Currently, Asus is experiencing R6E raid failures with all BIOS updates.
Currently, Asus is experiencing R6E raid failures with all BIOS updates.
I explained my situation clearly. The R6E motherboard I bought in 2017 had VROC and M.2 slots with speeds of 3. I realized I can't set up three VROC racks at once—only one works. After updating the BIOS, my RAID setup fails completely. Every time I try a BIOS update, it loses the raid configuration. I’ve checked both drives, but only one appears ready while the other isn’t. This is really frustrating for ASUS! What’s the correct setup? I already sent another board back. I’m furious because a $600+ board shouldn’t have such issues with BIOS updates.
Whenever you refresh the BIOS, it reverts the board to its original settings (you should also reset CMOS before and after a flash) and you need to configure your RAID setup within the BIOS. That’s completely typical... for every motherboard.
Great news! You've just discovered why BIOS RAID isn't ideal—software-based RAID from the operating system is usually better.
When things run smoothly, updating the BIOS isn’t necessary unless a newer version exists. If everything’s functioning properly and you’re not addressing security issues, staying with the current release is fine. Any existing system works just as well.
You rarely change your BIOS; updates happen only when new features or critical fixes become available.
Updating your BIOS might seem unnecessary, but it’s worth considering if you haven’t already done so. There’s always a chance something could change that would require the update, even if it doesn’t seem urgent right now. I’ve never needed to upgrade my BIOS before, and it hasn’t caused any problems in the years I’ve been working with systems. Plus, Asus BIOS has a good interface and offers useful features that many users appreciate.
As others have said, that's normal. Your board's fine. No shame in that. My system has a 1TB NVMe drive, two 1TB SATA III SSDs and a 4GB SATA III HDD. I suppose I could install another 500GB NVMe drive, but that would require me to swap out the motherboard in my system with the one I still haven't taken out of its box...3 months later...it might be time to just admit that I'll never use it and return it to Amazon...