Nemesis.ie Posted August 15, 2006 Posted August 15, 2006 @ Akela: I need to use all 4 though ..... so if each connector is on a drive, how can it make any difference if all drives are the same? :confused: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akela Posted August 15, 2006 Posted August 15, 2006 @ Akela: I need to use all 4 though ..... so if each connector is on a drive, how can it make any difference if all drives are the same? :confused: I did not try it with all the drives, and, most likely, it will not make a difference for you. All I know that if I plug the 2 drives into first and last connectors, there are no errors. I am confused just as much... I have one more 250 Gg drive, I'll get another one and try it with 4 as well... Also, if you have RAID 0 on 4 drives (I know. it may sound dumb) when drives for striping, create 2 arrays with odd and even drives, that may do the trick. Again, I never had 4 drives to try, but I will soon. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis.ie Posted August 15, 2006 Posted August 15, 2006 Thanks for the clarification. Also, (to all) was there not a post a week or so (10 days) ago that said that yet another driver was due this week? Anyone seen any sign? If DFI have decided it is a chip problem, it would be nice if they could post special RMA details and as mentioned before offer and advance replacement. I really can't afford to rip the machine apart and be without it for potentially several weeks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopshotgun Posted August 15, 2006 Posted August 15, 2006 The last post I saw dealing with a new driver was addressed by the latest BIOS and drivers from RGone. DFITS sent me an email this morning asking if I'd received the new board. They may be doing a test to see if the newer revision/newer chip takes care of the problem. Who knows? Email DFITS and see what they say. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimi Posted August 15, 2006 Posted August 15, 2006 What's their E-mail address mate? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopshotgun Posted August 15, 2006 Posted August 15, 2006 DFITS dfi com tw You'll usually get an email the day after due to time zones and such. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatMan74 Posted August 15, 2006 Posted August 15, 2006 Here is what I received regarding my inquiry about the RMA board DFi is testing for me. Patrick, The ULI chipset used on our CFX3200-DR has only one revision. And the motherboard itself has only one revision as well. I am testing the board for you, and will keep you updated as soon as the test is done. Regards, Shawn Yu DFI San Jose I then asked of I could go to a NF4 board and got this reply: Patrick: The NF4 boards use RAID controller chips from Silicon Image and Nvidia, and so far we have not heard any problem regarding the timeout issue. Regarding your request, I need to confirm with my manager if the board I am testing for you turns out having the same problem. Regards, Shawn Yu DFI San Jose Just thought I would let you guys know. Shawn and Donna at San Jose have been extermely helpful!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorgan98 Posted August 15, 2006 Posted August 15, 2006 thanks m8 keep us upto date on the progress Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorgan98 Posted August 16, 2006 Posted August 16, 2006 Got another m5288 error today. Froze for 5 seconds approx. going to reformat and recreate raid array in sata1 and sata 4 port see if that cures it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis.ie Posted August 16, 2006 Posted August 16, 2006 I'm wondering if an idea would be to have the controller in non-RAID mode and then use the OS to do the RAID0 .... but then the performance may be less and it's certainly more painful. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorgan98 Posted August 16, 2006 Posted August 16, 2006 I'm wondering if an idea would be to have the controller in non-RAID mode and then use the OS to do the RAID0 .... but then the performance may be less and it's certainly more painful. Didnt think that were possible? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis.ie Posted August 16, 2006 Posted August 16, 2006 It is! Take a look at the disk manager options. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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