[875P Neo Series] Sata Drives performance?!

Hi... Ive installed a Western DIgital Raptor Sata 10.000rpm 74G drive for audio files only, and a Maxtor Sata 160Gb for system (80G partition) and other 80gb partition for backup purposes...
Ive set the bios for native mode i think (this was some months ago) and now how can i know if my Sata drives are running ok, and not limited to 100mbs like the old IDE...
I ask this because, working in audio editor programs, when im running 32 audio tracks at the same time, the HD usage meter goes to 15%-20% every 2 seconds... it doesnt affect the sound, but it should be easier for the 10.000rpm HD...
Can i run some tests to see the performance of the HD?
Is there any other configurations to make besides Bios setup?
Thanks!

thanks!
With the HD Tach i got these values
Western Digital raptor 74Gb 10.000rpm
Random acess: 8ms
CPU Utilization : 5%
average read : 58.4MB/s
In the graphs i see the scsi Ultra 320 bar, a sata 150 bar, a Ata ultraDMA 6 bar, and a bar with 119.2MB/s bar in red...
I didnt like the average read value... is it normal?

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Hi,
I am hoping someone can help me. I am trying to install an Hitachi SATA HDD (Deskstar 7K250) to the system listed below. I tried to install the drive on SER1 but when I tried to install the installed the Intel IAA driver it said “no compatible hardware found”. I then tried to install the drive on SER3. I installed the SATA 378 driver, which asked me to restart my computer. I shut down, connected the SATA to SER3, and turned on the system. All seemed fine. I went into disk manager to initialize and format and that’s when the system restarted itself. When it restarted it said “error loading OS”. I restarted the system and opened the BIOS. Under the boot from section I noticed the C: drive that XP is on the name was “Maxtor” to something like “Maitorllll?????” I tried to repair windows to with the SATA drive still attached and the system started fine until just before the desktop would appear when the system restarted. I unplugged the SATA HDD and then had to repair windows again to get the system working.
Does anyone know what’s going on?????????
Here is my BIOS setup:
Integrated peripherals:
   USB Controller – enabled
   USB Legacy – disabled
   On-board Chip IDE – Native mode
              P-ATA Only
              SATA keep enabled - Yes
               PATA keep enabled – No
              PATA channel – Both
              Combined mode – PATA 1st channel
              SATA ports – PO-1st/Pi- 2nd
              Configure RAID – no
      CSA Gigibit – auto
      Onboard 1394 – enabled
      Promise – as SATA
      AC’97 – auto
CD151

OK, Not sure the state of everything now but this may help:
1- You don't need the IAA driver unless you enable the Intel controller "as Raid" in the Bios. It senses this and that's why it says "no compatible hardware" If the SATA ports are enabled in the Bios(your settings indicate they are) then you just need to format/initialize it like any other drive.
2- You indicate you have "PATA Keep Enabled" set to no. This should be set to yes for your IDE1 & IDE2 devices to work. The other settings on this menu look OK
3- The "Promise As SATA" should be changed to "Disabled" if you have nothing on Serial 3&4
It would help to know where the OS is installed. It sounds like it's on the IDE1 port(Maxtor).
I think you should should start by:
- temporarily disconnect the extra drive controller card
- check all the remaining drive power/data connections and reconnect the new drive to serial2
- re-enable the "PATA keep enabled" to "Yes"
- Set Promise Controller to "disabled" if nothing on it now.
- Look for a Bios setting called "Clear NVRAM" and set "yes" (It will reset to "No" after the next reboot which is what you want)
- Save Bios and reboot but re-enter Bios immediately.
- Check the "select boot order" menu and make sure the drive with the OS is before any other HDD's
- Save and reboot.
Hopefully if the OS is still intact, you'll be in it again and can use Windows drive manager to see, format and initialize the new SATA drive. Again, you only need IAA if you are using the Intel Raid controller. Also keep in mind that the SATA drive might bump all your other drive letters (from the Adaptec card) up by one so if this is a concern, just get the OS up and running then re-attach the Adaptec card and finally the new SATA drive.
Hope it works out!

