Windows 10: I get an iaStorAVC.sys failure with RAID M.2's

I have read the previous post about this failure but my situation is a bit different.


I have Z390 motherboard with 2 NVMe drives in RAID 1. I know know I need the drivers installed for Windows to boot, but I never get far enough to add the drivers. Here is the problem:


I have a Windows 10 USB Boot drive.

I set my BIOS per the Manufacture, save and exit.

Windows begins to boot by showing the spinning dots.

After a couple of minutes I get a BSOD with the iaStorAVC.sys fail.

I never get to the install screen that would allow me to add drivers.


I know the USB is good, because if I un-RAID the drives and try to boot off of the USB it works fine!


How can I get Windows to install?

:)

 

M.2 NVMe SSDs in Raid 0 array?


@essenbe - thanks for the video - it was pretty much the same instructions I had - with the addition of the d/l folder - I installed the drivers as suggested - ended up with the below pic - Drive 2 - unallocated space is the RAID drvie - out of frustration I decided to format the drive and when it finished the "can't install" deal was still there - again out of frustration - I hit NEXT and Windows installed to the drive <- Good News/Bad News -> Windows will not boot and the drive is not listed under boot options - BUT - progress is being made -break time - *Confused

 

M.2 NVMe SSDs in Raid 0 array?


I am not using a RAID card - there are 3 M.2 slots on the mobo - slots 1 & 2 have Samsung 960 Pro 512 GB drives - slot 3 has a Samsung 960 EVO drive .
I can create a RAID 0 array using the 2 960 Pro drives - but it is not recognized in the Boot options.
Strip size was changed to the suggested 128KB after this pic was taken
I have been messing with the BIOS all night trying to figure this out - no luck

 

M.2 NVMe SSDs in Raid 0 array?


jimbo,

the guy who wrote the instructions never met my mobo - *Wink - things are not turning out well.
If you check my comp specs, you'll see I have a pretty nice set up that should handle the 2 SSDs in Raid.

Over the years I have had anywhere from 2 to 5 SSDs in RAID 0 - BUT- this is my 1st try with the M.2 drives.
Since I have an array of computers to use, I can let the ASRock one sit there while I try to figure out what I did wrong.
I just hate it when I follow the instructions step by step and it doesn't work - oh well - not 1st time - probably not last.