raid 0

Forum discussion tagged with raid 0.
  1. SierraArgo

    Question Question about RAID

    So, I've been running my system off a 1TB SSD for some time now, and I want to expand my storage without just swapping out the original SSD and having to go through the trouble of reinstalling all of my stuff. My motherboard has several M.2 slots, so I have been considering RAID, but haven't...
  2. S

    Question New RAID with existing OS

    Hey all. Recently, my HDD died and I lost a lot of data. My current setup has an SSD running my OS and I purchased two Samsung 1TB M.2 SSD's in order to raid them together for gaming purposes via stripe. The issue I had at first as that my MSI z390 BIOS didn't recognize them at all. I...
  3. gabespound

    [SOLVED] Win 10 & Win 11 installers not detecting either of my 2 NVMe SSDs individually, or a Raid-0 RST array comprised of them ?

    Long story short. I had Windows 11 installed on this very same system with 2 2TB NVME drives in Raid-0 Using VMD and intel RST. I decided to switch to arch linux, and disabled RST, and instead left the two drives in their default modes. I installed arch linux on an mdadm (software) raid-0 and...
  4. B

    Question Windows SSD RAID 0 (Drive D) gone after power loss/force restart - HELP!

    Hello, Like the title says my RAID 0 is gone after a force restart. My PC got stuck searching for duplicates and wouldn't respond for a few minutes so I had to do a force restart (restart button). After it restarted my RAID 0 which is Drive D was gone. Disk Management tood only says "Error"...
  5. Zii

    Question Windows 10 update bricked my system ?

    I usually like to supervise my PC while it does an update, but I only update a few times a year. My system is also a server and needs to be online pretty much 24/7. This latest update happened while I was away for a D&D game (Thursday night, Feb 1st) . Had tons of stuff open that clearly didn't...
  6. RTX30XX2021

    Question PC boots into BIOS instead of Windows

    Hello IT professionals, I recently was messing around in bios and now got myself a problem (not surprisingly). When I restarted my pc I got a message on screen for a split second saying something about "game boost" and then my display stopped working and remained black even after several...
  7. X

    Question Help on RAID 0 data recovery (SanDisk G RAID Mirror)

    I have got this SanDisk G RAID Mirror (2x HDDs, 36TB, https://www.westerndigital.com/products/external-drives/sandisk-professional-g-raid-mirror?sku=SDPHH2H-012T-NBAAD) about 10 days ago and used it to back up the data in my NAS since I was selling the NAS very soon. I formatted this G RAID...
  8. J

    Question yet another NVMe M.2 SSD's RAID 0 query...

    So I'm about to get a 2TB Kingston Fury Renegade NVMe M.2 HD that advertises as having 7300 MB/s Read and 7000 Mb/s Write speeds... Since they're on sale, I was thinking about getting a couple, and setting up a RAID 0 array on a ASRock B650M PG Riptide motherboard (all new components). Be...
  9. C

    Question Help to raid0 2x m2 nvme with am4 asrock b550m

    Hello, i need helop to manage how to raid0 my two nvme with B550m Steel Legend. 1 - My Bios Version is 2.00, but i already checked with 2.20 and 2.30 w/o any changes in options which will be described here. 2 - Actually i have ONLY storage both m2 nvme one with 512gb and another one with 1tb...
  10. S

    Question Intel Raid 0

    Hi, I just got a new ASUS laptop. Supposed to have two 1TB drives. Technically it does, but my storage is Intel Raid 0. I plan on upgrading my NVMe's to 2TB each in the future. If I'm going to lose my data to change from Intel RAID 0, I'd rather do it now before I install anything. I plan...
  11. A

    [SOLVED] Really messed this one up! Can't use keyboard/mouse - BIOS problems

    I have been really messing around with an older computer because I am trying to do a dual boot raid 0 with ubuntu/windows 10. I messed it up so much I should be proud of myself but I am just crying. I installed windows on the raid 0 drive and then to get the ubuntu installation to work I changed...
  12. M

    [SOLVED] RAID0 problems

    System: ASUS ROG Strix Z690-I, i9-12900K, 2x Samsung 980 PRO M.2. Windows 11. The MB should support M.2 gen 4 PCIe. However, when setting up storage system in RAID 0 (via RST), I do not get more than ~7000/7000 read/write. This is the same as AHCI configuration with the two 980 PRO...
  13. I

    [SOLVED] Is RAID 0 really that unreliable these days?

    I know about the risks to be had with RAID 0 and their benefits, but most articles, videos, threads, etc. that I find are from 5+ years ago when things were quite different in the tech world for storage. Also I think most media covering RAID 0 is obligated to talk about it being unreliable, so...
  14. BHeaton

    Question SSD fell out of RAID array. Can I manually add it?