[875P Neo Series] problems powering up when sata on ich5r is enabled

Hello, there is a problem on my 875 neo fis2r motherboard.
In the "integrated peripherals"-->"on chip ide" section on the bios (v2.4), when i leave the option "sata keep enabled" to yes, i have problems on system power up.
I switch on my computer and there might be half a minute or more until i here the "beep" on the motherboard and boot from my HD.
Could anybody know what is wrong?
Thanks in advance for your help
Mobo: MSI 875P NEO-FIS2R
CPU: Intel P4 Northwood 3.0Ghz, 800FSB, 512KB L2 Cache
RAM: 1x512mb kingston PC3200 CL2.5
HDD: 1x160Gb Maxtor 8mb 7,200RPM S-ATA
Optical: 1x Plextor 716a, 1x Plexwriter Premium, 1xPlextor 116A
Floppy: Mitsumi MTM43W 1.44MB 3.5in
Display: ATI Radeon 9800XT 256mb
Sound: Soundmax digital audio
Case: ANTEC Performance Plus Series PlusView1000AMG
Power : Antec TruePower 550
Fans: 4x 80mm
Display : LG Flatron F700P

Hey Grigo,
For that set up, I would recommend trying the following settings:
On Chip Operate Mode: Native
ATA Configuration: S-ATA Only
SATA Keep enabled : Yes
PATA Keep enabled : Yes
That's how I set up my old 875P without trouble when I installed a pair of drives in RAID 0. In your sig I don't see two drives, so I'm not sure what else to provide. (whether you are building a new comp or upgrading to RAID 0 etc)
For further reference, have a look at Vango's guide to RAID setup here: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=38845.0

[875P Neo Series] USB Flash Drive Boot?

I've got a 875P Neo-FIS2R MB, MS-6758 (v.1.x) with AMI Bios 1.6. Before purchasing a USB Flash drive, I'd like to know whether this MB can boot from it.
Any help appreciated

See the link in my signature. You should be able to.

[875P Neo Series] 875P NEO FIS2R - Bootup delay with disk attached to Promise RAID

Hi,
I have a problem with my 875P NEO FIS2R mobo. I just added a 400GB SATA RAID-0 array to the Promise controller and now I get a 50 second bootup delay after the BIOS has run through everything and beeped and before the first WinXP splash screen.
I boot up from a 160GB SATA RAID-0 array on the intel ICH5R controller. Both arrays work fine from within Windows. I have two DVD drives on the ICH5R PATA connection but nothing else on the Promise.
If I disable the Promise controller in BIOS the delay goes away.
I have tried disabling SMART, turning off the quick-boot option with no effect.
When I first installed my system I tested performance with booting from a single SATA drive on ICH5R vs Promise and I noticed the same issue, but didn't care then because I only needed one disk so I just kept Promise disabled in BIOS.
Any ideas how I can get around this?
Regards,
Jonathan

Sorry I have been a away for a few days.
Details requested...
Quote from: redeyedog on 21-June-05, 05:50:27
If the Promise controller was out of the picture (Disabled), and you have the SCSI adaptor and its devices setup:
1. What is the adaptor's SCSI ID?
7
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2. List devices, position in the chain and their corresponding SCSI ID's.
#7 Adaptec 2930CU card
#4 Nikon Coolscan LS30 scanner
#3 Umax Astra 1220S scanner
#5 Iomega ZIP 100 drive
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3. What type of terminination are you using?
Adaptec card has auto-termination.
ZIP drive has a termination connector attached.
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4. Are the devices in the chain functioning properly?
Yes.
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I agree that your problem is your SCSI controller. There may not be anything actually wrong with it. The 2930 was an agressive controller card and its BIOS simply may not coexist with your motherboard's BIOS optimally. Even with the BIOS disabled, it may be competing with the motherboard's request for handlers.
You may want to check to see if there is a BIOS update on Adaptec's website. Adaptec usually released 1 or 2 updates for each SCSI generation they produced. It may or may not help but we need to make sure you have the latest BIOS released.
Unfortunately, this card cannot be reflashed.
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At any rate, I think you have found the component which is responsible for the delay. I'm willing to assist in diagnosing the issue but I need you to provide the specific information I'm requesting.
Also, try to do a CTRL-Pause to catch exactly what the BIOS version is and any other information which is showing up with the BIOS disabled. The SCSI adaptor BIOS, in fact, should not be enabled in your SCSI configuration as you have described thus far.
Adaptec AHA 2930CU SCSI BIOS v1.34.1.
There seems to be a difference between BIOS and host adapter BIOS. You always get the BIOS screen, but you can disable the host adapter BIOS if it is not required.
I am pretty sure it is not the SCSI chain that is wonr because the pause happens with nothing connected to the card.
Jonathan

