Unable to Boot from RAID Array of 4K Drives

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Troubleshooting

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04/27/2019

Try the following steps to boot from a RAID array created using 4K drives on Intel® RAID Controller RS3DC080 or Intel® RAID Controller RS3DC040.

  1. Press F2 during POST to enter BIOS setup.
  2. Select Boot Maintenance manager > Advanced Boot Options and set Boot Mode to Legacy.
  3. Reboot the system and access RAID BIOS console by pressing Ctrl + R.
  4. Create the Virtual drive.
  5. Reboot and access board BIOS by pressing F2.
  6. Select Boot Maintenance manager > Advanced Boot Options and set Boot Mode to UEFI. 4K UEFI boot device won't be listed in the boot device tab under UEFI RAID configuration.
  7. Continue normal boot and install operating system on the virtual drive.
  8. After operating system installation, you'll find it listed in the boot order.