GA8KNXP: installed latest Si3112 driver & now cannot boot from RAID1.

Hi,

I have a GA-8KNXP (Rev1.0) mobo with Intel 2.8GHz cpu, 1GB RAM & WinXP
Pro.
There are 2 x 120GB Maxtor SATA Disks in RAID1 managed by the onboard
Silicon Image SI3112.
The RAID1 disk is also the boot disk.
There are also 2 x 120GB Maxtor SATA Disks in RAID0 manged by the
onboard IntelRAID.
The system was running well for the past few mth with the device
drivers that came with the mobo (i.e. Intel 975 series mohterboard
utlity cd (ver 1.1)).

However, last Dec-2003, I decided top download the 'latest' Si3112
drivers from Gigabyte Mobo support website. There were several drivers
from that download zip & I must have installed the wrong driver (i.e.
Si3112 SATA 1.0.0.44) whereas I should probably have installed Si3112R
1.0.0.33.

As a result, when the computer bootsup, it fails to recognise the
RAID1 disks & so cannot boot up at all. Safe Mode does not work.

Questions
=========
1. What is the correct version of SI3112 I should use?
2. How do I correct this problem given I cannot even boot up from the
PC? Can you provide a detailed step-by-step explanation? I have a lot
of data on all the RAID1 & RAID0 disks & do not want to have to
reformat the disks. Is there a simple way to reinstall the correct
version of Si3112 driver?

Your urgent help is most appreciated.
p.s. - I am using a 2nd computer to send this post message.

Thanks
Danny TAY
email:

Try "Last Known Good" configuration during boot - F8 I think at boot start.

A few seconds after each windows completes booting and windows has
'stabilised' this system updates the last known good configuration in the
registry. This has worked everytime I have used it for these style problems.

- Tim

"Danny TAY" wrote in message
om...
Hi,

I have a GA-8KNXP (Rev1.0) mobo with Intel 2.8GHz cpu, 1GB RAM & WinXP
Pro.
There are 2 x 120GB Maxtor SATA Disks in RAID1 managed by the onboard
Silicon Image SI3112.
The RAID1 disk is also the boot disk.
There are also 2 x 120GB Maxtor SATA Disks in RAID0 manged by the
onboard IntelRAID.
The system was running well for the past few mth with the device
drivers that came with the mobo (i.e. Intel 975 series mohterboard
utlity cd (ver 1.1)).

However, last Dec-2003, I decided top download the 'latest' Si3112
drivers from Gigabyte Mobo support website. There were several drivers
from that download zip & I must have installed the wrong driver (i.e.
Si3112 SATA 1.0.0.44) whereas I should probably have installed Si3112R
1.0.0.33.

As a result, when the computer bootsup, it fails to recognise the
RAID1 disks & so cannot boot up at all. Safe Mode does not work.

Questions
=========
1. What is the correct version of SI3112 I should use?
2. How do I correct this problem given I cannot even boot up from the
PC? Can you provide a detailed step-by-step explanation? I have a lot
of data on all the RAID1 & RAID0 disks & do not want to have to
reformat the disks. Is there a simple way to reinstall the correct
version of Si3112 driver?

Your urgent help is most appreciated.
p.s. - I am using a 2nd computer to send this post message.

Thanks
Danny TAY
email:

Hi Tim,

I have tried several times using he boot from "last known good" but it
doesn't work because basically it cannot see the RAID1 boot disk. So I have
to make it see the boot disk 1st.

Danny

"Tim" wrote in message ...
Try "Last Known Good" configuration during boot - F8 I think at boot
start.

A few seconds after each windows completes booting and windows has
'stabilised' this system updates the last known good configuration in the
registry. This has worked everytime I have used it for these style
problems.

- Tim

"Danny TAY" wrote in message
om...
Hi,

I have a GA-8KNXP (Rev1.0) mobo with Intel 2.8GHz cpu, 1GB RAM & WinXP
Pro.
There are 2 x 120GB Maxtor SATA Disks in RAID1 managed by the onboard
Silicon Image SI3112.
The RAID1 disk is also the boot disk.
There are also 2 x 120GB Maxtor SATA Disks in RAID0 manged by the
onboard IntelRAID.
The system was running well for the past few mth with the device
drivers that came with the mobo (i.e. Intel 975 series mohterboard
utlity cd (ver 1.1)).

However, last Dec-2003, I decided top download the 'latest' Si3112
drivers from Gigabyte Mobo support website. There were several drivers
from that download zip & I must have installed the wrong driver (i.e.
Si3112 SATA 1.0.0.44) whereas I should probably have installed Si3112R
1.0.0.33.

As a result, when the computer bootsup, it fails to recognise the
RAID1 disks & so cannot boot up at all. Safe Mode does not work.

