Problem with B760M-PLUS WIFI M.2 SSD RAID setup

[dch53]

Hi. 

I have 3 M.2 SSDs in my B760M-PLUS WIFI II motherboard - 500GB in M.2_1 (C:\ boot disk) and 1TB in each of M.2_2 and M.2_3 with the intention of setting up the 2 1TB drives as RAID 1.

I followed the instructions at [Motherboard]How to create Intel 600 or 700 series MB RAID in BIOS Setup but when I reboot I get a blue screen with Stop code: INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE.

Going back into the BIOS there's conflicting information. RAID Volumes is OK:

Boot configuration is OK, I think:

But , as you can see,  under Storage Information, the boot drive is listed under RAID.

Any suggestions please?  

[Jiaszzz_ASUS]

Hello @dch53 

Thank you for reaching out to us, and sorry for any inconvenience caused by the delayed response.
Upon reviewing the Storage section of the TUF GAMING B760M-PLUS WIFI II Tech Specs, we can confirm that this model supports only SATA RAID and does not support NVMe RAID. Therefore, the issue you encountered after configuring a RAID array using M.2 SSDs is expected behavior for TUF GAMING B760M-PLUS WIFI II.

If you require a RAID setup, we recommend referring to the same FAQ and first deleting the current RAID configuration. Afterward, please try using SATA SSDs instead to verify the results.

Thank you.

[dch53]

Interesting you should say that about the TUF GAMING B760M-PLUS WIFI II lack of support for NVMe RAID.

I ended up contacting ASUS Australia Support and was told return the motherboard for replacement.

Given the time it took to build this fanless music server, with all it's passive heat-sinking, and the risks involved with removing, storing and replacing the CPU, memory and hard drives, I decided not to bother.

Just as well!