K9A Platinum

beta BIOS for K9A Platinum ver V1.7B4:
BIOS Sign-on message: A7280AMS V1.7B4 080207 11:27:35 (Date: 08/02/2007)
Attachment name: K9A Platinum V1.7B4.zip
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Quote from: Unknownforce on 14-August-07, 04:35:18
I am curious, what does this change/fix? does it add anything into the BIOS options or anything? perhaps keyboard power on 
Thanks
doesn't matter this Beta is a old one... there is newest official version.
about keyboard power on look here:
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=105788.0

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  • MSI K9A Platinum and VIA drivers issue? XP 0x0000007B stop error.

    I get a Windows Stop error when trying to boot into Windows XP with new components. The SATA hard drive (and Windows XP installation) is from the old computer.
    The new computer components are:
    MB: MSI K9A Platinum, chipset: RD580 (North Bridge), SB600 (South Bridge)
    CPU: AMD Athlon 64 x2 5600+, boxed (the cooler and fan came with the CPU).
    Video: MSI Radeon 1950 XTX
    The old (and working) computer setup is:
    OS: XP Professional
    MB: Abit AV8-3rd Eye, chipset: VIA K8T800Pro + VT8237
    CPU: AMD Athlon 64 3500+
    Video: Sapphire Radeon 9800Pro All-in-Wonder, videodriver: atidvag.dll version 6.14.10.6542
    HD: Maxtor 6B200M0 SCSI Disk Device
    BIOS: Phoenix 6.00PG 20.04.2005
    System drivers with "via" in the name: VIAAGP1.SYS, viaide.sys, viasride.sys
    VIA 4in1 (Hyperion) version: 4.55 (that can be found at HKEY_Local_Machine\Software\Via4in1Driver).
    VIA 2.20e SATA/RAID driver was used when installing this computer setup.
    The precise stop error is:
    0x0000007B (0xba4c3528, 0xc0000034, 0x00000000, 0x00000000)
    From many sites I have gathered that the error is related to Windows XP not being able to access a critical system drive. Most probably the SATA hard drive issue.
    The problem probably is the VIA drivers of the old motherboard and/or the SATA driver.
    First I should mention, that MSI K9A Platinum does not have a hard disk SATA driver. If it does, I have been unable to find one. Certainly no such floppy disk included, and no such driver in the MSI's Web page for this motherboard.
    Second important point: I never used RAID. I did use VIA 2.20e SATA/RAID driver disk when installing Windows XP to the old computer.
    Strange that the hard drive model is reported as a "SCSI Disk Device". It's not a SCSI drive however: it's a SATA disk.
    I have tried to uninstal the motherboard chipset drivers (Hyperion v4.55), but there seems to be a bug here: the drivers should be uninstalled using the installation program, and select the uninstall option. However, I do not get the uninstallation option to choose at all! Yes, I'm using the normal installation mode, not the quick installation (although tried that, too). The Hyperion setup program just installs, and asks to reboot the computer. After rebooting and trying again, it still does not offer me an uninstallation choise.
    I know how to install hard drive VIA SATA driver, but I have no idea how to uninstall it. And I'm afraid to do that without certainty that it IS the solution, since I could not access the hard drive any more in the old computer setup (and return to read this forum). Also, I do not have a floppy drive any more. Anyone know if there is an issue with K9A and XP having VIA SATA driver installed?
    When I tried the new computer setup, I first tried the simplest possible hardware combination: there were no CD/DVD-drives, no (parallel)IDE hard drives, and no PCI cards, except the MSI video adapter.
    My BIOS Setup experiments. None of these helped: got the same stop error each time.
    1) I didn't much touch the BIOS setting first. Just tried to boot with the settings BIOS came with.
    2) Next I disabled the integrated audio, LAN and IEE1394 devices and floppy drive and disabled all other choises except the SATA drive as a boot device.
    3) Next I tried with the fail-safe BIOS defaults.
    4) Cleared CMOS.
    5) Changed OnChip SATA type from Native IDE to Legacy IDE. (Only one boot attempt with the setting as Legacy.)
    6) Disabled PCI IDE BusMaster.
    7) Never touched anything in the Cell Menu: so the settings are in minimum.
    A step I have taken after the last attempt: run Windows XP hard drive error-checking tool to every logical drive with the fix option selected, and the system drive also with scan the bad sectors option selected.
    My plans next are:
    1) to install a newer Hyperion driver. If that would correct the no-unistallation-choice-bug,
    2) to disable USB-devices in the BIOS (desperate),
    3) to choose the Windows general video display driver (although I seriously doubt this is a display driver problem!).
    4) to uninstall the Anti-Virus software (Avira Antivir).
    I've read a numerous Web pages so far about the 0x0000007B stop error. Here are some links:
    Quote
    http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/knowledge_base/
    Stop 0x0000007B or INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE
    This Stop message, also known as Stop 0x7B, indicates that Windows XP Professional lost access to the system volume or boot volume during the startup process. This error always occurs while the system is starting and is often caused by one of the following:
        * Hardware problems
        * Corrupted or incompatible storage drivers
        * File system problems
        * Boot sector viruses
        * Outdated firmware
    During I/O system initialization, this error can occur when:
        * The controller or driver for the startup device (typically the hard disk) failed to initialize the necessary hardware.
        * File system initialization failed because the system did not recognize the data on the boot device.
    Quote
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314082
    You receive a Stop 0x0000007B error after you move the Windows XP system disk to another computer
    SYMPTOMS
    After you move the Microsoft Windows XP system (boot) disk to a backup computer, you may receive the following Stop error when you try to start the Windows XP-based backup computer:
    STOP: 0x0000007B (0xF741B84C,0xC0000034,0x00000000,0x00000000)
    CAUSE
    This error may occur if the registry entries and the drivers for the mass storage controller hardware in the backup computer are not installed in Windows XP.
    RESOLUTION
    To resolve this error, use the same hardware for the backup computer.
    Heh, heh! Very nice Microsoft, but I plan to update my computer, so I NEED to use different components
    Quote
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/324103
    Device Driver Issues
    You may receive a "Stop 0x0000007B" error message in the following scenarios:
    •   A device driver that the computer boot controller needs is not configured to start during the startup process.
    •   A device driver that the computer boot controller needs is corrupted.
    •   Information in the Windows XP registry (information related to how the device drivers load during startup) is corrupted.
    Hardware Issues
    You may receive a "Stop 0x0000007B" error message if there is a resource conflict between the boot controller and another controller or between SCSI devices. You may also receive this Stop error message if drive translation is not being performed or if drive translation was changed. To troubleshoot this issue:
    1.   If an IRQ or I/O port address conflict exists between the boot controller and another controller, Windows XP either stops responding (hangs) or displays a "Stop 0x0000007B" error message. If you recently added new hardware, remove the new hardware or reconfigure it so that it does not conflict with the resources of any other installed controllers.
    2.   If you are using a SCSI hard disk, check the SCSI chain for correct termination. Remove any unused SCSI devices or make sure that each SCSI ID is unique.
    3.   Make sure that drive translation is turned on (if it is required) and that it has not been changed. For example, if you recently switched controllers, this issue may occur. For additional information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 314082.
    Quote
    http://support.microsoft.com/kb/316401/
    SYMPTOMS
    When you start your Microsoft Windows XP-based computer after you replace the motherboard on the computer, you may receive a Stop error message that is similar to the following:
    STOP 0x0000007B INACCESSABLE_BOOT_DEVICE
    CAUSE
    This issue may occur if the new motherboard contains an embedded IDE controller that has a different chipset than the original motherboard.
    RESOLUTION
    Method 1: Perform an in-place upgrade of Windows XP [<- That means repair installation of Windows XP]
    •   Do not use a repair or in-place upgrade if you suspect disk problems.
    Method 2: Repartition and format your hard disk and reinstall Windows XP

