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Have installed a Vantec EZ-Swap sata hd rack using a Maxtor 150GB sata hd.
Which one?
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Can't get the hot swap to function without using a program called HotSwap!
Is that a program bundled with it? If so, then it may be necessary for that function to work with this device.
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USB devices work fine. Is there a bios or nvidia setting?
If other USB devices work fine, then its not a problem with the board. There won't be a BIOS setting either that will make it work. And why Nvidia? You have an AMD chipset-based mainboard.
I think you'd be best off asking your EZ-Swap manufacturer for support with this device.
http://www.vantecusa.com/front/support/index

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I can't find any specs on the Lenovo websites that tell me what the difference is between the different units.
Some specs I've found on the web say that the TS430 0393 comes with 8 - 3.5" hot swap bays. Others say 4.
Is there a table that shows which hot-swap options come with what models?
Ideally I am looking for a server with 8 3.5" SATA hot-swap trays installed.

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I recommend you also post your question on the HP Business Support Forum -- ML Servers section.
http://h30499.www3.hp.com/t5/ProLiant-Servers-ML-DL-SL/bd-p/itrc-264#.UyBokulOW9I

Internal drives hot swap-able??

I have 4 drives in my G4 MDD and I only need 2 on all the time and the other are back ups that I usually only use once a week.
I usually leave them unplugged until I need them, then with the G4 off plug them in and start up
My Question is: can I plug them in while the computer is running? are they hot swap-able like a firewire drive or is it safer to shut down plug them in and restart
Thanks

Hello! No you should not try re-connecting them while powered up. You're really asking for trouble by leaving them off and you're not saving any electricity to amount to anything. The strat/stop cycle of a hard drive is the hardest thing on a drive and takes many times the electricity than running them for many hours. Leaving them on all the time also keeps them at more of a constant temperature. I've seen drives that were working find day in and day out and when stored for a few weeks sometimes won't boot at all. I run everything 24/7/365 and have for over 10 years with no significant problems. Sure a hard drive will fail from time to time but I'm running some many yeras old. Hope this answers your question. Tom

Z77A-GD65 SATA Hot Swap Issue

Hi folks, hoping someone can help with this.
I have attached a 2-port rear eSATA bracket to my Z77A-GD65. When I connect and power up an external drive to either of these ports, W7 recognises the drive just fine, but it does not appear in the "safely remove hardware" menu, nor is it ejectable by right-clicking the drive's icon in Windows Explorer.
I initially connected the bracket to chipset SATA ports 4 & 6, with the "hot plug" feature for these ports set to "enabled".
Intel Rapid Storage drivers are installed and the main system drive is RAID0 (2x256GB SSDs) in 6GB/s SATA ports 1 & 2.
What I have tried so far:
- Update the motherboard BIOS (v10.0 to v10.5)
- Disable write caching on the drive in question
- Use a different drive (in an eSATA caddy)
- Connect the bracket to the ASmedia controller (SATA ports 7 & 8) in AHCI mode, instead of the Intel controller
So far nothing has made the drives show up in the "safely remove hardware" menu.
Any ideas?

For anyone interested, I found the solution.
Connect and power on external HD
Go to my computer
Right-click the external HD icon
Click properties
Select "Hardware" tab
Click on the entry for your external HD
Click properties
If not logged in as admin, there is a button in the "General" tab that says "Change Settings" - click it and and dismiss any UAC message
Go to the "Policies" tab
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MOVED: 790GX-G65 doesn't change voltage

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Quote from: okaka on 08-October-10, 00:12:39
I've just tried to reset cmos and reconfigure all values in the bios, but nothing to do...
I also tried to downgrade bios to 4.1, nothing... I can't undestand what's happened

Sata hot swap possible with 970a-g46? If so, how?

