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#319459 27-Apr-2025 14:30
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After posting on the Asus forums and unable to get any advice, I thought I would try my luck here and see if anyone had heard of this issue!

 

I am trying to resolve a boot issue with my brothers gaming PC, whereby upon booting the system stops during post, and we get a message which reads "When raid configuration was built, ensure to set SATA configuration to RAID mode". The only way I can get the system to boot to Windows is to go into the bios by pressing F1 and then going to the boot tab and clicking on the SSD where it says Boot Override. Once in Windows the system works fine, but the same cycle occurs upon any restart or system start up. I note that this system has never had a RAID config, it has only ever had a boot SSD, and storage HDD.

 

Things I have tried:

Clearing the CMOS
Trying numerous different bios versions
Changing the CMOS battery
Trying a different AM4 CPU
Trying a new SSD with other Windows install
Trying 1 stick of ram only, and then ram from another system
Setting the bios settings to what is recommended in the error message

System Specs:

Asus B550-A Gaming motherboard
AMD Ryzen 5800x
16GB Kingston Beast 3200 Ram
Crucial P3 1TB NVMe SSD
Radeon 6700XT GPU
Evga 750W PSU

 

Pretty much all advice I could find says changing the CMOS battery fixes this, but this has not been the case for me. Hopeful someone has some advice on what to try next!

 

Thank you!


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  #3367970 27-Apr-2025 14:41
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is the sata config set to AHCI mode?








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  #3367974 27-Apr-2025 15:04
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Yes, absolutely.


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  #3367980 27-Apr-2025 15:21
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What's the current boot order?








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  #3367981 27-Apr-2025 15:22
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Are you on the latest BIOS?






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  #3367982 27-Apr-2025 15:24
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Hey! The system was on a bios that was 2 versions old when this started, then I went to the latest version and right now it is on the second oldest as I thought I would try a few different ones. Being on different versions has made no difference. Happy to upgrade back to the latest though!


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  #3367983 27-Apr-2025 15:24
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l43a2:

 

What's the current boot order?

 

 

 

 

There is only the boot SSD, nothing else.


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  #3367989 27-Apr-2025 15:55
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lvmarv:

 

Yes, absolutely.

 

If you set the mode to RAID then reboot is it still in that mode after rebooting?





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  #3367990 27-Apr-2025 15:57
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… check under PCH Storage Configuration 





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  #3367991 27-Apr-2025 16:07
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MadEngineer:

 

… check under PCH Storage Configuration 

 

 

 

 

Hey! I assume you mean in Advanced, Sata Configuration - then change the Sata mode to RAID? (I can't find PCH Storage Configuration in this bios).

 

If so then yes, if I select RAID and then save, upon reboot the Sata mode still shows RAID. It does not help with the issue though and the same error still stops the system at post.


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  #3368011 27-Apr-2025 17:37
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l43a2: What's the current boot order?

 

lvmarv: There is only the boot SSD, nothing else.

 

     

  1. While there may be only 1 disk installed, that doesn't mean it is the only bootable option enabled in the BIOS. Have you tried to make sure that every other potential boot device option is disabled? Things like PXE, USB HDD, USB FDD, CD, etc?
  2. What port / device is the NVMe plugged into?

 

 





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  #3368064 27-Apr-2025 17:59
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ANglEAUT:

 

l43a2: What's the current boot order?

 

lvmarv: There is only the boot SSD, nothing else.

 

     

  1. While there may be only 1 disk installed, that doesn't mean it is the only bootable option enabled in the BIOS. Have you tried to make sure that every other potential boot device option is disabled? Things like PXE, USB HDD, USB FDD, CD, etc?
  2. What port / device is the NVMe plugged into?

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

  1. Gotcha. Under boot option priorities, the only option is Windows Boot Manager (which is for the bootable SSD installed), or disabled. There are no options for any of those other boot options anywhere in the Bios. I remember those being a thing in other bioses in older systems, but do not recall seeing them in newer systems lately, and for sure can't see them to either enable or disable them in this one.
  2. Good point. It is in the Gen 4 (primary) NVMe slot on the board. I have not tried to boot while the drive is in the other slot. Will try that now and see if it makes a difference.

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  #3368069 27-Apr-2025 18:19
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Same thing with the SSD installed in the other slot.


  #3368092 27-Apr-2025 19:52
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How about turning off CSM in boot option or switching it to just UEFI with Secure Boot on? Apparently it's another solution.

 

Also check CLRTC pins are not shorting.


  #3368099 27-Apr-2025 20:05
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Interesting... curious... found another suggestion.

 

With blank/unwanted SSD create a new Windows installation from fresh bootable USB installation media.

 

See what happens... see if that boots up Windows automatically.

 

Not sure why this may work... 





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  #3368121 27-Apr-2025 22:34
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lvmarv:

 

MadEngineer:

 

… check under PCH Storage Configuration 

 

 

 

 

Hey! I assume you mean in Advanced, Sata Configuration - then change the Sata mode to RAID? (I can't find PCH Storage Configuration in this bios).

 

If so then yes, if I select RAID and then save, upon reboot the Sata mode still shows RAID. It does not help with the issue though and the same error still stops the system at post.

 

No, it's a separate option.  You may find it or similar under Advanced -> PCH or Advanced -> CPU Storage.





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