Installation issues on RAID 1 drives are common. Check compatibility and formatting.
Installation issues on RAID 1 drives are common. Check compatibility and formatting.
I have a Supermicro X9DRI-F server board, I installed two 500GB SSDs in RAID 1 using the SCU (SAS) connection and attempted to set up Windows 10. The drives didn’t appear at all. After downloading the SCU driver and trying it in the installation menu, it displayed the drives but refused to install due to a possible BIOS issue. I also tried connecting the disks via SATA ports with RAID 1, same result. This has been a frustrating experience—most consumer boards work fine, yet this one is so problematic. Supermicro seems to be making everything difficult, which is ironic given their reputation as a leading server manufacturer. Anyone have any suggestions or solutions? I’m at my limit.
Reviewing page 61 of the motherboard manual revealed a note about the onboard RAID solution. It only lists support for Windows Server 2003 and 2008. The board might be outdated for modern Windows 10 compatibility, or it could work with Windows Server 2016. This information *could* offer a solution. References: mb manual link; RAID setup guide; PCH RAID configuration.
I'm confused... maybe Supermicro made a mistake by setting it to UEFI only? I thought I was using only UEFI, but when I clicked F11 for boot options, it switched to Legacy mode. It's weird since I expected UEFI to be the default after that step.