Can a RAID card be used in a motherboard that does not support raid

[bigdog1565]

I am sorry if I have posted this in the wrong section but I wanted to know if a raid card can be used in a motherboard that does not support raid

[Windows7ge]

Yes. The function of a standalone RAID card is to provide the feature on a system board that doesn't otherwise have the function or features required of the array.

[Master Disaster]

Depending on the board & card you might have issues with the Boot ROM not showing in UEFI mode.

[bigdog1565]

1 minute ago, Master Disaster said:

Depending on the board & card you might have issues with the Boot ROM not showing in UEFI mode.

what do you mean by the boot rom?

[Windows7ge]

12 minutes ago, bigdog1565 said:

what do you mean by the boot rom?

It's sort of the RAID cards own BIOS splash screen. It gives you the option to enter configuration mode to setup the array. If the boot ROM doesn't appear during startup you can't create your array. I could see this being a potential issue on desktop boards. What motherboard do you have?

[Master Disaster]

When you fire up the PC you'll get a boot ROM that will allow to press a key combo to access the RAID cards config utility. If the card isn't UEFI ready this boot ROM won't show while the board is in UEFI boot mode though you can just enable CSM, access the config, create the RAID, save, disable CSM and boot in UEFI mode.

[bigdog1565]

I have a ASRock H310M-ITX/ac Mini ITX LGA1151 motherboard

[bigdog1565]

also 

On 8/16/2020 at 5:14 PM, Master Disaster said:

When you fire up the PC you'll get a boot ROM that will allow to press a key combo to access the RAID cards config utility. If the card isn't UEFI ready this boot ROM won't show while the board is in UEFI boot mode though you can just enable CSM, access the config, create the RAID, save, disable CSM and boot in UEFI mode.

ok