Setting up NVME Raid on unsupported hardware possible?

System Performance RAID Performance
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Hi,

Was wondering if its possible to setup an Nvme raid array on older hardware using pci-e adapters? Wonder which chipsets would be compatible and what version of raid rst efi driver would you need? Has anyone successfully acomplished this?

Thanks

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These are the requirements for users, who want to create an Intel RAID array consisting of NVMe SSDs:
1. BIOS with natively full NVMe support
2. Modern Intel Chipset from 100-Series up
3. Intel RST(e) driver from v14.8 up.

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So if you have an older X99 board that never supported it it will not work despite a raid rom update? If so wonder what would happen if you create the array on a supported motherboard and then transplant the drives to your older X99 board with newer raid rom/efi module. Would the raid rom notice the array and boot up?

Thanks Fernando.

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Try it, but I suspect, that the NVMe RAID array will not be detected.

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One of these days I will but I would bet you its entirely possible. I mean I have seen standard intel sata raid arrays get carried over onto a newer motherboard. In this case who knows if it will work. Though I am very curious. Next time i upgrade my existing nvme raid array to a larger sized one I’ll save the drives and try it out. Probably next year.