    Alright I got the situation over.
    Quote from: Roskaposti on 19-May-07, 04:44:59
    My plans next are:
    1) to install a newer Hyperion driver. If that would correct the no-unistallation-choice-bug,
    2) to disable USB-devices in the BIOS (desperate),
    3) to choose the Windows general video display driver (although I seriously doubt this is a display driver problem!).
    4) to uninstall the Anti-Virus software (Avira Antivir).
    I did try all all the above, and none of them helped.
    And by the way: after installing the new Hyperion (VIA chipset drivers), I was finally able to also uninstall. It also uninstalled the IDE SATA (I think) and PATA drivers.
    But what I had to do, was to make a REPAIR installation of Windows XP.
    So, I was wondering now afterwards: this is really, really silly. Why the hell we need to re-install Windows if we move the SYSTEM SATA drive to another computer? We don't have similar problem with parallel IDE drives. Whom should we thank here??
    The issue is to insert the driver files and the information of the ide drivers Windows should use with the next boot. How can it be this difficult?
    What you basically need is..
    - the information about the new chipset's PCIIDE.SYS/[VENDOR_PROVIDED_FILE].SYS and ATAPIIDE.SYS inserted into the values in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSetXXX\Control\CriticalDeviceDatabase
    - and the vendor's IDE drivers to the %SYSTEMROOT%/System32/drivers folder.
    Maybe something else, I don't know. But the problem was, Windows didn't know how, or what drivers to use. That can't be so big problem you need to install the whole OS anew!

