@baaron This is the case for all APFS volumes, but probably 4x more frequent on RAID volumes, yes (assuming 4x the number of drives, the probably o...

@amarizzat the answer is no on Windows also. Windows loads before the SoftRAID driver, so a SoftRAID volume cannot be the startup volume.

For MacOS? Cannot do it, this ability was lost with Big Sur and later. You cannot do it with Apple RAID either.

@baaron When your system shuts down, MacOS closes the volume directory on all mounted volumes, then unmounts them. At startup, it checks to see if ...

@baaron I got 13.5 from your early line, maybe a typo:M1 Ultra. Venture 13.5. Softraid 7.5. APFS. Raid 5 The bug causing panics is in 13.5 or...

Is this a 2019 Mac Pro, or 2023 Mac Pro?PCI 4 bus is required to get the fastest speeds. I have personally tested the 8M2, with PCI 4 in a 2023 for ex...

@baaron Same answer applies.

@sebo2000 Booting from externals has become more difficult. With 13.3 and later, it is easier as a couple of the problems/limitations in MacOS and ...

@baaron I guess you installed 13.5 beta in the middle of your project?this is the bug introduced that affects M2 2023 computers, and the same issue...

@sebo2000 Yes you can.

There is no easy way. What you need to do is write down the serial numbers of each drive. then take the card out and find the drive not in the list, t...

@sebo2000 Before 13.3, you could not load the SoftRAID driver from an external disk, or even Safe Mode. Now you can, with 13.4. So when you upgrade...

Did you try Quit SoftRAID, unmounting the volume first, and then deleting the volume?

The renew page and invoice show clearly that this is a 1 year renewal. If your plan ends, SoftRAID still functions fine, but you are no longer eligi...

@zaja Make sure all cables are tightly connected. If you have done no changes, then try booting into recovery mode and "reinstall MacOS". It will n...