Samsung PM961 prevents motherboard RAID

snowctrl

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Hi All

I am building a new PC:

Ryzen 3 220G
AsRock AB350M Pro 4
8GB (2x4GB) RAM
Samsung PM961 system drive using the Ultra M2 slot on the mobo
2 1TB Seagate Barracudas - the intention is to set them up in RAID 1

The unforeseen problem I have encountered is that setting Sata on the mobo to Raid means the PM961 drivers can't work with Windows:

http://downloadcenter.samsung.com/content/DR/201805/20180515165053017/Samsung_NVMeDriver_InstallationGuide_Rev3.0.pdf

I guess I am forced to use software Raid, which is new to me... I guess it will work, but I am surprised that I have hit this limitation... Have I missed something? Will the software Raid be ok?

All help / comment appreciated

 
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RAID 1 has zero to do with security of the data.
It helps in only one instance...the physical death of a drive, and if you actually need 24/7 ops. (until you can slot in another drive)

It does nothing for the far more common forms of data loss.
Accidental delete, corruption, virus, malware, ransomware, cat like typing...
A RAID 1 simply ensures that this happens on 2 physical drives at once.

Data security requires a multi level actual backup. Not a RAID 1...

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RAID 1 has zero to do with security of the data.
It helps in only one instance...the physical death of a drive, and if you actually need 24/7 ops. (until you can slot in another drive)

It does nothing for the far more common forms of data loss.
Accidental delete, corruption, virus, malware, ransomware, cat like typing...
A RAID 1 simply ensures that this happens on 2 physical drives at once.

Data security requires a multi level actual backup. Not a RAID 1.
http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/id-3383768/backup-situation-home.html
 
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snowctrl

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Y thanks I understand all that