Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:53:46 +0200 From: Willem Jan Withagen <wjw@withagen.nl> To: Greg Martin <gregm@econet.com> Cc: amd64@freebsd.org, stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: suggestions for SATA RAID cards Message-ID: <44EC7A0A.2070009@withagen.nl> In-Reply-To: <1156347958.15990.10.camel@localhost> References: <44EC0B9B.5020705@withagen.nl> <003f01c6c68d$64688e60$b3db87d4@multiplay.co.uk> <44EC27C7.8060906@withagen.nl> <20060823120146.GA21578@rancor.immure.com> <1156345518.15990.1.camel@localhost> <44EC710D.8020005@withagen.nl> <1156347958.15990.10.camel@localhost>
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Greg Martin wrote: >> Well the message started by saying that I got caught by a 3ware card that did >> not want to play nice with me..... >> So I guess nobody deared suggesting another 3ware card. >> ;) > > My apologies, I now understand its a hardware issue. Before you toss > the 3ware completely try the following (although I am sure you have) > > 1. Force PCI-x 64bit in the bios on the slot > 2. Disable APIC or force old APIC mode > 3. Disable onboard raid and/or SATA controller if its avail. > > My experience with some boards you really have to tweak around to get > pci-x going. Thanx for the usefull suggestions. However: I've already returned the board to the supplier after I fiddled for about a day with the bios. Which was very cumbersome, since every change required: power off remove card power on change bios power off insert card power on test..... En start all over. --WjW
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