  • Why no CPU support of Phenoms on K9A Platinum ?

    Hi there people,
    I know I am rather new to the board...or at least I didn't post in a long time.
    First I hope I choose the right forum for my question. If I didn't I am sorry and hope that a moderator will be so kind and move my topic accordingly.
    Now to my question, as a happy owner of a K9A Platinum board, which I had choosen last X-Mas because it was common consensus that it will be able to use Phenom cores later on since the use the same "Socket" basically apart from the memory controller and HT differences between AM2 and AM2+.
    Now it looks like MSI is not going to release a BIOS capable of supporting the new phenoms ? Or is it just they are waiting for the new steppings with the fixed TLB bug to release a BIOS for those CPUs ?
    Does anyone have more insight in this matter ? I mean I can understand MSI policy in that they want to sell K9A2 (or any other AM2+) boards but I find it rather unfair to those customers who had bought a K9A (or generally a Socket AM2 board, because K9A2 wasnt out back then when I bought it). And as other companies do show it is possible to switch the BIOS on the exact same chipsets to support Phenom cores. So why not the MSI board(s).
    See here: http://global.msi.com.tw/index.php?func=prodcpusupport&prod_no=259&maincat_no=1&cat2_no=171&cat3_no=#menu
    I am a longterm MSI customer having had MSI mainboards for years now and this is the first time I actually have a "problem". I paid 100€ for my mainboard last year and I am not willing to spend another 100€ to circle around a limitation which should be fixable with a BIOS update (see ASUS) ?
    Maybe I should reconsider my longterm customership with MSI and switch to ASUS...which I would not like as an option.
    Is there any chance that MSI will bring out a Phenom supporting BIOS ? They did bring out such BIOSes for other mainboards so why not the K9A ? Its basically the same as the K9A2 afaik ?
    Lastly I want to partly apologize for my little "rant" above...I am just at the moment so disappointed.
    Iscaran

    Quote from: Iscaran on 09-February-08, 22:04:26
    I see...however then I find it quite strange that the same chipset mainboard from ASUS for example allows for that update ?
    Do those have really differing BIOS chipsizes ? I though the BIOS is stored in a piece of hardware provided by the chipset manufacturer ?
    http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=149&l3=624
    As you probably already realized I am no expert when it comes to BIOSes...suffice to say that I tend to know what I am doing when flashing it and I know a little about hardware in general.
    Perhaps you could elaborate further on this ?
    "Do those have really differing BIOS chipsizes ? I though the BIOS is stored in a piece of hardware provided by the chipset manufacturer ?
    http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=149&l3=624"
    Yes that which you linked is using 8Mbit BIOS chip, while your mainboard is using 4Mbit BIOS chip.
    However:
    "I see...however then I find it quite strange that the same chipset mainboard from ASUS for example allows for that update ?"
    We don't care for other brands than MSI. Please stop link to different manufacturers.
    You can view list of Phenom Ready MSI mainboards here: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=113759.0
    As you can see there is a budget models as well. Its the matter of BIOS capacity.

  • Help with GeForce 8400 GS on K9A Platinum

    Hello,
    I changed my video card to PNY GeForce 8400 GS, the machine boots up fine but doesn't look like the video card is being recognized properly. I get only 800x600 and the colors are all messed up. In Device Manager, when I click on the video card it says "Your computer's system firmware does not include enough information to properly configure and use this device. ... (Code 35)". I have the latest drivers from NVIDIA, I just updated my BIOS to the latest version (1.9), but still the same problem.
    Machine Specs:
    MSI K9A Platinum (MS-7280)
    AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ 2GHz
    Corsair 2GB DDR2
    Samsung DVD RW Drive
    Antec Truepower Trio PSU 550W
    Windows 7 x64
    Old video card:
    Sapphire Radeon X1900 GT 256MB
    New video card:
    PNY GeForce 8400 GS 512MB
    Can someone please help?
    Thanks,
    Sunil.

