kr7a-raid high point controllers and high HD temperatures

I have a mobile rack HD, that I carry around. When I use in the pc with
abit motherboard (see subject, no raid in place), the HD becomes
extremly hot, as compared when I use it with the other pcs.
This sounds strange, since the place where it is inserted in the cases
is always the same.

Is there an explanation? Can be done something through BIOS, or
whatever?
TIA

On 30 Aug 2005 09:18:31 -0700, wrote:

I have a mobile rack HD, that I carry around. When I use in the pc with
abit motherboard (see subject, no raid in place), the HD becomes
extremly hot, as compared when I use it with the other pcs.
This sounds strange, since the place where it is inserted in the cases
is always the same.

Is there an explanation? Can be done something through BIOS, or
whatever?
TIA

Check the fan in the rack.

Stephen
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Check the fan in the rack.

Good point. Not only I checked it. I even changed it with a new one, in
the hope something would have improved. I did not notice any big
significant improvement (and in fact the fan is very small and put in
one side of the rack: I do not think it is very effective.)

Is it possible that with high point controllers the HD speed is always
at the maximum, while with normal controllers the speed is reduce if
the HD is not in use?

If one does not use RAID, is it possible to use in Kr7a normal
controllers instead of High point ones? If yes how can I made the
change?

On 1 Sep 2005 05:34:00 -0700, wrote:

Check the fan in the rack.

Good point. Not only I checked it. I even changed it with a new one, in
the hope something would have improved. I did not notice any big
significant improvement (and in fact the fan is very small and put in
one side of the rack: I do not think it is very effective.)

For the cheap racks I've used, they cool better with a fan installed
in the front of the caddy.


Is it possible that with high point controllers the HD speed is always
at the maximum, while with normal controllers the speed is reduce if
the HD is not in use?

If you mean on how fast they spin. Hard drives have two rpm speeds:
zero or whatever the drive is made for, i.e.: 5400, 7200, 10,000.


If one does not use RAID, is it possible to use in Kr7a normal
controllers instead of High point ones? If yes how can I made the
change?

If you don't use the RAID functions, just ignore them when you set up
the hard drive on the RAID controller. The controller will run a hard
drive as a single drive.

Stephen
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Thank you Stephen.

I do not use Raid functions. However when I put a new HD in the pc I am
asked by the system to add a driver. I think it is a driver connected
with the HPT controllers, though if I check the properties I have
disk.sys which is made by microsoft. I am a bit confused here, I shall
admit -is or is not the HPT controllers that manage the HD?

What I am sure is that many utilities that check the HD, such as Fix-it
and "everest" will not work with my HD in this pc: there is something
that is not supported. IF I swap one of these HD to another pc,
everyting works ok. So what is that prevents these utilities to work in
my home pc, with abit motherboard?

On 1 Sep 2005 15:06:44 -0700, wrote:

Thank you Stephen.

I do not use Raid functions. However when I put a new HD in the pc I am
asked by the system to add a driver. I think it is a driver connected
with the HPT controllers, though if I check the properties I have
disk.sys which is made by microsoft. I am a bit confused here, I shall
admit -is or is not the HPT controllers that manage the HD?

When I used the hpt port on my old BE6-II, I needed to install the
high point driver to get windows to see the drives on it.


What I am sure is that many utilities that check the HD, such as Fix-it
and "everest" will not work with my HD in this pc: there is something
that is not supported. IF I swap one of these HD to another pc,
everyting works ok. So what is that prevents these utilities to work in
my home pc, with abit motherboard?

The problem is with the software company, they haven't written their
software to be able to use the high point hardware.

Stephen
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