The M.2 SATA drives are controlled by the sSATA ports and this controller can be used with the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Intel® RSTe) only, and can be configured in UEFI and Legacy mode (Ctrl+I ). The LSI RAID controller, also known as the Intel® Embedded Server RAID Technology 2 (ESRT2) is not supported to create arrays using M.2 SATA drives in Legacy or UEFI mode.
Follow the below steps to configure an Intel® RSTe volume in UEFI mode:
- Connect two M.2 SATA drives that conform to a 2280 (80mm) form factor.
- Power on the server. When prompted, press the key F2 to enter the system BIOS.
- Disable the setting Quiet Boot from the main option.
- Navigate to Boot Maintenance Manager > Advanced Boot Options.
- Set the setting Boot Mode to UEFI and the setting Video BIOS to UEFI.
- Press the key F10 to save the settings and restart the server.
- Go back to the system BIOS by pressing the key F2.
- Navigate to Advanced > PCI Configuration > UEFI Option ROM Control > Intel® RSTe sSATA Controller. The drives should be visible on the screen.
- Select the option Create RAID Volume and complete the volume settings as follow:
- Type the name of the volume.
- Select the type of RAID level.
- Select the disks by using the up and down arrow keys and the space bar to select the desired drive (M.2 drives and mechanical hard drives can be selected).
- Type the capacity of the volume.
- Select the option Create Volume and hit the key Enter. The system will return to the main menu automatically.
- Press the key Escape to exit, then select the option Yes.
- Download the Intel® RSTe driver from Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) and Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise (Intel® RSTe) Windows* Driver for Intel® Server Boards and Systems Based on Intel® 62X Chipset.
- Launch Windows* Setup and load the Intel® RSTe driver.
Follow the below steps to configure an Intel® RSTe volume in Legacy mode:
- Connect two M.2 SATA drives that conform to a 2280 (80mm) form factor.
- Power on the server. When prompted, press the key F2 to enter the system BIOS.
- Disable the setting Quiet Boot from the main option.
- Navigate to Boot Maintenance Manager > Advanced Boot Options.
- Set the setting Boot Mode to Legacy.
- Press the key F10 to save the settings and restart the server.
- Go back to the system BIOS by pressing the key F2.
- Navigate to Advanced > Mass Storage Controller Configuration.
- Enter to the option sSATA Port 0-5.
- Set the setting AHCI Capable (s)SATA Controller to RAID. The (s)SATA RAID options will set automatically to Intel® RSTe and it will be grayed out, leaving no option to change to Intel® ESRT2 (LSI*).
- Press the key F10 to save the settings and restart the server.
- When the system restarts, hold down the key Ctrl and press the key I when prompted during post (Ctrl+I ) to enter into the Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise (Intel® RSTe) SATA option ROM.
- Select the option Create RAID Volume and complete the volume settings as follow:
- Type the name of the volume.
- Select the type of RAID level.
- Select the disks by using the up and down arrow keys and the space bar to select the desired drive (M.2 drives and mechanical hard drives can be selected).
- Type the capacity of the volume.
- Select the option Create Volume and hit the key Enter. The system will return to the main menu automatically.
- Press the key Escape to exit, then select the option Yes.
- Download the Intel® RSTe driver from Intel® Virtual RAID on CPU (Intel® VROC) and Intel® Rapid Storage Technology Enterprise (Intel® RSTe) Windows* Driver for Intel® Server Boards and Systems Based on Intel® 62X Chipset.
- Launch Windows* Setup and load the Intel® RSTe driver.