    Sounds like there could be a conflict with the old driver fragments from the X1900 GT. Uninstall all graphics drivers, run >>Driver Sweeper<< and this time install the graphics drivers supplied by MSI.

  • K9A Platinum Won't load XP PRO 64

    I have a K9A Platinum board, Athlon 64 x2 4800+, 4 x 1 GB OCZ Gold ram.  The system boots up, recognizes the raid drive, starts to install Windows, I specify the driver for the raid controller, it loads it, finishes loading all the rest of the drivers, and then sits there with a blank blue screen with the text "Starting Windows"  at the bottom.
    It will not go past this point.  Any ideas?

    It has nothing to do with the board!
    But everything with the CPU and number of memory banks.
    The CPU only supports 4 banks at full speed, this is:
    2 sticks double sided (=4 banks)
    4 sticks single sided (=4 banks)
    This is a CPU limitation, not board.
    Normaly you can get it running with more then 4 banks by reducing the memory speed.

  • Help, K9A Platinum

    hi all, Ive just ordered a  K9A Platinum  and was wondering if the  OCZ DDR2 PC6400 1024MB KIT, Spec Ops Ed ,w/two 512MB PC6400 XTC, CL5-5-5-12  2.0v would work even though the mainboard says it supports 1.8v
    thanks in advance if anyone can help

    Quote from: patch1979 on 13-February-07, 23:08:22
    hi, thanks for that, was starting to think the ram I bought might not work. thanks again {cant wait for the delivery }
    let we know when you got them and the result

  • Overclocking K9A Platinum

    I was wondering if there are any overclockers who have gotten a K9A Platinum with a 5200+ Windsor (2.6GHz) to run over 3.3 GHz?
    I'm pretty experienced as an overclocker and I have a liquid cooling system. I can't cross the 3.3 Gig threshold to save my life. I'm not talking instability..I post, all looks good but then it doesn't even bother to boot to Windows. I only get as far as 3.27 GHz and it is rock solid at around 40C under load. It just seems odd to me that my overclock would stop so abruptly at 3.3
    Thanks!
    gg

    I'm running 252 X 13 with voltage at 1.350 + 20%. I have my memory base at 667 with an adjusted freq of like 830 or in that area. The only HT link speed setting on my board is "Standard" or "For Overclocking", whatever that means. I've tried lowering my divider to 12 and all kinds of other things. In every case, I can't get to 3.30 GHz.
    I'm considering lowering the proc freq so I can get more out of my memory by starting at 800 and trying to reach a balance of max memory freq along with a lower overclock. I guess the question is; which will benefit me more: A maxed out proc with a lower memory freq? or ,a lower proc overclock with maxed out memory?
    gg

  • When is going to be released official new bios for k9a platinum

    Hi,
    as I write in topic, when is going to be released new bios for k9a platinum?
    thanks

     That is a Kuma CPU and as such it is not and probably will not be supprted on your older MB.
     Here is a list of MBs that support 7550 Kuma, 7750 it appears like is too new to be on any MSI MB CPU support list yet however it it should be supported on them as well.
    K9A2 CF, K9AGM3-F, K9A2 Neo-F
    K9N2GM-F V2, K9N2 SLI Platinum / K9N2 Zilent, K9N2G Neo
    K9A2GM V3, KA790GX, KA780G-M
    KA790GX-M, KA780GM-M, KA780GM
    K9A Platinum >> CPU support << list