    Hello, I have been running two Samsung 860 EVOs in raid 0. This is not my boot drive but contains much of my data. I have been using Intel Rapid storage technology for the array. On booting my PC, I was notified that IRST was not running and my raid array was not active. I tried to launch it...
  15. O

    [SOLVED] How to convert RAID 0 to non-RAID?

    Hi! I am building a new PC for my dad. Currently, he is using two HDDs in the RAID 0 configuration. I'd like to convert these drives to a regular, non-raid array. How do I go about that? Will I be able to connect those drives to a new motherboard without losing data? If not, is there any...
  16. D

    [SOLVED] Removal of Raid 0 Configuration from two NVMe SDDs

    Hi, I have just purchased a laptop that is still in its box and does not have windows activated yet (I'll use the laptop for 3D modelling and cannot afford data loss). The laptop comes with 2x 500 GBs NVMe SSDs that are set in RAID 0 (hardware in this case) to form a 1 TB array. I would like...
  17. J

    [SOLVED] Nervous to upgrade from win8.1Pro - win10

    Hey Folks, Been running a home built editing (video/audio) PC on Win8.1 Pro (using start8 to stop the gumby tile thing) for the past 6 years or so and it's just working so so nicely I'm loathe to upgrade it to Win10 but I'm starting to feel like a bit of a dinosaur and finding some software is...
  18. -CR1V-

    [SOLVED] Help for RAID 0 on Aorus B560M Elite?

    Hi, good morning, I make this post because I can't do RAID 0 on my Aorus mother and I'm looking for help please :) I really don't know what else to do ... I even updated the BIOS to the latest version ... In BIOS, I go to "advanced configuration >>> configuration >>> IO ports >>> SATA and RST...
  19. I

    Question SSD Raid Drop Read Value

    Friends, I made my Samsung 860 Evo 250 GB and Crucial 240 Gb SSDs Raid0. I created it with a value of 16 Kb. I ran a virus scan on my computer. I changed my SATA cables today, thinking it might be from SATA cables. My problem is still not solved. I think there may be a problem with the raid...
  20. M

    [SOLVED] Wont boot into windows after installing m.2 ssd

    I've got a gigabyte x299 ud4 pro motherboard. I have 6 SATA SSD's in RAID 0 as my current boot drive (i know it's flippin stupid that's why i bought the m.2). When I installed my new m.2 it would only boot to bios and only 2 of the 6 drives showed up. I took it out and it works fine again. I was...
  21. U

    [SOLVED] Nondescript error with RAID 0 member drive, Windows 10 PC still boots and files are still accessible?

    My C: drive is in RAID 0 format with three SSDs via SATA cable. One of the drives has returned and "error" on my Intel RST boot screen which was stopping my computer from booting at all for about an hour last night. I found which of the drives went bad with its serial number and tried swapping...
  22. cinomadic

    [SOLVED] Removing Drives in RAID 0

    Hello, I bought my computer as a custom workstation from an online store many years ago. I've gotten a new computer and I wish to sell some of the disk drives from the old computer. The 4 Intel DC S3500 Series 800GB SATA III SSD are in RAID0 with a MARVELL controller. They are not the OS drive...
  23. P

    [SOLVED] Low SSD tetrabytes when in Raid 0

    I have had an AKiTiO Thunder3 Duo Pro enclosure since March 2017. It has physical settings of SPAN, JBOD, Raid 0, and Raid 1. I always set it to Raid 0. Initially, I installed two (2) Samsung 860 EVO 2TB drives and, after initializing via Control Panel>Admin Tools>Disk Management, I had 3.73...
  24. antonio20000

    [SOLVED] how would i backup a large RAID0 array that cannot fit on one disk

    I want to back up a 2 x 14tb raid 0 array. would the best way he to make a second 2 x 14 tb 0 raid array and back it up there? if not how would i go about it
  25. C

    [SOLVED] Possible breakdown on Raid 0 causing a lot of bsod?

    Sup guys.. I'm a new registered user on this forum but i thinks it's a safe place to ask a question like this. After searching a lot, i could not find a especific answer to this trouble that is running for some time now. Ok, my build is up to date, but yet it can handle basically all the new...
  26. GeoGroen

    [SOLVED] Cloning M.2 to SSDs in RAID 0 (and boot from the RAID disk)

    Hello gurus Currently running: OS: Windows 10 x64 Mobo: Asus Prime A320M-K Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 Gen 3 Storage: Western Digital Blue M.2 SATA 500GB Recently installed three Western Digital Blue 2.5" SSD SATA 1TB drives and went into Disk Management to set up a new striped volume. This...
  27. G

    [SOLVED] Storage does not look normal

    So I bought a new power supply and hooked up everything incorrectly as I was using the original cables on the old power supply. This caused many problems. After I rectified this, I was able boot my system to find that I did not have any of my storage devices other than my M.2 drives shown on the...
  28. 0

    [SOLVED] hp 14s fr0012au - RAID possible?

