Status check for Intel RST Nvme Raid failed
Status check for Intel RST Nvme Raid failed
I understand nvme raid isn't ideal, but I installed it yesterday and stored all my data on it so I could transfer it to a new partition. After rebooting, it didn’t load properly, so I had to reset the BIOS to bypass the postcode B4 (USB hotplug error). Now it boots into the BOIS reliably.
I have a 10TB RAID 0 array made of five 2TB SSDs. It uses Intel® RST 19.5.5.5727 with the VMD driver. I’m unsure how to get all four drives recognized since only the main SSD is showing up. No options appear to add the remaining drives. My setup includes a 12900KF motherboard, MSI Z690 CPU, Carbon WiFi motherboard, and three 970 EVO Plus SSDs plus two WD Black SN770s. I’m running the latest BIOS version.
raid0 operates without unnecessary duplication. When a drive fails, it marks the failure and continues functioning. Replace the faulty drive and rebuild the volume; formatting is required regardless. If your Windows system is installed, reinstalling is necessary. Ensure the required RAID drivers are available in the disk selection during setup. NvMe RAID0 can be effective, but only with dependable hardware—quality drives deliver better results.
From what I understand, the drive isn’t broken overall, but it seems it couldn’t build the array properly. After passing the BIOS, the drive works fine and recognizes the expected boot volume.
It seems there might be some confusion about performance differences. PCIe4 is indeed faster than PCIe1. Have you looked into whether any of your disks show future failure warnings? I wouldn't recommend putting four disks in a RAID0 setup—it's risky. At this scale, adding redundancy makes sense. It works well for RAID5. For speed, consider placing the two fastest drives in RAID0 for system use, and the remaining ones in RAID0 for games, programs, or work. If files are critical, you could even use RAID1.
You can't. As a fellow NVMe RAID 0 user on Z690, this kind of thing happens pretty much any time you do a Clear CMOS or do a BIOS update. The only way to get it back is to delete the volume and remake it with all the same drives. Luckily there is a program that can recover the data so you don't need to resort to your backups. This is the tutorial I followed how to fix it in the past:
Do you receive information when you choose and input a failed volume? It looks like one of your drives isn't displayed or connected... However, after clearing the CMOS, it's crucial to quickly enter BIOS and verify RAID/VMD settings; if you allow POST once with it off, your array will be lost.
I managed everything smoothly yesterday. Some components are passing through the chipset while others go through the CPU—hard to say which is which, but it’s definitely unusual on my Mobo. I’m moving my SSD data from an SSD onto my laptop, then transferring it to a desktop with Windows installed, and finally using a test disk for testing. I’m also curious about retrieving data from the HDD that had its files removed and was unformatted—all done within Windows.