RAID Controller on P4B533-E

I'm trying to use the Promise MBFastTrack 133 Lite RAID controller as just
an IDE port for an additional hard drive. I enable the port with the Asus
P4B533-E motherboard with the jumper. I've installed an 80 GB Maxtor HD.
When I booted, of course, Windows XP could not find the drivers. I
downloaded a driver from the Asus web site. The install went okay, but now,
in operation, the HD light comes on for about 10 seconds or longer quite
often. When it does this, it slows everything down. In fact I had intended
to use this drive for capturing video from a digital camcorder, but when I
attempt to capture with the RAID controller enabled, I get dropped frames
and the capture errors out. I have disabled the controller for now, and
everything works fine, and the HD light doesn't come on unless there is some
disk activity.

I made no changes to the default setup in the RAID controller utilities. It
lists the drive as RAID 1+0. I've also updated the BIOS to version 1014.

I'm running Windows XP Pro, 1 GB RAM, Asus P4B533-E mobo, 1-WD 80 GB Hard
drive as Master on IDE 1 (FAT32), 1- Maxtor 40 GB Hard drive as Slave on IDE
1 (FAT32), 1-Optorite CD-RW as Slave on IDE 2, 1- Maxtor 40 GB Hard drive as
Master on IDE 2 (NTFS). I also have a SCSI Plextor 8/20 attached to an
Adaptec SCSI controller.

Thanks for any suggestions.
Lee

Hi,
Go to Lumberjackers web site and download modified BIOS. It'll take care
of you. I am running HD and DVD-RAM drive off the Promise controller.
No problem. BTW, my mobo is same as yours with 3.06GHz HT CPU and 1Gig
of memory.
Tony

Wingman wrote:

> I'm trying to use the Promise MBFastTrack 133 Lite RAID controller as just
> an IDE port for an additional hard drive. I enable the port with the Asus
> P4B533-E motherboard with the jumper. I've installed an 80 GB Maxtor HD.
> When I booted, of course, Windows XP could not find the drivers. I
> downloaded a driver from the Asus web site. The install went okay, but now,
> in operation, the HD light comes on for about 10 seconds or longer quite
> often. When it does this, it slows everything down. In fact I had intended
> to use this drive for capturing video from a digital camcorder, but when I
> attempt to capture with the RAID controller enabled, I get dropped frames
> and the capture errors out. I have disabled the controller for now, and
> everything works fine, and the HD light doesn't come on unless there is some
> disk activity.
>
> I made no changes to the default setup in the RAID controller utilities. It
> lists the drive as RAID 1+0. I've also updated the BIOS to version 1014.
>
> I'm running Windows XP Pro, 1 GB RAM, Asus P4B533-E mobo, 1-WD 80 GB Hard
> drive as Master on IDE 1 (FAT32), 1- Maxtor 40 GB Hard drive as Slave on IDE
> 1 (FAT32), 1-Optorite CD-RW as Slave on IDE 2, 1- Maxtor 40 GB Hard drive as
> Master on IDE 2 (NTFS). I also have a SCSI Plextor 8/20 attached to an
> Adaptec SCSI controller.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
> Lee
>
>

Yep. Get the Lumberjacker's bios and drivers.

"Tony Hwang" <> wrote in message
news:BjYpb.296524$9l5.132511@pd7tw2no...
> Hi,
> Go to Lumberjackers web site and download modified BIOS. It'll take care
> of you. I am running HD and DVD-RAM drive off the Promise controller.
> No problem. BTW, my mobo is same as yours with 3.06GHz HT CPU and 1Gig
> of memory.
> Tony
>
> Wingman wrote:
>
> > I'm trying to use the Promise MBFastTrack 133 Lite RAID controller as
just
> > an IDE port for an additional hard drive. I enable the port with the
Asus
> > P4B533-E motherboard with the jumper. I've installed an 80 GB Maxtor
HD.
> > When I booted, of course, Windows XP could not find the drivers. I
> > downloaded a driver from the Asus web site. The install went okay, but
now,
> > in operation, the HD light comes on for about 10 seconds or longer quite
> > often. When it does this, it slows everything down. In fact I had
intended
> > to use this drive for capturing video from a digital camcorder, but when
I
> > attempt to capture with the RAID controller enabled, I get dropped
frames
> > and the capture errors out. I have disabled the controller for now, and
> > everything works fine, and the HD light doesn't come on unless there is
some
> > disk activity.
> >
> > I made no changes to the default setup in the RAID controller utilities.
It
> > lists the drive as RAID 1+0. I've also updated the BIOS to version
1014.
> >
> > I'm running Windows XP Pro, 1 GB RAM, Asus P4B533-E mobo, 1-WD 80 GB
Hard
> > drive as Master on IDE 1 (FAT32), 1- Maxtor 40 GB Hard drive as Slave on
IDE
> > 1 (FAT32), 1-Optorite CD-RW as Slave on IDE 2, 1- Maxtor 40 GB Hard
drive as
> > Master on IDE 2 (NTFS). I also have a SCSI Plextor 8/20 attached to an
> > Adaptec SCSI controller.
> >
> > Thanks for any suggestions.
> > Lee
> >
> >
>