[875P Neo Series] trouble shooting assistance

I have a 875p neo with a pentium4 3.2ghz processor...i have a few diff profiles set up for gaming, normal use ect....the system booted up went to my selection screen for profile selection and hung up ...after a few minutes i shut it down and restarted now all i get is all the fans work including my video board ones theD Bracket lights all start as green and none change ....no beeps at all....im suspecting the processor is damaged...i do use a zalman pure copper heat sink for cooling ...other than that im guessing memory or video board...but memory id be supprised both sticks are bad at once and ive tried each seperately...im real supprised this has happened my system for the most part has been trouble free.....im using a gig of 3200 series kingston...a msi video board the 256 meg 5900 model... and a westen digital 80gig hard drive, sony cdrw...any suggestions would be appreciated
thanks in advance...
weez

i would not even try to power up the sys untill the psu is in place,if the cpu failed and needs a warranty replacement i dont think you will get any fuss out of intel,BUT you may have other problems looming that may appear at some time or another,lack of AMPERAGE {not voltage} can have a very NEGATIVE affect on the sys as a whole,if it is a mobo failure you should be ok with that also,it just takes a long time during a RMA process since it usually takes 4 to 6 weeks to complete each,mark it up to a learning experence,the PSU {imo} IS the most important piece of hardware that you or anyone will purchase for a computer !
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does anyone use the dlink lights at all...and is it a reliable troubleshooting tool
,i donot use it but many here do and find it very usefull. also look here https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=34535.0;all
also the battery can have a bad contact which can cause a no post,also the psu connector pins can become dislodged and push back and cause arching {because of current jumping} that can be harmfull to the pins and sockets.
hope this helps!

[875P Neo Series] Dead mobo or dying ??

-Motherboard type and model (MSI 875P NEO-FISR)
-Bios type and revision (Latest)
-CPU type and model (3,2 P4 HT)
-Memory name, model and quantity (2 x Kingston KVR400X72C3A/512)
-Video card name and model plus drivers and version (ATI AX800 PRO)
-Power Supply name, model and the amp rating for the +3.3V, +5V and +12V lines plus any limitation on the +3.3/+5V combined watts. This information can be found on a sticker on the side of the supply. (Q-TEQ ATX 350, 3.3V = 20A, 5V = 0,5A + 35A, 12V = 0,5A + 17A, 5VSB = 2A)
-Hard Drives: (2 X 200 GB WD)
-Optical Drives: Manufacturer and type and which IDE ports they are located on: (NONE)
-Operating system and service pack level: XP SP2
the short version:
the mobo went unstable and started hanging when playing 3D aplications like medal of honour, wolfenstein ET and others...
then the hangs started occuring more rapidly, and now the pc starts VERY randomly
i often have to try to start it 10-15 times before it starts....
the chipset and cpu fan starts, the hd drives starts and the ROM starts, but no signal to vga card.
i have tried to reset chmos, changed vga card, stripped the pc, but nothing works..
and: it has worked for over 7 months without any probs...
is it possible a virus did this ??
can anybody help ???
please ???

350 watts is far to low for your system............
Min AMPS on +12V rail for your system should 24AMPS
Q-Tec do not have good rep and have caused at lot of problems
Try a brand name 450+Watt PSU Enermax or Antec or Hiper series (These I have personally tested)

[875P Neo Series] MSI 875P Neo-FISR adn ECC registered DIMMS

I have purchased the MSI 875P Neo-FISR (PCB 2.0) and installed a 512MB DDR333, PC2700, CL2.5, ECC registered dimm (HYS72D64300GBR-6-C) but the system won't boot up. I have a Intel Pentium 4 3 GHZ CPU, 512K cache, 800 MHZ bus installed. When I install a 512MB PC2100 unregistered the system works OK, but not with the registered ECC registered DIMM. In the manual it is quoted as saying it supports this type of memory. I have updated the BIOS to the latest version from the MSI website. Any ideas ????

I have currently have
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2 x seagate 250 GB SATA drives in RAID 0 ccombination
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Matrox RT.x100 Extreme Pro video editing card
Craetive sounblaster live 5.1
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damn manual giving me incorrect information !!!!!

[875P Neo Series] To Upgrade or not??

I have a 875P neo-LSR 6758, Im trying to decide what I should upgrade too? This is what I have P4 2.6, 160gig/ 512Mb 333mhz memory single dimm, with a spectrum 7f Geforce MX440, I want to use this with a 2O or 24inch monitor in my room as a media center p/c. I want it to be capable to gaming, surfing, some small video editing of Family vids and tv recording once or twice a week ( history channel) and just be a all around very capable computer. Im thinking of going to a 3.2 extreme 478 pin, 2Gb (2dimms) of RAM, add 2 more hard drives probably 250's and a all in wonder xt800 card AGp of course b/c of mother Board. All this will equal to about 900-1000$. Should I put this into this mother board??? I believe everything will work and I can latter switch to a pci compatible board and new processor the transfer everything else over.Will take any info you guys want to dish out. Todd

