Too Many Bioses?

[raptorsoft2000]

Well I have a RAID5 array running 4 hard drives, a RAID1 array with 2x250 and a bunch other drives not RAIDed, but the problem is, when I have the RocketRaid 1640 by Highpoint Technology installed in ANY pci slot, it makes the other Promise chip on my motherboard not work I'm guessing. There is no bios popup for it, it is not in system bios, it doesn't show up in Windows, but when I take out the RocketRaid, the other one works just fine.

My question: Why would it not work with the RocketRaid card, but it would work fine without it? I am running Dual PSU's btw, so no issue of power and it doesn't even show them in the system bios, which is strange to me because I would think it would either be in there and work, or it would be in there and just not show up in Windows. I would not think that it would just disappear from bios?!!

Any help would be much appreciated as I really need to get both RAID array's running at the same time.

Thanks!

 

[imported_Tick]

Wait, what? Too many bioses?

You mean firmware????

Huh?

Once I decifer what you mean, it does kinda sound like the firmware of the different raid controllers is in conflict.

 

[dodgybob]

Odd, I have 3 levels of bios on my system at startup. Got an Asus A7N8X Deluxe, so that boots then I get the sata bios for the onboard sil image chip and then the bios for the pata ide controller I have in a pci slot. Sounds more like a conflict, irqs?

Tick: Each controller if it's not integrated into the motherboard chipset has to have it's own small bios that loads after the motherboard bios so that you can boot a drive off it. It's the way all scsi controllers work too.

 

[raptorsoft2000]

Originally posted by: dodgybob
Odd, I have 3 levels of bios on my system at startup. Got an Asus A7N8X Deluxe, so that boots then I get the sata bios for the onboard sil image chip and then the bios for the pata ide controller I have in a pci slot. Sounds more like a conflict, irqs?

Tick: Each controller if it's not integrated into the motherboard chipset has to have it's own small bios that loads after the motherboard bios so that you can boot a drive off it. It's the way all scsi controllers work too.

So then how would I be able to tell if it's an irq conflict, or what else is wrong....

 

[imported_Tick]

Originally posted by: dodgybob
Odd, I have 3 levels of bios on my system at startup. Got an Asus A7N8X Deluxe, so that boots then I get the sata bios for the onboard sil image chip and then the bios for the pata ide controller I have in a pci slot. Sounds more like a conflict, irqs?

Tick: Each controller if it's not integrated into the motherboard chipset has to have it's own small bios that loads after the motherboard bios so that you can boot a drive off it. It's the way all scsi controllers work too.

Oh. I got ya. Ok. Still sounds like conflicts....

Got a beep code card? Just a thought.

 

[raptorsoft2000]

Originally posted by: Tick

Originally posted by: dodgybob
Odd, I have 3 levels of bios on my system at startup. Got an Asus A7N8X Deluxe, so that boots then I get the sata bios for the onboard sil image chip and then the bios for the pata ide controller I have in a pci slot. Sounds more like a conflict, irqs?

Tick: Each controller if it's not integrated into the motherboard chipset has to have it's own small bios that loads after the motherboard bios so that you can boot a drive off it. It's the way all scsi controllers work too.

Oh. I got ya. Ok. Still sounds like conflicts....

Got a beep code card? Just a thought.

Funny you should ask.... It does make a long beep when the computer turns on, coming from the RAID5 card.

 

[raptorsoft2000]

Anyone have any ideas an why this would be happening, or what the hell is wrong with the controller? It does not detect both at the same time, but it will detect either one by itself... wtf?

 

[CrispyFried]

Maybe the io ports are stepping on each other or the bios are trying to load in the same area? The mobo bios detects that and disables the onboard?

Dunno really, any docs with the rocketraid card?

 

[raptorsoft2000]

The stupid manufacturer does not address this issue. I'm not sure what the problem is, but I can get either one working, just not both at the same time.