Thanks for the suggestions!!
I used the Lumberjack BIOS and the suggested drivers. Was still having
problems. This time, Windows would freeze at the logon screen.
What has seemed to help, is setting the drive as a Master on the RAID
controller. It was set as a slave.

Thanks again!

Lee

"Wingman" <> wrote in message
news:3fa797b5$0$49130$...
> I'm trying to use the Promise MBFastTrack 133 Lite RAID controller as just
> an IDE port for an additional hard drive. I enable the port with the Asus
> P4B533-E motherboard with the jumper. I've installed an 80 GB Maxtor HD.
> When I booted, of course, Windows XP could not find the drivers. I
> downloaded a driver from the Asus web site. The install went okay, but
now,
> in operation, the HD light comes on for about 10 seconds or longer quite
> often. When it does this, it slows everything down. In fact I had
intended
> to use this drive for capturing video from a digital camcorder, but when I
> attempt to capture with the RAID controller enabled, I get dropped frames
> and the capture errors out. I have disabled the controller for now, and
> everything works fine, and the HD light doesn't come on unless there is
some
> disk activity.
>
> I made no changes to the default setup in the RAID controller utilities.
It
> lists the drive as RAID 1+0. I've also updated the BIOS to version 1014.
>
> I'm running Windows XP Pro, 1 GB RAM, Asus P4B533-E mobo, 1-WD 80 GB Hard
> drive as Master on IDE 1 (FAT32), 1- Maxtor 40 GB Hard drive as Slave on
IDE
> 1 (FAT32), 1-Optorite CD-RW as Slave on IDE 2, 1- Maxtor 40 GB Hard drive
as
> Master on IDE 2 (NTFS). I also have a SCSI Plextor 8/20 attached to an
> Adaptec SCSI controller.
>
> Thanks for any suggestions.
> Lee
>
>

Good one

"Wingman" <> wrote in message
news:3fa9379c$0$46225$...
> Thanks for the suggestions!!
> I used the Lumberjack BIOS and the suggested drivers. Was still having
> problems. This time, Windows would freeze at the logon screen.
> What has seemed to help, is setting the drive as a Master on the RAID
> controller. It was set as a slave.
>
> Thanks again!
>
> Lee
>
> "Wingman" <> wrote in message
> news:3fa797b5$0$49130$...
> > I'm trying to use the Promise MBFastTrack 133 Lite RAID controller as
just
> > an IDE port for an additional hard drive. I enable the port with the
Asus
> > P4B533-E motherboard with the jumper. I've installed an 80 GB Maxtor
HD.
> > When I booted, of course, Windows XP could not find the drivers. I
> > downloaded a driver from the Asus web site. The install went okay, but
> now,
> > in operation, the HD light comes on for about 10 seconds or longer quite
> > often. When it does this, it slows everything down. In fact I had
> intended
> > to use this drive for capturing video from a digital camcorder, but when
I
> > attempt to capture with the RAID controller enabled, I get dropped
frames
> > and the capture errors out. I have disabled the controller for now, and
> > everything works fine, and the HD light doesn't come on unless there is
> some
> > disk activity.
> >
> > I made no changes to the default setup in the RAID controller utilities.
> It
> > lists the drive as RAID 1+0. I've also updated the BIOS to version
1014.
> >
> > I'm running Windows XP Pro, 1 GB RAM, Asus P4B533-E mobo, 1-WD 80 GB
Hard
> > drive as Master on IDE 1 (FAT32), 1- Maxtor 40 GB Hard drive as Slave on
> IDE
> > 1 (FAT32), 1-Optorite CD-RW as Slave on IDE 2, 1- Maxtor 40 GB Hard
drive
> as
> > Master on IDE 2 (NTFS). I also have a SCSI Plextor 8/20 attached to an
> > Adaptec SCSI controller.
> >
> > Thanks for any suggestions.
> > Lee
> >
> >
>
>