2 questions about asus p4c800-e, one what does "UAI" in the part number mean ? and does it have soundstorm ??

[ZL1]

Hi

guys I got 2 questions about the asus p4c800-e
I was wondering what does "UAI" in the part number mean ? I saw some discussion about this on newegg's review board and now I wonder what is it really about

and second what sound does it have ? any chance the soundstorm ?


please let me know


Thank you
Dan

 

[mechBgon]

Hi Dan, I can answer the Soundstorm question at least. Soundstorm, nope. That's nVidia's deal, and constitutes three elements: an nForce2 MCP-T or nForce MPC-D southbridge; a digital-output connector; and a certain set of minimum performance specs that it's all got to meet. Since nForce2 is an AMD-only thing, you're not going to find it on an Intel-based board. But the onboard audio may still be just fine.

As for the letters on the box, I wouldn't worry about them.

 

[ZL1]

Originally posted by: mechBgon
Hi Dan, I can answer the Soundstorm question at least. Soundstorm, nope. That's nVidia's deal, and constitutes three elements: an nForce2 MCP-T or nForce MPC-D southbridge; a digital-output connector; and a certain set of minimum performance specs that it's all got to meet. Since nForce2 is an AMD-only thing, you're not going to find it on an Intel-based board. But the onboard audio may still be just fine.

As for the letters on the box, I wouldn't worry about them.

Hi

oh I see, thing is I heard soundstorm is close to audigy 2 level and that sounded so interesting

well I wouldnt normally worry, but I heard a guy say UAI means cheaper version and thats kinda pissing me off considering I just dropped $200 on this board (by the way it was a x-mas gift from me to myself and it just arrived, installing as we speak, quite nice )


Thanks
Dan

 

[Amused]

My part number ends with UAY. I dunno what that means, just thought I'd tell ya.

BTW, I got mine at Newegg.

I've never heard of a "cheaper version" of this mobo.

 

[ZL1]

Originally posted by: Amused
My part number ends with UAY. I dunno what that means, just thought I'd tell ya.

BTW, I got mine at Newegg.

I've never heard of a "cheaper version" of this mobo.

yep got mine at newegg too
I havent heard of a cheaper either, from what I know its the flagship, but since I read that "UAI" remark I just had to ask around




D

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: ZL1

Originally posted by: Amused
My part number ends with UAY. I dunno what that means, just thought I'd tell ya.

BTW, I got mine at Newegg.

I've never heard of a "cheaper version" of this mobo.

yep got mine at newegg too
I havent heard of a cheaper either, from what I know its the flagship, but since I read that "UAI" remark I just had to ask around




D

Can ya point me to the place this was said?

 

[ZL1]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: ZL1

Originally posted by: Amused
My part number ends with UAY. I dunno what that means, just thought I'd tell ya.

BTW, I got mine at Newegg.

I've never heard of a "cheaper version" of this mobo.

yep got mine at newegg too
I havent heard of a cheaper either, from what I know its the flagship, but since I read that "UAI" remark I just had to ask around




D

Can ya point me to the place this was said?

newegg's p4c800-e reviews


D

 

[Amused]

I just read this quote at the Newegg review borad for the P4C800-E:

Newegg shipped me the P4C800-E DELUXE-UAY. The UAY is a cheaper version of this board that does NOT contain the ICH5R chipset. It contains the ICH5 chipset and a Promise RAID controller.

I can understand why Newegg is confused. ASUS is shipping the
P4C800-E DELUXE UAY in the same box used for the P4C800-E DELUXE,
a box with ICH5R in bold letters on the top of the box!

The only indication that the MB inside is not what is marked on the box was the P4C800-E DELUXE-UAY part number printed over the bar code on the side of the box.

If you think you bought the P4C800-E Deluxe you might want to
check the part number on the side of the MB box. You might not
have what you think you do.

