P4C800 High Tech, but not SATA Drive Activity Light

Hi, just got off the phone with ASUS Support and discovered that HD drive
light is not a design feature of the P4C800-E Deluxe board when used with
SATA drive.

This is absolutely amazing!!!! This board has everything on earth but will
not provide drive activity light when using a single SATA drive on the SATA
channel. The light indicates PATA, DVD and CD-ROM activity if a SATA drive
is attached.

This shortcoming has been verified by ASUS.

I really want a drive activity light for my new "latest high tech system"

Anyone think of a work around?

Martineau Gauda

"Martineau Gauda" wrote in message
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Hi, just got off the phone with ASUS Support and discovered that HD drive
light is not a design feature of the P4C800-E Deluxe board when used with
SATA drive.

Umm, bull****.
I own this board, and i watch my damn yellow light flicker everytime i load
a program
or run an application.

This is absolutely amazing!!!! This board has everything on earth but
will
not provide drive activity light when using a single SATA drive on the
SATA
channel. The light indicates PATA, DVD and CD-ROM activity if a SATA
drive
is attached.

I only have my DVD-R and my CDRW on the PATA channels.
and 1 SATA hard drive, so either its reading nothing out of empty drives, or
its reading my HD, and working fine.

This shortcoming has been verified by ASUS.

The person you were talking to didnt understand your question, because it
works.


I really want a drive activity light for my new "latest high tech system"

Anyone think of a work around?

Hook your drive indicator up properly.


Martineau Gauda

"Martineau Gauda" wrote in message
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Hi, just got off the phone with ASUS Support and discovered that HD drive
light is not a design feature of the P4C800-E Deluxe board when used with
SATA drive.

This is absolutely amazing!!!! This board has everything on earth but will
not provide drive activity light when using a single SATA drive on the SATA
channel. The light indicates PATA, DVD and CD-ROM activity if a SATA drive
is attached.

This shortcoming has been verified by ASUS.

I really want a drive activity light for my new "latest high tech system"

ASUS support got it wrong. If you look on page 2-33 of the motherboard manual you'll see a connector for one
labelled IDE_LED. I use it for my SATA drives.

Tony.
--
3GHz P4 (HT enabled)
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
PDC20378 IDE/SATA controller
ADI AD1985 audio
MSI FX5900U-VTD256 (BIOS 4.35.20.22.0)
2x 512MB Kingston PC3500
2x 36.7 SATA WD Raptors
52/32/52 LiteOn CD-Writer
16x Pioneer DVD-120S
Enermax 550W PSU
Windows XP Pro & Linux Fedora
PC-70 Lian Li case w/ side window
Hitachi 174SXW B 17" LCD

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Mine works fine with a pair of Raptor drives in raid 0 on the Intel SATA
connectors.


"Martineau Gauda" wrote in message
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Hi, just got off the phone with ASUS Support and discovered that HD drive
light is not a design feature of the P4C800-E Deluxe board when used with
SATA drive.

This is absolutely amazing!!!! This board has everything on earth but
will
not provide drive activity light when using a single SATA drive on the
SATA
channel. The light indicates PATA, DVD and CD-ROM activity if a SATA
drive
is attached.

This shortcoming has been verified by ASUS.

I really want a drive activity light for my new "latest high tech system"

Anyone think of a work around?

Martineau Gauda

Tony

I see only one IDE light connector on board. This is the connector on the
20pin connector panel depicted at the top of page 2-33 (last 2 pins on the
bottom left). If it is, it is the same IDE connector I am using. I do not
have a RAID setup and I am using only one SATA drive. The light is working
properly for the CDROM and DVD drives on the parallel channel, but not the
SATA drive. I am running XP Pro and have bios 1011. The bios is set the
(enhanced IDE, SATA, NO RAID.

ASUS confirmed that the SATA light will not work with a single SATA drive.
He says tested it. I hope they are wrong.

Many thanks

Martineau



"Martineau Gauda" wrote in message
. ..
Hi, just got off the phone with ASUS Support and discovered that HD drive
light is not a design feature of the P4C800-E Deluxe board when used with
SATA drive.

This is absolutely amazing!!!! This board has everything on earth but
will
not provide drive activity light when using a single SATA drive on the
SATA
channel. The light indicates PATA, DVD and CD-ROM activity if a SATA
drive
is attached.

This shortcoming has been verified by ASUS.

I really want a drive activity light for my new "latest high tech system"

Anyone think of a work around?

Martineau Gauda

"Martineau Gauda" wrote in message
. ..
Tony

I see only one IDE light connector on board. This is the connector on the
20pin connector panel depicted at the top of page 2-33 (last 2 pins on the
bottom left). If it is, it is the same IDE connector I am using. I do not
have a RAID setup and I am using only one SATA drive. The light is working
properly for the CDROM and DVD drives on the parallel channel, but not the
SATA drive. I am running XP Pro and have bios 1011. The bios is set the
(enhanced IDE, SATA, NO RAID.