  • Help with my K9A PLATINUM

    Hi, every body i have a huge problem with my system wich is:
    MOBO: K9A PLATINUM
    CPU: AMD Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Windsor 3.2GHz 2 x 1MB L2 Cache Socket AM2 125W
    MEMORY: OCZ Gold 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
    VIDEO CARD : ATI Radeon X1950 PRO 256MB Dual DVI PCI-E
    HDD: Western Digital Caviar SE WD1600AAJS 160GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s
    OS: Microsoft Windows Vista ULTIMATE SP1 32bit
    PSU : OCZ StealthXStream OCZ500SXS 500W ATX12V, 8A @ 115V, 4A @ 230V
    I BUILD the system a few moths ago, in the first two moths everything was just runing nice and smooth, and suddenly the system didnt post  me at all, for no reason, i mean, the last time i used i did turn it off like allways, i did try a few things, like test the procesor, memorys and video card in a friends pc, and everything was ok, them i did rebuild it and the same problem, a few hours latter, it just start... and everything work fine, i experienced the same problem a couple of more time, but a week ago give me the same problem again and nothing yet
    the problem in question is
    I pressed the power button, I got the LEDs, and fans on for about a second, then poof, dead again. I pressed the power button, and nothing happens. If I unplug and plug the power cord back in, it happens all over again, no sounds, no leds, no fans, even the PSU fans are dead, nothing on the screen, some one says the may be the ram, but i dont think so cuz i try it with other diferent module and didnt work, and with out the ram at all, and the same problem, and if the ram were the problem at least without any of it, the system will let me know the is not ram place it, with a sound alarm or something like that !!! i think ....  well i Really hope the some one can help me please and thks

    thks, i allready try with two diferent PSU one of those PSU i use in a system the runs a EVGA X280 as u know is far more energy demanding tham the x1950pro, and about the OVER HEAT, well i did try it in an other mobo and runs just find, i did check the fan just in case, but all of these seens to be ok, and i been serching for an ansewers about this problem and theres some few other pple the have the same problem...
    if u have other sugestions i be glad to try it, thks

  • MSI k9a Platinum + PowerColor 1950 pro extreme + bios v1.6

    Hello!  At motherboard stood version firmware v1.4 Run test 3DMark2005 and received 10,444 importance to my configuration (which is a good figure). Then Live Update pointed out that there are newer BIOS v1.6, I flash. Then began receiving in 7048 3DMark2005  :( Tried to reinvent the windows XP, set new driver, not helped, Clear CMOS. ReFlash to version v1.3 (why not found on the website version v1.4), and miracle! 3DMark2005 shows 10456  . It can be concluded to reduce speed blame new BIOS. So do not recommend placing Edition v1.4 above.
     Sorry for my English. I used a translator from GOOGLE 
    AMD 5200+ windsor
    MSI k9a platinum
    PowerColor X1950 PRO Extreme 256MB
    DDR-2 1Gb 800 Elixir *2
    Western Digital Serial ATA II (WD3200AAJS) - 8Mb, 7200rpm
    Chieftec LBX-02BBSL 450W

    Here we go AGAIN, I will explain this AGAIN ....... 
    Do not flash the bios if there aren't any problems!
    Flashing the bios is only usefull if you experience compatibility problems between certain hardware devices in your pc. So, leave the bios alone!
    A BIOS IS NOT A DRIVER!
    And, like it is with drivers, newer is not always better! Some driver/bios are meant only for newer hardwaremodels.
    LEAVE IT ALONE, UNLESS YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO MESS WITH IT.
    So, Foxyrus, lesser points in 3DMark was completely your own fault, not MSI's. Telling people not to use the 1.6 bios is nonsense. In your case it did not work, but for some folks it probably will work.

  • K9a platinum problems

    Hi,  new member here.
     I'm sorry that my first post is to ask for help, but this is my problem:
    I have a K9a platinum, x1900gt 254mb, 1G ram pc6400, Xp SP2.
    For some reason,  my pc won't pass the drect3D 7 test (and only the 7, I have no problem with the 8 or 9), it just freezes..(so there are a lot of programs that don't work)
    I have the 6.9 ati catalyst, and the october release of directx.
    I've been fighting with this problem for a week, I did it all, uninstalled all the dirvers, installed again, tried all the downloads at the support page...
    The only thing I didn't do is update the BIOS. My bios is the 1.1 version and I cannot update to 1.2 the AMi flash utility (windows based) freezes at the moment of the flash, and the floppy flash hangs when it loads the menu...
    Is there a bios protecion? I couldn't find anything about it at the bios setup :(
    a jumper maybe?
    Thanks for reading, I'm really desperate, I've no idea what to do.
    leomanya.