This guy is an idiot. His board has the ICH5R, he just can't find it and is confused because the board also has a Promise RAID controller. Ignore him.

 

[ZL1]

Originally posted by: Amused
I just read this quote at the Newegg review borad for the P4C800-E:

Newegg shipped me the P4C800-E DELUXE-UAY. The UAY is a cheaper version of this board that does NOT contain the ICH5R chipset. It contains the ICH5 chipset and a Promise RAID controller.

I can understand why Newegg is confused. ASUS is shipping the
P4C800-E DELUXE UAY in the same box used for the P4C800-E DELUXE,
a box with ICH5R in bold letters on the top of the box!

The only indication that the MB inside is not what is marked on the box was the P4C800-E DELUXE-UAY part number printed over the bar code on the side of the box.

If you think you bought the P4C800-E Deluxe you might want to
check the part number on the side of the MB box. You might not
have what you think you do.

This guy is an idiot. His board has the ICH5R, he just can't find it and is confused because the board also has a Promise RAID controller. Ignore him.

actually I also think hes an idiot and plan to post a reply to his review later today
but I just had to find out what does UAI really mean


D


PS by the way you got one of these too right ? do you use the promise raid or the intel one ?
got a question, what kind of modes do they have and how to setup ? looking to use JBOD with the promise and raid 0 with the sata intel (later on, dont have sata drives yet )

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: ZL1

Originally posted by: Amused
I just read this quote at the Newegg review borad for the P4C800-E:

Newegg shipped me the P4C800-E DELUXE-UAY. The UAY is a cheaper version of this board that does NOT contain the ICH5R chipset. It contains the ICH5 chipset and a Promise RAID controller.

I can understand why Newegg is confused. ASUS is shipping the
P4C800-E DELUXE UAY in the same box used for the P4C800-E DELUXE,
a box with ICH5R in bold letters on the top of the box!

The only indication that the MB inside is not what is marked on the box was the P4C800-E DELUXE-UAY part number printed over the bar code on the side of the box.

If you think you bought the P4C800-E Deluxe you might want to
check the part number on the side of the MB box. You might not
have what you think you do.

This guy is an idiot. His board has the ICH5R, he just can't find it and is confused because the board also has a Promise RAID controller. Ignore him.

actually I also think hes an idiot and plan to post a reply to his review later today
but I just had to find out what does UAI really mean


D


PS by the way you got one of these too right ? do you use the promise raid or the intel one ?
got a question, what kind of modes do they have and how to setup ? looking to use JBOD with the promise and raid 0 with the sata intel (later on, dont have sata drives yet )

You have to enable the Intel RAID in the BIOS. Both the Intel and Promise RAID controllers are quite standard and easy to set up. It's pretty intuitive. The manual explains it all.

I'm using the Intel RAID controller with 2 Raptors and love it. They bench VERY well with impressive scores and are snappier than any non-SCSI drive system I've ever seen.

 

[ZL1]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: ZL1

Originally posted by: Amused
I just read this quote at the Newegg review borad for the P4C800-E:

Newegg shipped me the P4C800-E DELUXE-UAY. The UAY is a cheaper version of this board that does NOT contain the ICH5R chipset. It contains the ICH5 chipset and a Promise RAID controller.

I can understand why Newegg is confused. ASUS is shipping the
P4C800-E DELUXE UAY in the same box used for the P4C800-E DELUXE,
a box with ICH5R in bold letters on the top of the box!

The only indication that the MB inside is not what is marked on the box was the P4C800-E DELUXE-UAY part number printed over the bar code on the side of the box.

If you think you bought the P4C800-E Deluxe you might want to
check the part number on the side of the MB box. You might not
have what you think you do.

