its possible to :

1. Power down the PC.
2. Disconnect the existing SATA RAID drives, 
3. install 2 NVME drives (of greater capacity, likely 2TB).
4. Launch BIOS, build a RAID 1 volume, using the instructions linked above.
5. Install Windows 11, using the drivers linked to from the above-mentioned instructions.

* My question being, *must* the NVME drives be manufactured by Intel?

Thank you,

Burkert

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burkert Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 18 Jun 2024 Location: IUSA Status: Offline Points: 20	Post Options Post Reply Quote burkert Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Z390 PRO4 NVME RAID 1 Posted: 18 Jun 2024 at 7:55am
	When this PC was built in early 2020, I setup RAID 1, using SATA drives. 1. Nearing capacity on the installed 1TB SATA RAID 1 volume. 2. Due to update to Windows 11. For the above two reasons, leaning toward a fresh installation of Windows 11, on a RAID 1 volume, utilizing the 2 available M.2 slots. On reading ASRock's response to this Thread, https://forum.asrock.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=19478 QUOTE=ASRock_TSD] Hi peacepowers, Thank you for your post. There are two ways to build the RAID volume with nvme SSD. Please refer to the below link to set up your RAID volume. RAID guide Also, We recommend removing other storage before creating the RAID volume. All the best ASRock TSD[/QUOTE] I believe that its possible to : 1. Power down the PC. 2. Disconnect the existing SATA RAID drives, 3. install 2 NVME drives (of greater capacity, likely 2TB). 4. Launch BIOS, build a RAID 1 volume, using the instructions linked above. 5. Install Windows 11, using the drivers linked to from the above-mentioned instructions. * My question being, must the NVME drives be manufactured by Intel? Thank you, Burkert
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Xaltar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 16 May 2015 Location: Europe Status: Online Points: 23363	Post Options Post Reply Quote Xaltar Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 18 Jun 2024 at 4:24pm
	It is stipulated in the instructions and makes sense since you need to use IRST (Intel Rapid Storage Technology) to set up the raid array. I don't have the components to test it out but I suspect you may be restricted to (identical) intel drives.