Hi everybody,
my problem is that my Intel SSD does not get recognized by my Asus Mainboard.
BIOS>Advanced>Intel(R) Virtual RAID on CPU>All Intel VMD Controllers says "No disks connected to the system"
Anyhow, BIOS>Advanced>Intel(R) Virtual RAID on CPU>Upgrade key says "Premium"
Does anyone has an idea what the reason could be?
Hardware
I've reduced the components. So for debugging purposes I've attached only a single CPU, RAM DIMM and SSD.
Mainboard: WS C621E SAGE BMC (it's already the 2nd one as I've returned the first one because the Asus support thought it was broken)
CPU: Intel® Xeon® Silver 4114 Processor
RAM: Samsung DDR4 32 GB DIMM (is listed on the compatibility list of the mainboard and works)
U.2 Cables: Delock Cable SFF-8643 male > U.2 SFF-8639 female + SATA power connector 50 cm
SSD: Intel® SSD DC P4510 Series
Intel VROC Hardware key: VROCPREMMOD
Interaction
I access BIOS using the BMC remote control. So the only things plugged to the mainboard are
- USB Keyboard
- Ethernet cable
- Power supply unit
Versions
I've update BIOS to the latest Version 3601 (2019/02/01) I've update BMC firmware to the latest Version Version 1.12.3 (2018/10/12) After that I've performed a CMOS RTC RAM reset.
BIOS
I've enforced the Compatibility Support Module to always use UEFI. I've also enabled the (undocumented) X4 U.2 port VROC (in the menu Advanced->CPU Storage Configuration)
What Asus and Intel support says:
- Asus: Return the mainboard again (I've done this)
- Intel: Check NVMe drivers (I've done this)
- Intel: Maybe the mainboard has a "SATA/PCI Switch" - set it to SATA (ASUS: such a switch does not exist)
Update
I don't think that it's a hardware issue as I have tried:
- Mainboards: 3
- SSDs: 4
- CPUs: 2
- Cables: 4
- RAM: 4
What else could it be?