This guy is an idiot. His board has the ICH5R, he just can't find it and is confused because the board also has a Promise RAID controller. Ignore him.

actually I also think hes an idiot and plan to post a reply to his review later today
but I just had to find out what does UAI really mean


D


PS by the way you got one of these too right ? do you use the promise raid or the intel one ?
got a question, what kind of modes do they have and how to setup ? looking to use JBOD with the promise and raid 0 with the sata intel (later on, dont have sata drives yet )

You have to enable the Intel RAID in the BIOS. Both the Intel and Promise RAID controllers are quite standard and easy to set up. It's pretty intuitive. The manual explains it all.

I'm using the Intel RAID controller with 2 Raptors and love it. They bench VERY well with impressive scores and are snappier than any non-SCSI drive system I've ever seen.

Hi

thing is I worked with a couple scsi raid cards (I actually have a dual 550 with a scsi raid array) so I know how it goes, but I cant find the raid configurator on this board (promise raid is on in bios)


Thanks
Dan

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: ZL1

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: ZL1

Originally posted by: Amused
I just read this quote at the Newegg review borad for the P4C800-E:

Newegg shipped me the P4C800-E DELUXE-UAY. The UAY is a cheaper version of this board that does NOT contain the ICH5R chipset. It contains the ICH5 chipset and a Promise RAID controller.

I can understand why Newegg is confused. ASUS is shipping the
P4C800-E DELUXE UAY in the same box used for the P4C800-E DELUXE,
a box with ICH5R in bold letters on the top of the box!

The only indication that the MB inside is not what is marked on the box was the P4C800-E DELUXE-UAY part number printed over the bar code on the side of the box.

If you think you bought the P4C800-E Deluxe you might want to
check the part number on the side of the MB box. You might not
have what you think you do.

This guy is an idiot. His board has the ICH5R, he just can't find it and is confused because the board also has a Promise RAID controller. Ignore him.

actually I also think hes an idiot and plan to post a reply to his review later today
but I just had to find out what does UAI really mean


D


PS by the way you got one of these too right ? do you use the promise raid or the intel one ?
got a question, what kind of modes do they have and how to setup ? looking to use JBOD with the promise and raid 0 with the sata intel (later on, dont have sata drives yet )

You have to enable the Intel RAID in the BIOS. Both the Intel and Promise RAID controllers are quite standard and easy to set up. It's pretty intuitive. The manual explains it all.

I'm using the Intel RAID controller with 2 Raptors and love it. They bench VERY well with impressive scores and are snappier than any non-SCSI drive system I've ever seen.

Hi

thing is I worked with a couple scsi raid cards (I actually have a dual 550 with a scsi raid array) so I know how it goes, but I cant find the raid configurator on this board (promise raid is on in bios)


Thanks
Dan

To see the Promise BIOS and setup prompt during boot you have to go to Advanced>Onboard Device Config in the BIOS and set the Promise controller to enabled and RAID. Also, make sure the Promise controller is set as the second boot device after the CD-ROM in the BIOS

Then, when booting, wait until just after the mobo BIOS posts and you will see the Promise BIOS post with a prompt to hit Ctrl-F to enter setup.

Make sure you have a floppy with the Promise RAID controller drivers on it. XP will ask for it when the CD starts installing the OS. If you don't hit F6 when the XP setup prompts for RAID or SCSI drivers, it will not see the array.

 

[ZL1]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: ZL1

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: ZL1

Originally posted by: Amused
I just read this quote at the Newegg review borad for the P4C800-E:

Newegg shipped me the P4C800-E DELUXE-UAY. The UAY is a cheaper version of this board that does NOT contain the ICH5R chipset. It contains the ICH5 chipset and a Promise RAID controller.

I can understand why Newegg is confused. ASUS is shipping the
P4C800-E DELUXE UAY in the same box used for the P4C800-E DELUXE,
a box with ICH5R in bold letters on the top of the box!

The only indication that the MB inside is not what is marked on the box was the P4C800-E DELUXE-UAY part number printed over the bar code on the side of the box.

If you think you bought the P4C800-E Deluxe you might want to
check the part number on the side of the MB box. You might not
have what you think you do.

