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Via and Promise SATA connections
Hello, All!
All of my IDE connections are populated and I have a couple of SATA drives set up as RAID0 on the Via onboard controller. I am looking at getting another SATA drive. Is it possible with my current arrangement to at this 3rd drive to the Promise onboard controller. I just want another drive, not a RAID setup for this drive. Thanks, Colonel Blip. E-mail: ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Via and Promise SATA connections
What's your mainboard?
Haven't done it myself, but I'm pretty sure that there's no trouble using the Promise controller in normal mode (not RAID). You will have to install the Promise drivers, even though you won't be using RAID. Address scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn. "Colonel Blip" wrote in message ... Hello, All! All of my IDE connections are populated and I have a couple of SATA drives set up as RAID0 on the Via onboard controller. I am looking at getting another SATA drive. Is it possible with my current arrangement to at this 3rd drive to the Promise onboard controller. I just want another drive, not a RAID setup for this drive. Thanks, Colonel Blip. E-mail: ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Via and Promise SATA connections
Hello, Bob!
You wrote on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 22:59:04 -0500: Whoops - I'm using the A8V Deluxe board. Thanks, Colonel Blip. E-mail: BK What's your mainboard? BK Haven't done it myself, but I'm pretty sure that there's no trouble BK using the Promise controller in normal mode (not RAID). BK You will have to install the Promise drivers, even though you won't be BK using RAID. BK Address scrambled. Replace nkbob with bobkn. BK "Colonel Blip" wrote in BK message ... ?? Hello, All! ----== Posted via Newsfeeds.Com - Unlimited-Unrestricted-Secure Usenet News==---- http://www.newsfeeds.com The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! 120,000+ Newsgroups ----= East and West-Coast Server Farms - Total Privacy via Encryption =---- |
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Via and Promise SATA connections
I'm embarrassed to say that I have an A8V Deluxe, but I never used the
Promise 378 controller. (I had two SAT drives on the Via controller, in RAID 0. I'm using the same drives, but not in RAID, on my newer A8N-SLI.) I believe that you can simply install the Promise drivers. If you don't use the RAID configuration utility, the drive will function as a normal single drive. There are a couple of guides for the 378 on the CD that came with the A8V Deluxe, but they don't supply much information that isn't generic for a RAID setup. They seem to assume that as the controller has RAID capabilities, everyone would wish to use them. "Colonel Blip" wrote in message ... Hello, Bob! You wrote on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 22:59:04 -0500: Whoops - I'm using the A8V Deluxe board. Thanks, Colonel Blip. E-mail: (snip) |
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Via and Promise SATA connections
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(Bob Knowlden) wrote: *From:* "Bob Knowlden" *Date:* Tue, 28 Feb 2006 18:05:17 -0500 I'm embarrassed to say that I have an A8V Deluxe, but I never used the Promise 378 controller. (I had two SAT drives on the Via controller, in RAID 0. I'm using the same drives, but not in RAID, on my newer A8N-SLI.) I believe that you can simply install the Promise drivers. If you don't use the RAID configuration utility, the drive will function as a normal single drive. There are a couple of guides for the 378 on the CD that came with the A8V Deluxe, but they don't supply much information that isn't generic for a RAID setup. They seem to assume that as the controller has RAID capabilities, everyone would wish to use them. "Colonel Blip" wrote in message ... Hello, Bob! You wrote on Mon, 27 Feb 2006 22:59:04 -0500: Whoops - I'm using the A8V Deluxe board. Thanks, Colonel Blip. E-mail: (snip) Note that there are *different* Promise controllers for IDE or RAID use, 32 or 64bit. ie 4 drivers altogether. 32 bit ones are on the MB CD, 64 bit ones from web sites. PS: I have this MB and have used it in several configs, currently AMD 64 4400+, Via SATA in JBOD mode, and am very pleased with it :-) John Please remove "NOSPAM" if sending email. |
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