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PCIe type SSD 750 Hardware RAID on Z97, X99, or Z170 motherboards?

wwelc1
New Contributor II

Is it possible to cofigure hardware (i.e. bootable) raid 0 of two PCIe type SSD 750 on any of Z97, X99, or Z170 motherboards?

Thanks.

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jbenavides
Valued Contributor II

Hello welcomesorrow,

There is no RAID support for NVMe drives with Z97 and X99 chipsets, only OS (Software) RAID. These chipsets do not have the PCIe/SATA remapping technology required for iRST to support NVMe devices.

Some systems using the Intel® Z170 Chipset and Intel® Rapid Storage Technology are capable of using RAID with PCIe* NVMe* SSDs. We would recommend you to check with the http://www.intel.com/support/oems.htm Computer Manufacturer Support before purchasing to confirm if a specific system supports this. Some Z170 systems may not have the device mapping and BIOS features required to create a bootable RAID volume.

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jbenavides
Valued Contributor II

Hello welcomesorrow,

There is no RAID support for NVMe drives with Z97 and X99 chipsets, only OS (Software) RAID. These chipsets do not have the PCIe/SATA remapping technology required for iRST to support NVMe devices.

Some systems using the Intel® Z170 Chipset and Intel® Rapid Storage Technology are capable of using RAID with PCIe* NVMe* SSDs. We would recommend you to check with the http://www.intel.com/support/oems.htm Computer Manufacturer Support before purchasing to confirm if a specific system supports this. Some Z170 systems may not have the device mapping and BIOS features required to create a bootable RAID volume.

wwelc1
New Contributor II

Hi Jonathan,

Great news!

This is the first time I have ever heard about RAID support for NVMe SSD.

I have particular Z170 motherboards from GIGABYTE and ASUS in mind, and will certainly check their NVMe support.

Thanks.

wwelc1
New Contributor II

Hi Jonathan,

Will it be that you need to put both SSD 750s in PCIe sockets connected to the chipset and not to CPU?

sorrow

jbenavides
Valued Contributor II

All Intel® SSD 750 Series are PCIe* NVMe* devices, so they will always be connected using PCIe*.

Some new motherboards allow the PCIe/SATA remapping, required for iRST to handle RAID with these drives, however, you would have to contact the Motherboard manufacturer to confirm if this is enabled/supported for a specific motherboard model. You may also be able to find external websites with information from other users about their experiences with this configuration.