07-12-2020 09:18 AM - last edited 3 weeks ago by ROGBot
01-24-2021 10:56 PM
jdfrench3 wrote:
Remove your two Samsung 960 Pro NVMe SSDs and then restart your computer.
Please report what happens...... I'm guessing your laptop will not boot.
Your two 2TB Samsung 960 Pro NVMe drives are in Raid 0, creating a 4TB OS volume
Go into the BIOS Utility - EZ Mode
Look at upper right-hand of screen, Boot Priority:
If it list "Windows Boot Manager (Intel Volume 1)"
Then your laptop OS drive is a RAID configuration.
Go into BIOS Utility - Advanced Mode
Click on SATA Configuration
SATA Mode Selection
If it lists "Intel RST Premium"
Then you are using Rapid Storage Technology RAID driver to operate your OS volume
CLOSE YOUR BIOS WITHOUT SAVING so no changes are made!
In Windows, go into Computer Management
Then into Disk Management
Disk 0 is your SATA drive
Disk 1 (Volume 1) is your RAID drive
Now, to answer your question.
You could remove all three of your drives (NVMe and SATA)
Install your new 4TB NVMe
You will have to make several changes in your BIOS to point the Windows Boot on your new drive.
You will now have to reinstall Windows
Finally you can restore your SATA drive
What do you gain?
You now have two 2TB Samsung NVMe drives in a RAID 0 configuration, giving you a 4TB volume
Your new 4TB NVMe drive would give you a 4TB volume but you would have another NVMe slot you could add another NVMe drive
This is alot of work for nothing at this point, unless you have a second new NVMe drive or reuse one of your original 2TB NVMe drives.
Good Luck
01-25-2021 10:27 AM
01-25-2021 09:48 PM
MazingaZ wrote:
Thank you for your time but I'm sorry to say you you misunderstood my post. Your answer is not helpful and can confuse other users
in my position.
My two 960 pro appears as disk E and disk M and I can remove them both and use them separately from an external enclosure.
So if I remove both the 960 pro from my system it restarts obviously because as I said my OS is on the 2.5" 4b SSD disk.
Please read carefully my previous post.
I wish you a nice day!!!
H
01-25-2021 02:53 PM
MazingaZ wrote:
I have the G752VS and I have installed a SAMSUNG 860 PRO SSD by 4tb on the 2.5" slot and 2 x 2TB SAMSUNG SSD 960 pro in the two slots.
A total of 8Tb SSDs disks.
I've tried today to install a 4TB Corsair Force MP510 but is seems it isn't compatible with my system because the computer keep rebooting until I get the message that it's initializing the system repair.
I would like to know if someone has been able to make it works.
01-25-2021 03:28 PM
01-25-2021 10:25 PM
01-26-2021 12:37 PM
MazingaZ wrote:
Ok you can't know this but I think it's the case to say it. I have a degree in computer science and 25 years ago I used to make my computer by myself choising each single components. When I decide to move to laptop things have changed of course and apart from increasing RAM and Hard drive /SSD disks I don't dare to do more but I'm still aware of the basic notions and behaviour to use when you bring a new SSD to your system. Please can we avoid all the questions like "is the power cord plugged in"? 🙂
I just need to know if the MP510 by 4tb is compatible with this system or not.
When I've bought the SSD I've plugged it into its slot on the laptop motherboard and the computer didn't boot or better it tried to bood and after 2 attempt the message to fix my OS appeared. So I plugged it into an external enclosure and I initialized and formatted it and not in quick mode of course. I can see the SSD if I connect it to the external enclosure but the system don't work if I plug the SSD into it's slot in all the combinations. With and without one of the existing 960pro , changing the slot and so on.
I was hoping someone from asus to Jump in this thread but it seems that is not possible.
03-09-2023 10:15 PM