When the RAID card is connected, BIOS cannot store the settings.
When the RAID card is connected, BIOS cannot store the settings.
Hi everyone, I recently changed my home server's hardware from an ASRock J4105 M-ATX to an i3 13100 Gigabyte b660m Aorus Pro DDR4. At first, I faced problems booting into Windows, thinking it needed legacy boot enabled—turns out it wasn't necessary. When I tried to turn off legacy boot, the motherboard didn’t save any settings at all. Eventually, it started booting after several attempts. I’m still not sure what caused the issue. I have an Adaptec 71605 installed. When the card is unplugged, the BIOS saves settings properly. I’ve tested both PCI slots and they behave the same. After removing the card, I disabled PCI power management, turned off TPM/secure boot in BIOS, and everything works fine now. The only problem remains with the BIOS refusing to save changes. Anyone with more experience could help me understand what’s happening? Thanks.
Hey there! Looks like you've already checked the BIOS update and confirmed it works without the card. Maybe the card is failing or you're hitting an unusual issue. Let's troubleshoot together!
Latest bios function properly without the RAID card. I also cleared CMOS and replaced the battery with a better one. This problem didn’t occur when the RAID card was already installed before. I’m assuming it’s an edge case based on my understanding. I’m hoping someone can help instead of randomly tweaking BIOS settings. Edited March 31, 2023 by theazza10 Additional information
I’m not familiar with raid cards outside of LSI products, and most of them only performed well after a reflashed BIOS—though that can be challenging. The reason for the upgrade depends on your situation. If you’re dealing with a CPU bottleneck on your NAS, you might need a new card. However, if you’re aiming for a unified NAS and virtualization setup, I’d suggest choosing a dedicated NAS with Linux MDADM or trueNAS, paired with a separate server handling the compute tasks. My current configuration uses a Threadripper UnRaid server for VMs and Docker, supported by a TrueNAS primary data store and an MDADM array that backs up everything nightly.