Quote from: Streifenkarl on 02-December-05, 05:47:18
Two generations? I thought its last generation, I mean the S775 9xx boards are the latest generation, right?
I think he might be right about the Two generations thing.
Next Gen = 975X (Can't Wait!!! )
Current Gen = 945 & 955 (These mobos support Dual Core)
Last Gen = 915 & 925 (True DDR2 came into play w/ these mobos)
Two Gen = 865 & 875 (These boards support DDR400 & 8X AGP + SATA)

Filesystem and SATA drive performance

Hi you all,
I'm in the process of installing ArchLinux for the third time on my system and I'm in need for some suggestions. The previous installations went without problems but I have realized that the system was not really tuned for some video stuff I'm working with i.e that I need support for large files on my system. Did a google and found references on xfs system that should do the trick. All went ok and I could work without problems on dv files 10-13 GB in size but suddenly I've realized the abismal low performance of my harddrive when copying files e.g: 20 min for a folder of 512 MB (indeed with multiple folders and small files)!!!. The hardware I'm using is:
AMD Athlon 2500
Gigabyte GA-7VM400AMF (VIA 8237 -sata controller)
Seagate 160 GB SATA harddrive
512 MB ram
-the "hdparm -tT /dev/sda" command gives me:
/dev/sda:
Timing cached reads: 1260 MB in 2.00 seconds = 629.77 MB/sec
Timing buffered disk reads: 152 MB in 3.01 seconds = 50.43 MB/sec
-the "sdparm /dev/sda" output is:
/dev/sda: ATA ST3160827AS 3.42
Read write error recovery mode page:
AWRE 1
ARRE 1
PER 0
Caching (SBC) mode page:
WCE 1
RCD 0
Control mode page:
SWP 0
-the "sdparm -i --verbose /dev/sda" command output is:
/dev/sda: ATA ST3160827AS 3.42
PQual=0 Device_type=0x0 RMB=0 version=0x05 [SPC-3]
[AERC=0] [TrmTsk=0] NormACA=0 HiSUP=0 Resp_data_format=2
SCCS=0 ACC=0 TGPS=0 3PC=0 Protect=0 BQue=0
EncServ=0 MultiP=0 MChngr=0 [ACKREQQ=0] Addr16=0
[RelAdr=0] WBus16=0 Sync=0 Linked=0 [TranDis=0] CmdQue=0
Device identification VPD page:
Addressed logical unit:
desig_type: vendor specific [0x0], code_set: ASCII
00 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 34 4d 54 30 4MT0
10 30 47 4b 48 0GKH
desig_type: T10 vendor identification, code_set: ASCII
vendor id: ATA
vendor specific: ST3160827AS 4MT00 GKH
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Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 3918 31471303+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/sda2 3919 3930 96390 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 3931 4055 1004062+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda4 4056 19457 123716565 83 Linux
sda1 partition is with winXP (still using win bootloader)
sda2 is /boot formatted as ReiserFs
sda3 is swap
sda4 is XFS formatted mounted as /
Now I'm preparing to reformat the whole drive, partitioning in the same manner but using JFS on the "/" partiton ....and this is what I would ask you guys:
1. Are the hdparm readings "normal" for my system? Please reply with some of yours if you have sata drives.
2. Please comment the sdparm readings (have no idea what could these be used for..)
3. The reallife test of copying files tells me that there should be a problem on my system -I mean that my vaio laptop with a PATA drive @4200rpm does better. If this is the case what could it be - hardware? sata_via drive (I would be willing to test a proprietary drive if it exists)? filesystem?
Thank you.

Your new drive may just be 'slower' than the old one. If they are both 7200RPM disks, it is likely that the older/smaller drive has a faster access time and/or transfer rate. This is not alwayst the case but it is possible.
Also, ensure that you have the latest nVidia nForce2 drivers installed. If you know the new drive should be 'as fast as' or 'faster than' the old drive, then check the settings that JeanGuy suggested, and if they are all set correctly, look into reverting your nVidia IDE driver to an earlier version.

[SOLVED] Very strange P43 Neo-F + sata drive problem in vista...

