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

[GoldenMatrix]

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 the asus hyper m.2 v2. speaking of asus hyper m.2 v2, i can't uderstand why i have an option in the bios called like that (hyper m.2 x16 v2 enable or disable).

 

[rgd1101]

i can't uderstand why i have an option in the bios called like that

because you can raid 2.5" sata

why do you want to raid nvme ssd?

 

[GoldenMatrix]

what is the bond between the hyper m.2 v2 and the sata raid?

 

[USAFRet]

Why the desire for RAID 0?

 

[GoldenMatrix]

why not?

 

[USAFRet]

what is the bond between the hyper m.2 v2 and the sata raid?

That would be a RAID between 2x SATA devices. Not one of each.

 

[USAFRet]

why not?

• It serves no purpose with NVMe drives. It may even be a little bit slower.
• Loss of one drive or the controller, and you lose all data across both drives.

 

[GoldenMatrix]

That would be a RAID between 2x SATA devices. Not one of each.

but the hyper m.2 v2 is a pcie nvme adapter, not sata

 

[GoldenMatrix]

• It serves no purpose with NVMe drives. It may even be a little bit slower.
• Loss of one drive or the controller, and you lose all data across both drives.

i know but my question is if i can do it, not if i should do it?

 

[rgd1101]

my question is if i can do it

no

 

[USAFRet]

but the hyper m.2 v2 is a pcie nvme adapter, not sata

Yes, I know.

"i can't uderstand why i have an option in the bios called like that (hyper m.2 x16 v2 enable or disable). "
The option is there to potentially do a RAID between 2 compatible devices.

Can you do it between a drive in the M;.2 port and one in a PCIe adapter? Maybe. Don't think so, though.

 

[GoldenMatrix]

Yes, I know.

"i can't uderstand why i have an option in the bios called like that (hyper m.2 x16 v2 enable or disable). "
The option is there to potentially do a RAID between 2 compatible devices.

Can you do it between a drive in the M;.2 port and one in a PCIe adapter? Maybe. Don't think so, though.

ok i quite understood. i just found the is possible. https://rog.asus.com/articles/guides/guide-install-m-2-pcie-ssds-in-raid-0-for-speed/

 

[USAFRet]

ok i quite understood. i just found the is possible. https://rog.asus.com/articles/guides/guide-install-m-2-pcie-ssds-in-raid-0-for-speed/

"speed"

The benchmarks may look awesome.
User facing benefit, not so much.
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-950-pro-256gb-raid-report,4449.html