Question about IC7-Max3

Stephen Yau · Oct 8, 2003

I got a question about the South Bridge, i have check the South Bridge is 82801ER, but when i instal the device driver CD, it detect the south bridge is 82801EB, not 82801ER, the IDE controller also the same. Is that normal? If not how to solve it?

TomG · Oct 8, 2003

the question is, does this cause some sort of performance problem or device operation problem since it detected at EB instead of ER? is there some feature that is missing or not operational due to this?

Richard Hopkins · Oct 8, 2003

"Stephen Yau" wrote:

I got a question about the South Bridge, i have check the South Bridge is 82801ER, but when i instal the device driver CD, it detect the south bridge is 82801EB, not 82801ER, the IDE controller also the same. Is that normal?

There's nothing *wrong* with your board if that's what you mean.

If not how to solve it?

Set your BIOS appropriately. Turn the RAID function on. ;-)

Richard Hopkins · Oct 8, 2003

"TomG" wrote:

the question is, does this cause some sort of performance problem or device operation problem since it detected at EB instead of ER?

Only if the OP is trying to set up a RAID array on the controller. If it's configured as a standard IDE controller in the BIOS, it'll be pnp'd as an 801EB, but performance from single disks will be identical to what they'd be if it was enumerated as an 801ER.

is there some feature that is missing or not operational due to this?

Just the ability to use it as a RAID controller.

TomG · Oct 8, 2003

ah! well, that would be pretty important to me. however, I am using mine as a raid controller with 2 SATA 120 gb Maxtor 8 MB cache drives on it and it is enumerated as an EB, not an ER. Raid works just fine for me and the Intel IAA-R installed and shows the array as a happy camper. don't know what to make of that...

TomG · Oct 8, 2003

well, I deleted the controller and rebooted and let it get re-detected and I have the raid function enabled and in use and it still detects and displays as an EB.

Richard Hopkins · Oct 9, 2003

"TomG" wrote:

well, I deleted the controller and rebooted and let it get re-detected and I have the raid function enabled and in use and it still detects and displays as an EB.

It should appear in the RAID controllers section as an 801ER too. Are you sure it's not hiding in there? ;-)

http://images.fotopic.net/?id=1402097&outx=600&oq=0

TomG · Oct 9, 2003

ah, Richard... I should have known! sure enough, it is there as well...