Hi all,
after a lot of debugging my system, my CRUCIAL m.2 JBODs still freeze, whenever RAIDXpert2 isn't running.
I found the related thread https://rog-forum.asus.com/t5/previous-forum/crosshair-x670e-hero-raid-issue/td-p/909067 and a similar one on the AMD forum https://community.amd.com/t5/drivers-software/x670e-crashes-and-errors-with-raid-1-when-raidxpert2-i... .
In short:
Without RAIDXpert2 running, the volumes it controls just freeze when being addressed. A scheduled task starting RAIDXpert2 in the background was proposed as workaround - which works for me, but only until it doesn't.
RAIDXpert2 keeps crashing every now and then, all processes accessing its volumes freeze and I cannot terminate and restart RAIDXpert2 but have to reboot the whole system. Working with data on my JBODs is a bit of a cliffhanger.
After flashing the oldish BIOS the system doesn't freeze anymore but nevertheless, this is painful behavior.
My config:
- ROG CROSSHAIR X670E EXTREME
- RYZEN 9 7950X
- 1x CRUCIAL CT32G48C (delivery included 4 of those which lead to memory errors, jbod etc. and as only one of those is supported I am waiting for KINGSTON FURY to be delivered - no mem errors with only one module though)
- NVIDIA GTX 1650
- Audio: NVIDIA and Realtek
- 4x Crucial P3 Plus 4TB PCIe M.2 2280 ct4000p3pssd8 used as two JBODs, 2 onboard, 2 in riser card
- 1x SAMSUNG m.2 mzvl22t0hblb-00b00 in riser card, JBOD
- 1x SAMSUNG evo 870 1 TB as system volume
- Windows 11
- latest OS updates, new firmware for m.2, latest RAIDXpert2, ASUS drivers updated
The issue only affects the CRUCIAL devices. They seem to need RAIDXpert2 to trigger the controller or something - without it running, they won't respond and virtual disk service freezes too, both cannot be terminated/ restarted.
Anyone got any ideas on why my RAIDXpert2 keeps freezing or if there's a better solution than scheduling RAIDXpert2?
I'm still hoping that I overlooked something simple 🙄 Grateful for comments!
EDIT:
Windows device manager shows 7x "AMD-RAID Bottom Device" that run on rcbottom.sys and 7x "AMD-RAID Controller (storport)" that use rcraid.sys. Unsure as to how I can or if I must improve this.