ASUS confirmed that the SATA light will not work with a single SATA drive.
He says tested it. I hope they are wrong.

My drives are raided. But I find it absurd that the LED will not work with one SATA drive. It makes no sense,
and so far have found no mention on the web about it. I'd figure there would be many complaints if what Asus
support said were true.

Tony.

--
3GHz P4 (HT enabled)
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
PDC20378 IDE/SATA controller
ADI AD1985 audio
MSI FX5900U-VTD256 (BIOS 4.35.20.22.0)
2x 512MB Kingston PC3500
2x 36.7 SATA WD Raptors
52/32/52 LiteOn CD-Writer
16x Pioneer DVD-120S
Enermax 550W PSU
Windows XP Pro & Linux Fedora
PC-70 Lian Li case w/ side window
Hitachi 174SXW B 17" LCD

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"The Black Wibble" wrote in message
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My drives are raided. But I find it absurd that the LED will not work
with one SATA drive. It makes no sense,
and so far have found no mention on the web about it. I'd figure there
would be many complaints if what Asus
support said were true.


He has re-posted this crap 2 days running, regardless of the comments form
people who KNOW it works and OWN
the board, he's just got a faulty board, or a stupid Tech support person.

Tony.

--
3GHz P4 (HT enabled)
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
PDC20378 IDE/SATA controller
ADI AD1985 audio
MSI FX5900U-VTD256 (BIOS 4.35.20.22.0)
2x 512MB Kingston PC3500
2x 36.7 SATA WD Raptors
52/32/52 LiteOn CD-Writer
16x Pioneer DVD-120S
Enermax 550W PSU
Windows XP Pro & Linux Fedora
PC-70 Lian Li case w/ side window
Hitachi 174SXW B 17" LCD

To email me, replace org.nz with net.nz

Le Wed, 31 Dec 2003 23:28:23 GMT, "Martineau Gauda"
a écrit :

Hi, just got off the phone with ASUS Support and discovered that HD drive
light is not a design feature of the P4C800-E Deluxe board when used with
SATA drive.

This is absolutely amazing!!!! This board has everything on earth but will
not provide drive activity light when using a single SATA drive on the SATA
channel. The light indicates PATA, DVD and CD-ROM activity if a SATA drive
is attached.

Almost every SATA boards have the same problems I think, here A7V600,
and same before with my A7V8X.

Tony you do not have the same setup as I do and you may be assuming way too
much. I do not have a RAID!

Furthermore, how can I get an RMA number from ASUS to return the board when
they claim that it is not a defective board problem?

I am looking for someone with the same setup and have been able to get the
drive light working. Perhaps the senior ASUS tech I spoke to does not know
as much about the board as you.

Again, the problem is single SATA Raptor, without RAID, and drive light not
working.

I would appreciate help from anyone with this arrangement so that I can
proceed toward resolution of the problem.

You know what they say about assumptions. Please no more assumptions and
computers care less about assumptions.

Martineau







"Joe" wrote in message
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Le Wed, 31 Dec 2003 23:28:23 GMT, "Martineau Gauda"
a écrit :

Hi, just got off the phone with ASUS Support and discovered that HD drive
light is not a design feature of the P4C800-E Deluxe board when used with
SATA drive.

This is absolutely amazing!!!! This board has everything on earth but
will
not provide drive activity light when using a single SATA drive on the
SATA
channel. The light indicates PATA, DVD and CD-ROM activity if a SATA
drive
is attached.

Almost every SATA boards have the same problems I think, here A7V600,
and same before with my A7V8X.

Tony,

Perhaps my last post should have also included Phil Callan for his sharp
remark.

Martineau


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"The Black Wibble" wrote in message
...
My drives are raided. But I find it absurd that the LED will not work
with one SATA drive. It makes no sense,
and so far have found no mention on the web about it. I'd figure there
would be many complaints if what Asus
support said were true.


He has re-posted this crap 2 days running, regardless of the comments form
people who KNOW it works and OWN
the board, he's just got a faulty board, or a stupid Tech support person.

Tony.

--
3GHz P4 (HT enabled)
Asus P4C800-E Deluxe
PDC20378 IDE/SATA controller
ADI AD1985 audio
MSI FX5900U-VTD256 (BIOS 4.35.20.22.0)
2x 512MB Kingston PC3500
2x 36.7 SATA WD Raptors
52/32/52 LiteOn CD-Writer
16x Pioneer DVD-120S
Enermax 550W PSU
Windows XP Pro & Linux Fedora
PC-70 Lian Li case w/ side window
Hitachi 174SXW B 17" LCD

To email me, replace org.nz with net.nz