Re: Maxtor SATA Raid Problems A7N8X Deluxe Rev 2

On Mon, 26 May 2003 11:53:43 +0100, "Mike Bernstein"
<> belched:

>From the Silicon Image website http://www.siliconimage.com/home.asp. Go
>Product Support, IDE & RAID Card Support, Software & Downloads, Sil3112A and
>click on article 10443. The 4.2.12 BIOS is an attachment to the page.
>
>In order to use it though, you have to modify the Asus BIOS (1004 or 1005)
>to replace the 4150.bin module with the 4212.bin module and re-flash your
>BIOS.

Might you have and post said patched BIOS file??
I can't get to that section with the drivers. It leads me in a circle
of "click here to enter".



>
>"coolyman" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> On Fri, 23 May 2003 14:55:57 GMT, "Simon"
>> <homerjsimpson@_NO_SPAM_blueyonder.co.uk> belched:
>>
>>
>> >Incorrect presumption number 2.
>> >I have now tried the 1004, 1005 FINAL, 1005 Beta R2 and the SATA Enhanced
>> >1005 R2 UBER release (the latter includes the 4.2.12 SATA Bios). All
>> >displayed the problem.
>> >
>> >I'm wondering whether this could be a drive fault but Maxtor's diagnostic
>> >tools don't cover the SATA drives yet.
>> >
>> >BTW Nom, nice tone to your posts - but I am still pleased it's working
>for
>> >you. :-)
>>
>> OK, where did you get the 4.2.12 BIOS???
>

I do not have one for the version 2 board, mine is a 1.04. Yours needs a
different BIOS. The easiest way is to flash with the equivalent 'Uber' BIOS
from Michael Mccaulay, which you can download here:

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/michael...-Uber-SATA.rar


"coolyman" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Mon, 26 May 2003 11:53:43 +0100, "Mike Bernstein"
> <> belched:
>
> >From the Silicon Image website http://www.siliconimage.com/home.asp. Go
> >Product Support, IDE & RAID Card Support, Software & Downloads, Sil3112A
and
> >click on article 10443. The 4.2.12 BIOS is an attachment to the page.
> >
> >In order to use it though, you have to modify the Asus BIOS (1004 or
1005)
> >to replace the 4150.bin module with the 4212.bin module and re-flash your
> >BIOS.
>
> Might you have and post said patched BIOS file??
> I can't get to that section with the drivers. It leads me in a circle
> of "click here to enter".
>
>
>
> >
> >"coolyman" <> wrote in message
> >news:.. .
> >> On Fri, 23 May 2003 14:55:57 GMT, "Simon"
> >> <homerjsimpson@_NO_SPAM_blueyonder.co.uk> belched:
> >>
> >>
> >> >Incorrect presumption number 2.
> >> >I have now tried the 1004, 1005 FINAL, 1005 Beta R2 and the SATA
Enhanced
> >> >1005 R2 UBER release (the latter includes the 4.2.12 SATA Bios). All
> >> >displayed the problem.
> >> >
> >> >I'm wondering whether this could be a drive fault but Maxtor's
diagnostic
> >> >tools don't cover the SATA drives yet.
> >> >
> >> >BTW Nom, nice tone to your posts - but I am still pleased it's
working
> >for
> >> >you. :-)
> >>
> >> OK, where did you get the 4.2.12 BIOS???
> >
>

I should have added that Silcon Image have changed their website so that the
new route is Product Support, Downloads, BIOS, Sil3112A.

"coolyman" <> wrote in message
news:...
> On Mon, 26 May 2003 11:53:43 +0100, "Mike Bernstein"
> <> belched:
>
> >From the Silicon Image website http://www.siliconimage.com/home.asp. Go
> >Product Support, IDE & RAID Card Support, Software & Downloads, Sil3112A
and
> >click on article 10443. The 4.2.12 BIOS is an attachment to the page.
> >
> >In order to use it though, you have to modify the Asus BIOS (1004 or
1005)
> >to replace the 4150.bin module with the 4212.bin module and re-flash your
> >BIOS.
>
> Might you have and post said patched BIOS file??
> I can't get to that section with the drivers. It leads me in a circle
> of "click here to enter".
>
>
>
> >
> >"coolyman" <> wrote in message
> >news:.. .
> >> On Fri, 23 May 2003 14:55:57 GMT, "Simon"
> >> <homerjsimpson@_NO_SPAM_blueyonder.co.uk> belched:
> >>
> >>
> >> >Incorrect presumption number 2.
> >> >I have now tried the 1004, 1005 FINAL, 1005 Beta R2 and the SATA
Enhanced
> >> >1005 R2 UBER release (the latter includes the 4.2.12 SATA Bios). All
> >> >displayed the problem.
> >> >
> >> >I'm wondering whether this could be a drive fault but Maxtor's
diagnostic
> >> >tools don't cover the SATA drives yet.
> >> >
> >> >BTW Nom, nice tone to your posts - but I am still pleased it's
working
> >for
> >> >you. :-)
> >>
> >> OK, where did you get the 4.2.12 BIOS???
> >
>

On Fri, 11 Jul 2003 17:33:53 +0100, "Mike Bernstein"
<> belched:

>I do not have one for the version 2 board, mine is a 1.04. Yours needs a
>different BIOS. The easiest way is to flash with the equivalent 'Uber' BIOS
>from Michael Mccaulay, which you can download here:
>
>http://homepage.ntlworld.com/michael...-Uber-SATA.rar
>

Thanks!!





>
>"coolyman" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> On Mon, 26 May 2003 11:53:43 +0100, "Mike Bernstein"
>> <> belched:
>>
>> >From the Silicon Image website http://www.siliconimage.com/home.asp. Go
>> >Product Support, IDE & RAID Card Support, Software & Downloads, Sil3112A
>and
>> >click on article 10443. The 4.2.12 BIOS is an attachment to the page.
>> >
>> >In order to use it though, you have to modify the Asus BIOS (1004 or
>1005)
>> >to replace the 4150.bin module with the 4212.bin module and re-flash your
>> >BIOS.
>>
>> Might you have and post said patched BIOS file??
>> I can't get to that section with the drivers. It leads me in a circle
>> of "click here to enter".
>>
>>
>>
>> >
>> >"coolyman" <> wrote in message
>> >news:.. .
>> >> On Fri, 23 May 2003 14:55:57 GMT, "Simon"
>> >> <homerjsimpson@_NO_SPAM_blueyonder.co.uk> belched:
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> >Incorrect presumption number 2.
>> >> >I have now tried the 1004, 1005 FINAL, 1005 Beta R2 and the SATA
>Enhanced
>> >> >1005 R2 UBER release (the latter includes the 4.2.12 SATA Bios). All
>> >> >displayed the problem.
>> >> >
>> >> >I'm wondering whether this could be a drive fault but Maxtor's
>diagnostic
>> >> >tools don't cover the SATA drives yet.
>> >> >
>> >> >BTW Nom, nice tone to your posts - but I am still pleased it's
>working
>> >for
>> >> >you. :-)
>> >>
>> >> OK, where did you get the 4.2.12 BIOS???
>> >
>>
>