This guy is an idiot. His board has the ICH5R, he just can't find it and is confused because the board also has a Promise RAID controller. Ignore him.

actually I also think hes an idiot and plan to post a reply to his review later today
but I just had to find out what does UAI really mean


D


PS by the way you got one of these too right ? do you use the promise raid or the intel one ?
got a question, what kind of modes do they have and how to setup ? looking to use JBOD with the promise and raid 0 with the sata intel (later on, dont have sata drives yet )

You have to enable the Intel RAID in the BIOS. Both the Intel and Promise RAID controllers are quite standard and easy to set up. It's pretty intuitive. The manual explains it all.

I'm using the Intel RAID controller with 2 Raptors and love it. They bench VERY well with impressive scores and are snappier than any non-SCSI drive system I've ever seen.

Hi

thing is I worked with a couple scsi raid cards (I actually have a dual 550 with a scsi raid array) so I know how it goes, but I cant find the raid configurator on this board (promise raid is on in bios)


Thanks
Dan

To see the Promise BIOS and setup prompt during boot you have to go to Advanced>Onboard Device Config in the BIOS and set the Promise controller to enabled and RAID. Also, make sure the Promise controller is set as the second boot device after the CD-ROM in the BIOS

Then, when booting, wait until just after the mobo BIOS posts and you will see the Promise BIOS post with a prompt to hit Ctrl-F to enter setup.

Make sure you have a floppy with the Promise RAID controller drivers on it. XP will ask for it when the CD starts installing the OS. If you don't hit F6 when the XP setup prompts for RAID or SCSI drivers, it will not see the array.

Hi

qote from my previous message "(promise raid is on in bios)"
yep drivers loaded in windows (my boot drive is on a different channnel)
Im not seeing the Ctrl-F thats why Im confused about this controller


Thanks
Dan

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: ZL1

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: ZL1

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: ZL1

Originally posted by: Amused
I just read this quote at the Newegg review borad for the P4C800-E:

Newegg shipped me the P4C800-E DELUXE-UAY. The UAY is a cheaper version of this board that does NOT contain the ICH5R chipset. It contains the ICH5 chipset and a Promise RAID controller.

I can understand why Newegg is confused. ASUS is shipping the
P4C800-E DELUXE UAY in the same box used for the P4C800-E DELUXE,
a box with ICH5R in bold letters on the top of the box!

The only indication that the MB inside is not what is marked on the box was the P4C800-E DELUXE-UAY part number printed over the bar code on the side of the box.

If you think you bought the P4C800-E Deluxe you might want to
check the part number on the side of the MB box. You might not
have what you think you do.

This guy is an idiot. His board has the ICH5R, he just can't find it and is confused because the board also has a Promise RAID controller. Ignore him.

actually I also think hes an idiot and plan to post a reply to his review later today
but I just had to find out what does UAI really mean


D


PS by the way you got one of these too right ? do you use the promise raid or the intel one ?
got a question, what kind of modes do they have and how to setup ? looking to use JBOD with the promise and raid 0 with the sata intel (later on, dont have sata drives yet )

You have to enable the Intel RAID in the BIOS. Both the Intel and Promise RAID controllers are quite standard and easy to set up. It's pretty intuitive. The manual explains it all.

I'm using the Intel RAID controller with 2 Raptors and love it. They bench VERY well with impressive scores and are snappier than any non-SCSI drive system I've ever seen.

Hi

thing is I worked with a couple scsi raid cards (I actually have a dual 550 with a scsi raid array) so I know how it goes, but I cant find the raid configurator on this board (promise raid is on in bios)


Thanks
Dan

To see the Promise BIOS and setup prompt during boot you have to go to Advanced>Onboard Device Config in the BIOS and set the Promise controller to enabled and RAID. Also, make sure the Promise controller is set as the second boot device after the CD-ROM in the BIOS

Then, when booting, wait until just after the mobo BIOS posts and you will see the Promise BIOS post with a prompt to hit Ctrl-F to enter setup.