    Hey XANADUSERVERS!!!   GOOD news!!! EXTRA EXTRA!!
     I was trying what you said, i tried to flash from floppy whith no hard drive, no nothing, and it failed, but then I connected the hdds (I had just 1 memory stick from the other test) and I did a direct3d test and WORKED fine!!, It was the f**king memory in dual channel that's somehow messing up..
    UF, I'm really happy, at least I know the mother is fine...
    humm .. I have to figure up how to make the memory work maybe I have to clock the correct speeds manually.. the problem is that I have no idea of the timming of this memory, is a Tyrex (?) pc6400 kinda generic.
    I'm a cheapsake, I don't wanna buy a new pair of RAMS 
     PS- Thanks man, for all your replies and help , cheers.

  • K9A Platinum 64x Edition drivers?

    I have the K9A Platinum with windows professional 64x.My problem is that I can not install the 64x realtek gigabit ethernet drivers. And I can't use the CD to install the drivers.

    http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/driver/dvr/spt_dvr_detail.php?UID=737&kind=1
    The drivers page for your MB is a great resource to get the most current drivers. You may want to see if that driver works any better from the link above.

  • K9A Platinum RAID - Be careful if you're considering this MB

    Unbeknownst to me when I purchased this board to replace my ASUS P4S8X which had a Promise FastTrak 376 SATA RAID controller, when you create a mirrorset on the K9A Platinum you *cannot* preserve data. In my wildest dreams I didn't think that would be that way so I never thought to ask before I bought it. A RAID controller that can't preserve that data on one of its members?? Mind boggling to say the least.
    Yes folks and it's true, confirmed by MSI support:
    "ATI Raid Controller does not support this feature which is the chipset limitation which you will need to create the raid array and have a fresh install."
    That's real nice eh? Completely re-install everything from scratch? <<Removed>> I just did that a week and an a half ago when I lost the MBR after a failed disk and Windoze fixmbr clobbered the partition table. That took 16 hours not including the Windoze install time. Don't want to do that again.
    Plan B: Boot a knoppix CD and use dd_rescue to duplicate the disks then create the mirrorset, sync them and cross my fingers.
    But that's only the half of it. In playing around with changing the IDE setting from Native IDE to raid, XP blue screens after the Logo with a 7b error. Haven't looked into that yet but I suspect it's because it doesn't have the drivers for the now raid controller. I'll worry about that once I have a sync'd mirrorset created.
    When the IDE chipset is set to RAID in the BOIS I tried booting Windoze install disk and adding in the drivers for the now RAID chipset, it fails every time. I think I'm using the right drivers, need to confirm that, ahci8086, but every time it tries to load the driver it tells me that ahci8086.sys is corrupt. I've downloaded it numerous times with the same result. Same thing with the one off the included CD. The ahci8086.sys file is dated 5/18/2006 and I've got the latest which is dated 7/27/2006 which I don't think I tried yet but plan too. If I'm using the wrong driver for when the IDE BOIS is in RAID mode, please let me know but that's what is delivered in the ATI SB600 IDE RAID download so I assume that would be correct. Or maybe I'm supposed to be using one of the Silicon Image driver sets, I couldn't find any information anywhere on what is the correct driver.

    I got censored?!?! I don't know where this Forum is headquartered or based, but here in the United States of America we have a thing called "Free Speech" that protects the citizens of our Country from exactly what has just occurred here.
    What was censored wasn't really that bad, no profane language or anything, just a reference to the shortsightedness of some engineers. I hope this isn't a Forum where you're only Welcome if you post "MSI is GREAT!" and are not allowed to even whisper anything even slightly negative about them...
    As a background I've been in IT support roles for around 25 years. Managed Digital Equipment Corp. VAX's and Alpha's (VMS, ULTIRX, and Tru64 UNIX, started using VAX's in 1978), Sun's Enterprise large servers and assortment of other SPARC boxes (Solaris), IBM 6x0's, and a host of smaller systems running both UNIX and Linux. I cut my teeth on DEC's ULTRIX.
    That said, to come across a RAID controller in the year 2006 that will not allow you to preserve the data on one of its members when creating a mirrorset is just unconscionable. So I made reference to the shortsightedness of the engineers by referring that they might be something, and that got censored. I was hoping that might be a wakeup call to these engineers, sort of like a 2x4 upside the head, so they don't make a mistake like this again.
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