Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 20:18:43 -0600 From: "Josh Paetzel" <jpaetzel@hutchtel.net> To: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>, "jesse reynolds" <jesse@va.com.au> Cc: <nigel@4trak.net> Subject: Re: hardware fault or software problem? (machine freezes) Message-ID: <001d01c0a1f6$051bab20$6100000a@vladsempire.net> References: <a05010400b6bf865d3b09@[10.0.1.52]> <004301c0a133$d945acc0$6100000a@vladsempire.net> <a05010403b6c0cd7046c6@[10.0.1.52]> <016d01c0a13b$3f680d20$6100000a@vladsempire.net> <a05010409b6c0f29801b0@[10.0.1.52]>
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> >> ><snip> > >> > > >> >I would try swapping the controller and cable before replacing the > >> >motherboard. > >> > > >> >Josh > >> > >> > >> The problem here is that the Promise ATA controller is soldered onto > >> the motherboard. :-| > >> > >> Cheers > >> > >> Jesse > > > >Yeah, I see now that you already said that. Sorry. Is there anyway > >you can get ahold of a PCI promise card and disable the onboard > >controller? You need some way to isolate components so you can > >troubleshoot this. > > Hmmm. Yes I can probably do that. I have very limited time though. If > I was to get a PCI promise card, what would I do then? Would I be > disabling the onboard promise controller in BIOS? ... > > do you think the read errors are related to the crashing? > > Cheers > > Jesse Disable the onboard card in the BIOS would be the way to use a PCI controller. If you have money and no time, then replacing the motherboard is probably going to be faster and easier than monkeying with troubleshooting. I do think the read errors are related to the crashing. Josh To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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