Make sure you have a floppy with the Promise RAID controller drivers on it. XP will ask for it when the CD starts installing the OS. If you don't hit F6 when the XP setup prompts for RAID or SCSI drivers, it will not see the array.

Hi

qote from my previous message "(promise raid is on in bios)"
yep drivers loaded in windows (my boot drive is on a different channnel)
Im not seeing the Ctrl-F thats why Im confused about this controller


Thanks
Dan

It's not your boot drive? If not, it can be configured from within Windows using the Promise Utility, I believe. I dunno, I always set up my RAID arrays as my boot drives and install Windows on them.

 

[ZL1]

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: ZL1

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: ZL1

Originally posted by: Amused

Originally posted by: ZL1

Originally posted by: Amused
I just read this quote at the Newegg review borad for the P4C800-E:

Newegg shipped me the P4C800-E DELUXE-UAY. The UAY is a cheaper version of this board that does NOT contain the ICH5R chipset. It contains the ICH5 chipset and a Promise RAID controller.

I can understand why Newegg is confused. ASUS is shipping the
P4C800-E DELUXE UAY in the same box used for the P4C800-E DELUXE,
a box with ICH5R in bold letters on the top of the box!

The only indication that the MB inside is not what is marked on the box was the P4C800-E DELUXE-UAY part number printed over the bar code on the side of the box.

If you think you bought the P4C800-E Deluxe you might want to
check the part number on the side of the MB box. You might not
have what you think you do.

This guy is an idiot. His board has the ICH5R, he just can't find it and is confused because the board also has a Promise RAID controller. Ignore him.

actually I also think hes an idiot and plan to post a reply to his review later today
but I just had to find out what does UAI really mean


D


PS by the way you got one of these too right ? do you use the promise raid or the intel one ?
got a question, what kind of modes do they have and how to setup ? looking to use JBOD with the promise and raid 0 with the sata intel (later on, dont have sata drives yet )

You have to enable the Intel RAID in the BIOS. Both the Intel and Promise RAID controllers are quite standard and easy to set up. It's pretty intuitive. The manual explains it all.

I'm using the Intel RAID controller with 2 Raptors and love it. They bench VERY well with impressive scores and are snappier than any non-SCSI drive system I've ever seen.

Hi

thing is I worked with a couple scsi raid cards (I actually have a dual 550 with a scsi raid array) so I know how it goes, but I cant find the raid configurator on this board (promise raid is on in bios)


Thanks
Dan

To see the Promise BIOS and setup prompt during boot you have to go to Advanced>Onboard Device Config in the BIOS and set the Promise controller to enabled and RAID. Also, make sure the Promise controller is set as the second boot device after the CD-ROM in the BIOS

Then, when booting, wait until just after the mobo BIOS posts and you will see the Promise BIOS post with a prompt to hit Ctrl-F to enter setup.

Make sure you have a floppy with the Promise RAID controller drivers on it. XP will ask for it when the CD starts installing the OS. If you don't hit F6 when the XP setup prompts for RAID or SCSI drivers, it will not see the array.

Hi

qote from my previous message "(promise raid is on in bios)"
yep drivers loaded in windows (my boot drive is on a different channnel)
Im not seeing the Ctrl-F thats why Im confused about this controller


Thanks
Dan

It's not your boot drive? If not, it can be configured from within Windows using the Promise Utility, I believe. I dunno, I always set up my RAID arrays as my boot drives and install Windows on them.

well Im not making this one main, I just want to use JBOD mode if it has it to remove a drive letter
I will be using sata drives (raptors) in raid 0 with the intel raid as my main (no cash though )


D

P.S. do I have to go get that util from promise ? I cant believe asus didnt include it on the cd (thats what was throwing me off, if there is no util on cd I was assuming its bios configurable, but I couldnt find the raid bios )