    I bought a new laptop hp 14s fr0012au https://store.hp.com/in-en/default/hp-laptop-14s-fr0012au-275h7pa.html I opened the back and checked if there is any space to add another drive other than the 512 GB M.2 There is space to add another SSD, but no space for M.2 I wanted to connect the SSD...
  29. G

    [SOLVED] raid on an old asus maximus viii hero z170

    i bought 4/5 years ago my asus z170 maximus viii hero witch has one only m.2 slot. now i'm wandering i could anyways configure 2 nvme ssds in raid 0 and boot into it; the first one in the m.2 slot of the motherboard and the second one in the third pcie slot (pcie x4 gen3) with an adapter like...
  30. gamerbrehdy

    [SOLVED] Recommend RAID-CPU & general questions.

    I am currently running a YouTube-channel. Not much, around 35 subs. But ALL of my content (used videomaterial, sfx, vfx, video-images and finished video-exports) are stored on a 500GB 7200RPM HDD (2.5”). The drive is partially used by the raw videomaterial (220GB allready! I made just 10...
  31. T

    [SOLVED] Windows won't boot from USB or repair disk.

    PLEASE HELP! NEED A WORKING PC AGAIN 😓 I'd appreciate any help so much, I recently formatted my two SSDs in order to configure them in RAID 0 then install windows on the array. I created the array successfully but when I went to re install the OS, it wouldn't boot from the USB boot media I...
  32. Lailesa

    [SOLVED] Can i raid 0 with 2 identical partitions from 2 seperate drives?!

    Good Evening!So, i have 2 1TB hdds and i want to partition each of em 200MB and raid 0 these 2 partitions? my question is if thats possible ! ps. I want to do it to increase performance in games ps2. I know that i could just buy an ssd!but no money :p!
  33. C

    [SOLVED] Second nvme drive not showing when set to raid

    so i previously built a semi new rig and when board is srt to raid mode the second nvme drive is no longer detected. Im aiming to set both drives in raid 0 but this has stopped me from doing so. Pcie raid mode is also enabled for m.2 raid but still same result with only 1 nvme drive detected...
  34. DrDaNkk

    Question RAID - PC randomly freezes and mouse still moves.

    This issue has been documented many times on the internet, here's a link to the issue happening on Windows 7. But, the twist with my PC is the issue is occurring on a RAID array, meaning all known solutions are futile. Could anybody provide any suggestions on how I could solve this? Edit: The...
  35. Themoniter61

    [SOLVED] Re-organizing my storage

    I'm looking to re-organize the storage in my PC. I'm running out of space and running most of my storage on a 2tb drive that has been spinning way too long for me to not wake up every day wondering if today is the day it will die. My setup right now: 1 500gb SSD as a boot drive 1 500gb SSD...
  36. D

    [SOLVED] How to dismantle RAID0

    I had 2 SSDs in a RAID0 and have disconnected them in order to install a new single non-RAID SSD, which is working fine. I wanted to format the old SSDs, so have connected one of them back up, but it is not shown in Windows so I cannot format it. It is shown in the BIOS though. Do I need to...
  37. C

    [SOLVED] RAID 0 quite slow.

    Hello. So not too long ago I decided to put 3 SSD Patriot Burst, 120GB, 2.5", SATA-III in raid 0, 128kb. I mainly did that because I can store larger games on them like COD where 1 ssd is not enough. But I noticed that even windows... takes like 2 min to load up where when I didnt have them...
  38. ryublue

    [SOLVED] question regarding cloning a HDD

    so i am building a new PC (no parts yet) and one thing i want to do is clone my 2x 128gb SSD's raid-0 into a new M.2 1tb drive. my current mobo dosent support M.2 so i need to wait. but till then i have questions. like will i need to change ownership of the 2x SSD's before i install it in my new...
  39. F

    [SOLVED] Would a RAID-0 SSD array significantly increase loading speed of an older laptop?

    I'm currently using an older ASUS G75VW laptop with an 860 Evo SSD drive and have noticed that certain programs like Photoshop, Premiere Elements and larger games take quite a while to load (8-15 seconds). I already own a second identical 860 Evo SSD and was wondering if I would see any notable...
  40. RitSin

    [SOLVED] Installing Windows 10 with Intel Rapid Boot Technology (IRBT) and Intel Rapid Storage Technology IRST)

    i have dell laptop xps 14 L421x and I want to install window 10 with Intel Rapid Boot Technology (IRBT) and Intel Rapid Storage Technology IRST) but in my laptop i have 2 hard disk 500 GB HDD and 32 gb SSD with bootable USB drive in which hard disk i installed and unzipped the Intel Rapid...