Questions
=========
1. What is the correct version of SI3112 I should use?
2. How do I correct this problem given I cannot even boot up from the
PC? Can you provide a detailed step-by-step explanation? I have a lot
of data on all the RAID1 & RAID0 disks & do not want to have to
reformat the disks. Is there a simple way to reinstall the correct
version of Si3112 driver?

Your urgent help is most appreciated.
p.s. - I am using a 2nd computer to send this post message.

Thanks
Danny TAY
email:

What version of the BIOS are you using?

Did you by any chance decide to upgrade the BIOS at the same time you
updated the driver?

Many of us (me included) ran into problems with our RAID setup's when we
tried BIOS versions F7 or F8. F6 works fine. I haven't had the guts to try
F9 just yet.

"Danny Tay" wrote in message
u...
Hi Tim,

I have tried several times using he boot from "last known good" but it
doesn't work because basically it cannot see the RAID1 boot disk. So I
have
to make it see the boot disk 1st.

Danny

"Tim" wrote in message
...
Try "Last Known Good" configuration during boot - F8 I think at boot
start.

A few seconds after each windows completes booting and windows has
'stabilised' this system updates the last known good configuration in
the
registry. This has worked everytime I have used it for these style
problems.

- Tim

"Danny TAY" wrote in message
om...
Hi,

I have a GA-8KNXP (Rev1.0) mobo with Intel 2.8GHz cpu, 1GB RAM & WinXP
Pro.
There are 2 x 120GB Maxtor SATA Disks in RAID1 managed by the onboard
Silicon Image SI3112.
The RAID1 disk is also the boot disk.
There are also 2 x 120GB Maxtor SATA Disks in RAID0 manged by the
onboard IntelRAID.
The system was running well for the past few mth with the device
drivers that came with the mobo (i.e. Intel 975 series mohterboard
utlity cd (ver 1.1)).

However, last Dec-2003, I decided top download the 'latest' Si3112
drivers from Gigabyte Mobo support website. There were several drivers
from that download zip & I must have installed the wrong driver (i.e.
Si3112 SATA 1.0.0.44) whereas I should probably have installed Si3112R
1.0.0.33.

As a result, when the computer bootsup, it fails to recognise the
RAID1 disks & so cannot boot up at all. Safe Mode does not work.

Questions
=========
1. What is the correct version of SI3112 I should use?
2. How do I correct this problem given I cannot even boot up from the
PC? Can you provide a detailed step-by-step explanation? I have a lot
of data on all the RAID1 & RAID0 disks & do not want to have to
reformat the disks. Is there a simple way to reinstall the correct
version of Si3112 driver?

Your urgent help is most appreciated.
p.s. - I am using a 2nd computer to send this post message.

Thanks
Danny TAY
email:

Tim,

The BIOS is F6 and everything was running perfectly until I made that one
change & one change only (i.e. to the Si3112 driver.). So I did not make any
change to the BIOS. It is in F6 version.

I used the WinXP Recovery Console during boot up to disable the Si3112
driver & install the original Si3112R driver. The changes took place but on
reboot the same error occurs so not corection took place.

Danny

"Timothy Drouillard" wrote in message
...
What version of the BIOS are you using?

Did you by any chance decide to upgrade the BIOS at the same time you
updated the driver?

Many of us (me included) ran into problems with our RAID setup's when we
tried BIOS versions F7 or F8. F6 works fine. I haven't had the guts to try
F9 just yet.

"Danny Tay" wrote in message
u...
Hi Tim,

I have tried several times using he boot from "last known good" but it
doesn't work because basically it cannot see the RAID1 boot disk. So I
have
to make it see the boot disk 1st.

Danny

"Tim" wrote in message
...
Try "Last Known Good" configuration during boot - F8 I think at boot
start.

A few seconds after each windows completes booting and windows has
'stabilised' this system updates the last known good configuration in
the
registry. This has worked everytime I have used it for these style
problems.

- Tim

"Danny TAY" wrote in message
om...
Hi,

I have a GA-8KNXP (Rev1.0) mobo with Intel 2.8GHz cpu, 1GB RAM &
WinXP
Pro.
There are 2 x 120GB Maxtor SATA Disks in RAID1 managed by the
onboard
Silicon Image SI3112.
The RAID1 disk is also the boot disk.
There are also 2 x 120GB Maxtor SATA Disks in RAID0 manged by the
onboard IntelRAID.
The system was running well for the past few mth with the device
drivers that came with the mobo (i.e. Intel 975 series mohterboard
utlity cd (ver 1.1)).