Well I'd been running Windows 7 flawlessly apart from a few non-related motherboard problems, so I decided to install Vista.
Basically my main OS drive (sata) is always detected, but then occasionally (more often than not) my secondary sata drives will simply not be listed in device manager once the system is booted up. Now, I've seen this problem before, and it was sorted by right clicking 'my computer' going to 'manage' and setting the drives up to be detected. But this simply isn't the case here.They don't appear anywhere!
It sometimes sorts itself out once I click 'Scan for hardware changes' in device manager and they magically appear as if ive just plugged in a USB device, which is fine I guess...but each time it swaps the damn drive letters around! So having media library's in Winamp, etc or putting a shortcut toolbar to my music on the taskbar is all but pointless!
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I can't see how it'd be PSU because Win7 was just fine...but here it is...
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100~240Vac 10-5A 50/60Hz
+3.3V(36A), +5V(30A), +12V1(18A), +12V2(18A), +12V3(18A), +12V4(18A)
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4GB Corsair RAM + 2GB OCZ RAM
nVidia GeForce 9600 GT
MSI P43 Neo-F
Not detected (at Vista startup) drives:
Hitachi HDP725050GLA360
ST3320620AS
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Detected Primary OS drive:
WDC WD800JD-00LUA0
My drives in BIOS are set to IDE mode (which has always been fine for me in the past). I set it to AHCI Mode to check if it boots but it just sticks on the same screen (flashing underscore). I'm sure it's driver related but I'm totally out of options now...you'd think installing the ones provided on the MSI site would get it working... :/
Another thing is under 'Storage Controllers' in device manager, there is only an IDE Controller. I'm sure there should be a SATA one there, too?

Does K8T Neo Series SATA ll?

I have problems with my new Samsung SP 200 4c which my mobo does not find.
I belive I have to invest in a new mobo which supports Sata - generation 2 (300 instead ogf 150 transfer rate)
Which mobo to buy? (Socket 754)

Thank you, blazing storm. After a week of searching for solutions I found
it on Samsungs HDD support site, where the solution was to use a jumper
to reset the speed from 3,0 Gb/s to 1,5 Gb/s. Because my chipset VT 8237
did'nt support the new HDD's software to run at 1,5 if my mobo did'nt support
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[875P Neo Series] lost DVDrom

Could anyone help me with the settings for the "on-chip IDE Settings"?
I have 2 maxtor 160g SATA drives (no set up in an array) and a MSI DVD writer (DR16-B2) conected to the primary IDE channel.
The dvd rom is not seen by the system (windows XP sp2) or listed in the bios settings "standard Cmos settings"
MSI 6758 (875-P series)
2*512 DDR 400 (generic)
2*Maxtor 160gig SATA hd
MSI DR16-B2 DVD writer

In bios under Integrated Peripherals, On Chip ATA Operating Mode set
Native Mode
ATA Configuration - PATA only
SATA Keep enabled - yes
PATA Keep enabled - yes
PATA channel selection - both
If this doesn't let you boot, change to
ATA Configuration - SATA only
After making/saving these changes you should go back into the bios on the first reboot and make sure the right boot drive is selected.

BIOS 1.8 for 875P NEO Series

Just curious if anyone has downloaded and successfully flashed their 875P NEO boards to the current BIOS version of 1.8. If so, is your system stable?
Is another BIOS update just around the corner for the 875P or is the 1.8 the latest and greatest BIOS update?
Thanks for any info,

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... what did they correct in the 1.93 Beta?
As advised:
875P Neo MS-6758 BIOS V1.9 Beta 3 (1.93) dated 2003/10/02
This BIOS fixes the following problems of the previous version:
- update microcodes,
- modify HT support,
- Prescott support,
- fixed ICH5 SATA HDD incompatibilities issue,
- remove chinese language support
The promised DOT option still isn't available in BIOS setup!
Note some of the changes from the previous 1.82 Beta were not put in the 1.80 Release ... so which new fixes go in the final release (and when) is still uncertain.

[875P Neo Series] P4N Diamond - RAID problem

Hi,
I just purchased a P4N Diamond. I've installed WinXP-SP2 on a single Samsung 70GB IDE disk on IDE1 as Primary Master. Two CD/DVD drives are on IDE2.
SATA-1 and SATA-2 are connected to Hitachi 500GB SATA drives.
I've entered the nVidea RAID utility in Bios by pressing F10 during boot, and established the two SATA drives as a mirrored volume.
After reboot the RAID volume is detected and appear as sync'ed during reboot.
Now comws the problems: I am utterly unable to set these two drives up as a mirrored volume under WindowsXP-SP2:
When I enter Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Computer Management -> Storage -> Disk management, both disks appear as separate disks and Unallocated. When I Right Click to create a new volume, I don't the option of creating a Mirrored volume.
Even stranger thing happens if I now exit everything and reboot: The nVidea RAID utility in BIOS has now been reset to two separate drives.
Question is: What do I do wrong, and how do I get these two 500GB drives set up as one mirrored RAID volume?
Regards,
Robert H

read the raid manual ?
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=84043.0

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