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4.2. Creating RAID with M.2 drives on PCs equiped with Intel RST
You may have just added a secondary M.2 SSD in your Transource PC (as shown in picture) and wanted to RAID the two drives together.
⚠️Note: As shown in picture, the shorter slot is not for SSD use.
This feature is found in BIOS under the Advanced tab, then select Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology
When selected, it may show no disk are connected to the system.
To have them recognized, we will need to put the m.2 drives under control of the Intel RST. Press escape, then under the Advanced tab, select "PCH Storage Configuration"
Find the two options for M.2 PCIE Storage RAID Support.
Select each one, then choose "RST Controlled".
Once each one is selected for "RST Controlled", press F10 to save and exit.
✅ Note: You must Save / Exit BIOS, then re-enter to make the options enabled and ready for use.
Once you re-enter BIOS, we need to visit the same area for Intel RST (Advanced > Intel(R) Rapid Storage Technology).
Now you will see the two M.2 drives listed in the bottom. Select "Create RAID Volume"
At this point, you can:
Give the volume a name (optional)
Select RAID level - RAID 0 for Stripe, RAID 1 for Mirror
Select both drives. Be sure to do this, otherwise no RAID will be created.
Finally, select "Create Volume" to start the building process.
Once the process is started, you can press F10 to save and exit. The RAID will be created as a background process.
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