Intel RST - "Incompatable" RAID Array

DragonRebornUK · 7 Oct 2014 at 15:29

Good Afternoon

Forgive me if i leave details out, i am doing this from memory in work constantly minimising! :-)

I am having a trouble with the Intel RST (Rapid Storage Tech) driver telling me with a big yellow triangle i have an incompatable array.

MB = Gigabyte Gaming 7 Board

SSD's = 2 x Samsung 840 EVO SATA - RAID 0 (Gaming Storage)

PCI-e SSD - M2 Slot - Plextor M6e 512Gb (As main Drive)

I have rebuilt the array a few times with the same error, re-installed windows...always secure erasing the samsungs and once SE all the drives started from fresh. Same error

First boot fine, then next boot, shows Incompatable array.

Go to bios to see the setting, boot to win, shows fine. Reboot. show Incompatable.

Nothing really wrong with the system. Drives run at over 1000MBs Read just dont like the big yellow triangle in the corner saying it is wrong! :-)

Anyone else had this issue?

(PS Tried lots of BIOS's usiing F7i now)

Only thing i havent tried is not use the Plextor drive as my main and run the raid array on its own as that is not what i planned for the system!

Also bought a PCI-e adapter card for the M2 drive to take it away from the M2 card slot. Still the same.

Many Thanks

Matt

APM · 7 Oct 2014 at 22:29

I've had nightmares with the Intel RST.

One thing that helped me was to re-set the BIOS to factory default and then re-build the array from there.

Ch3m1c4L · 8 Oct 2014 at 12:54

are you creating the array in windows or in the bios?

DragonRebornUK · 8 Oct 2014 at 21:00

Hi

I have only built it the array in the BIOS.

and Yes i have reset it in BIOS, i reset it in BIOS, Security erases the drives, then built the array in BIOS and installed windows, also installed windows then did all the above steps!

Tried all ways i think! Run out of ideas...... :confused:

APM · 8 Oct 2014 at 22:30

Maybe worth a try:

take it back to components,re-set the BIOS,make sure the only drive connected to the mobo is the Plextor,install windows.

Then install the RST fresh and add the RAID array.

Why do you need the RST though,surely those 2xSSD in RAID would be enough by themselves?

Ch3m1c4L · 9 Oct 2014 at 09:25

you dont technically need the RST drivers at all, its just a fancy interface in windows where you can change a few things. So, if you can't get it to work then you can uninstall it.

I will have a think/google and see if I can come up with any ideas

DragonRebornUK · 9 Oct 2014 at 11:50

Thanks for the replies.
I have no issues with drives, just dont like the system telling me that its incompatible!
I know i can run without the RST drivers, just the gigabyte MB utility keeps asking me to install it and any help/boost i will take from drivers! :-)

I like the GB utility software as i can go straight to BIOS with it rather than go through 15 different screens on win8.1 to go to the bios as I got fast boot on as i like the system booting like it come out of standby! :-)

Cheers

DragonRebornUK · 6 Jul 2015 at 23:53

I found out by chance how to get rid of the incompatible array. In bios, Set Priority for boot, i disabled it on my motherboard, get a tick everytime on my RST drivers now. It was set for my pci-e SSD as standard. takes a wee smidgin more for boot ( like .25 a sec) so im not worried!