However, last Dec-2003, I decided top download the 'latest' Si3112
drivers from Gigabyte Mobo support website. There were several
drivers
from that download zip & I must have installed the wrong driver
(i.e.
Si3112 SATA 1.0.0.44) whereas I should probably have installed
Si3112R
1.0.0.33.

As a result, when the computer bootsup, it fails to recognise the
RAID1 disks & so cannot boot up at all. Safe Mode does not work.

Questions
=========
1. What is the correct version of SI3112 I should use?
2. How do I correct this problem given I cannot even boot up from
the
PC? Can you provide a detailed step-by-step explanation? I have a
lot
of data on all the RAID1 & RAID0 disks & do not want to have to
reformat the disks. Is there a simple way to reinstall the correct
version of Si3112 driver?

Your urgent help is most appreciated.
p.s. - I am using a 2nd computer to send this post message.

Thanks
Danny TAY
email:

Danny.

You said the SIL is your boot disc owner... disabling the Si3112 controller
will disable access to the boot disk which you no doubt know.

If you manually or otherwise put all the driver files back in place, (IE
however you did the reinstall), you would need the driver enabled. This may
be all you need to do.

If you can't get that to go then I would:

Do a Windows XP Repair and load the original drivers you loaded with your
current F6 bios using the F6 method....

This will not damage your system - you will need to reinstall all service
packs and updates.

If you were to find the disc volume(s) are inaccessible then unfortunately
that would be as the result of putting the wrong driver in. It would really
have to be the really wrong driver tho.... Doesn't seem likely. Sil would
have to make a big bulls up for that to happen and I am sure we would have
heard about it many times before now if they had.

If an XP Repair doesn't get you there, then I would consider a temporary
installation of XP on your Intel discs and load the drivers as you find you
need them to gain access to the Sil connected discs and either fix or
extract data, reformat, reinstall. If you are quesy about doing a repair or
fearful of damage to data, then you may wish to do this as Step 1... and do
a backup data backup if you do not have one currently.

Best of luck if you need any.

- Tim



"Danny Tay" wrote in message
u...
Tim,

The BIOS is F6 and everything was running perfectly until I made that one
change & one change only (i.e. to the Si3112 driver.). So I did not make
any
change to the BIOS. It is in F6 version.

I used the WinXP Recovery Console during boot up to disable the Si3112
driver & install the original Si3112R driver. The changes took place but
on
reboot the same error occurs so not corection took place.

Danny

"Timothy Drouillard" wrote in message
...
What version of the BIOS are you using?

Did you by any chance decide to upgrade the BIOS at the same time you
updated the driver?

Many of us (me included) ran into problems with our RAID setup's when we
tried BIOS versions F7 or F8. F6 works fine. I haven't had the guts to
try
F9 just yet.

"Danny Tay" wrote in message
u...
Hi Tim,

I have tried several times using he boot from "last known good" but it
doesn't work because basically it cannot see the RAID1 boot disk. So I
have
to make it see the boot disk 1st.

Danny

"Tim" wrote in message
...
Try "Last Known Good" configuration during boot - F8 I think at boot
start.

A few seconds after each windows completes booting and windows has
'stabilised' this system updates the last known good configuration
in
the
registry. This has worked everytime I have used it for these style
problems.

- Tim

"Danny TAY" wrote in message
om...
Hi,

I have a GA-8KNXP (Rev1.0) mobo with Intel 2.8GHz cpu, 1GB RAM &
WinXP
Pro.
There are 2 x 120GB Maxtor SATA Disks in RAID1 managed by the
onboard
Silicon Image SI3112.
The RAID1 disk is also the boot disk.
There are also 2 x 120GB Maxtor SATA Disks in RAID0 manged by the
onboard IntelRAID.
The system was running well for the past few mth with the device
drivers that came with the mobo (i.e. Intel 975 series mohterboard
utlity cd (ver 1.1)).

However, last Dec-2003, I decided top download the 'latest' Si3112
drivers from Gigabyte Mobo support website. There were several
drivers
from that download zip & I must have installed the wrong driver
(i.e.
Si3112 SATA 1.0.0.44) whereas I should probably have installed
Si3112R
1.0.0.33.

As a result, when the computer bootsup, it fails to recognise the
RAID1 disks & so cannot boot up at all. Safe Mode does not work.

Questions
=========
1. What is the correct version of SI3112 I should use?
2. How do I correct this problem given I cannot even boot up from
the
PC? Can you provide a detailed step-by-step explanation? I have a
lot
of data on all the RAID1 & RAID0 disks & do not want to have to
reformat the disks. Is there a simple way to reinstall the correct
version of Si3112 driver?

Your urgent help is most appreciated.
p.s. - I am using a 2nd computer to send this post message.

Thanks
Danny TAY
email: