I don't know for shure but I'm guessing I am not the only one with this problem, here is some of the email between myself and a Gigabyte Tech rep in regards to the Intel Sata controller not being reconized if either of the other two Raid controllers are disabled when you start up. First thing we tried was a new bios, ver F6a.
hi,
unzip bios to a floppy disk and please flash bios when system boot press
delete key go in to bios in there you will see a option press F8 key for
Qflash/dual bios then press F8 key Qflash program will comes up and select
load main bios from floppy insert the floppy disk that has the unzipped bios
file, high light bios file press enter and follow message on screen when
main bios update finished also select the next item update back up bios from
floppy and do the same procedure because dual bios on board.
This did not change anything before some of you get excited about a new bios. The next part is what I emailed back, I think it's a decent description of how to duplicate the problem and how to avoid it.
As long as everything is enabled in Bios it's ok. With everything enabled
you can change SCSI/Raid boot section order to whatever you like and it's
ok. If you 1)disable either Gigaraid and/or Sil and 2)enter SCSI/Raid boot
section then 3)save setup and exit the Intel Raid bios will not be found
and you will receive an error message "Non system disk"
If you restart from this error screen and enter Bios again and 1)enter
SCSI/Raid boot section you will see one of two things depending on what you have
disabled. If you have disabled just the Gigaraid you will see two lines;
the top will always be the Sil chipset followed by a blank line with no text
that is probably the Intel Raid. If you have disabled the Gigaraid and the
Sil you will see just the Intel Raid and the text is visible.
If you 1)disable Gigaraid and/or Sil and 2)do not enter SCSI/Raid boot
section then 3)save setup and exit the Intel Raid bios will be found.
The problem seems to happen after you disable the Gigaraid and/or the Sil
chipset and enter the SCSI/Raid boot section, if you stay out of this
section completely you never have any problems.
If anyone else has this same deal going on with their boards lets hear about it.
For the record here are my specs:8KNXP, 9800PRO, 2.4P4C, 2x256 TwinX DDR400, 2xWD360GD(Raptor's) Raid 0 on Intel,
Antec 430W, XP Pro SP1 + all the updates.
hi,
unzip bios to a floppy disk and please flash bios when system boot press
delete key go in to bios in there you will see a option press F8 key for
Qflash/dual bios then press F8 key Qflash program will comes up and select
load main bios from floppy insert the floppy disk that has the unzipped bios
file, high light bios file press enter and follow message on screen when
main bios update finished also select the next item update back up bios from
floppy and do the same procedure because dual bios on board.
This did not change anything before some of you get excited about a new bios. The next part is what I emailed back, I think it's a decent description of how to duplicate the problem and how to avoid it.
As long as everything is enabled in Bios it's ok. With everything enabled
you can change SCSI/Raid boot section order to whatever you like and it's
ok. If you 1)disable either Gigaraid and/or Sil and 2)enter SCSI/Raid boot
section then 3)save setup and exit the Intel Raid bios will not be found
and you will receive an error message "Non system disk"
If you restart from this error screen and enter Bios again and 1)enter
SCSI/Raid boot section you will see one of two things depending on what you have
disabled. If you have disabled just the Gigaraid you will see two lines;
the top will always be the Sil chipset followed by a blank line with no text
that is probably the Intel Raid. If you have disabled the Gigaraid and the
Sil you will see just the Intel Raid and the text is visible.
If you 1)disable Gigaraid and/or Sil and 2)do not enter SCSI/Raid boot
section then 3)save setup and exit the Intel Raid bios will be found.
The problem seems to happen after you disable the Gigaraid and/or the Sil
chipset and enter the SCSI/Raid boot section, if you stay out of this
section completely you never have any problems.
If anyone else has this same deal going on with their boards lets hear about it.
For the record here are my specs:8KNXP, 9800PRO, 2.4P4C, 2x256 TwinX DDR400, 2xWD360GD(Raptor's) Raid 0 on Intel,
Antec 430W, XP Pro SP1 + all the updates.