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You can fix it without reinstalling - there are methods. It was unfortunate that when you build with this board by default AHCI is not set properly when loading "optimized defaults" - default is IDE. This is MSI's fault actually. Asus boards have AHCI enabled by default, as do most Intel MSI boards. Even so your burner should work fine in IDE mode as long as it's attached to one of the two SATA 6 ports. Perhaps you used one of the legacy SATA 3 ports. I have built with 13 of these boards (I'm a local builder-shop owner) in my town and I didn't have this issue, mostly because my configurations are simple (eg 1 to 2 HD's) and a single DVD burner, and I always make sure AHCI is enabled anyway.

MOVED: 790GX-G65 // Ram Problem

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When I put more than 1 (one) memory DIMM in the system it won't boot, either to bios or OS. Can I change the frequency prior to installing the other #2, #3, & #4 DIMM?
Also, I plan on keeping the XP 32 bit system. Yes, I was told the OS will only use 3.5 - 4 gb, but the software manufacturer said that the program would recognize and use the entire 8gb, is this not true?
Finally, it says dual channel, so on this MoBo, should I try slot 1 & 4, or 1 & 2 for a max of 4gb? Regardless, the system won't boot with more than 1 (one) DIMM installed.
Side problem. On a system scan & in bios it recognizes the 2nd harddrive 500gb Seagate, C:/ drive is recognized, but when I go to MyComputer it only shows 1 harddrive and 2 x optical drives, how do I get the 2nd harddrive recognized and assigned.

MOVED: 790GX-G65 DDR@1600

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Quote from: Dopamin3 on 18-September-09, 05:37:14
Correct, don't go past the red settings.
Leave DDR Voltage at what the kit is rated for. Try using these settings: NB voltage: 1.25v - 1.35v and CPU-NB Voltage: 1.3v - 1.4v. This may improve stability for 1600mhz. I wouldn't push much higher than that.
Well, that's the problem, NB starts into the RED @ 1.181V, 1.25V is DEEP RED.

Best internal SATA RAID option

I'd like to add more drives internally and create a RAID 0 for video production (DV work right now, but DVCProHD in the near future).
I've found different options for mounts and controller cards from Sonnet, Wiebtech, RocketRAID, Digital Virgin, MaxConnect and Granite Digital.
Can anyone recommend or give their own pros and cons for these different systems?
Thanks,
dgh

The drives look very cute on those wooden popsicle sticks. I don't know if saving on the mounts is helpful to the overall picture considering the cost of the drives and controller card.
Here's all the information I've been able to dig up and I thought I'd share it. To me the MaxConnect 4port CPU bay system ($220US) using 3 MaxLine III 300GB drives ($360US) looks like the most bang for your buck. It gives you a 900GB RAID for $580.
PCI-E host controllers:
RocketRAID 2320 (can't boot from it) $290 for 8 internal channels/SATA II
RocketRAID 2310 (can't boot from it) $150 for 4 internal channels/SATA I & II
http://www.highpoint-tech.com/
Tempo SATA E4i (can't boot from it) $200 for 4 internal channels/SATA II
http://www.sonnettech.com/product/temposatae4i.html
SATAVue™ SATA Hot-Swap PCI Host Adapters $50 for 2 internal channels/SATA II
http://www.granitedigital.com/catalog/pg49_fasthostadapters.htm
MaxExpress 2 port SATA Controller w/CPU Bay mounts & cables $140
MaxExpress 4 port SATA Controller w/CPU Bay mounts & cables $270
http://www.maxupgrades.com/istore/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_I D=141
G5 PowerMac mounting kits:
G5 Dual Drive Mounting Kit (ugly, screws mount to front) $50 to mount 2 drives in CPU bay
http://www.granitedigital.com/catalog/pg63_g5dualmounkit.htm
TeraScoop (complete systems - looks cool!) $4K for 2TB/200MBS, $6.5K for 4TB/540MBS, $6.6K for 1.2TB/800MBS!
http://www.digitalvirgin.net/
G5Jam Express (seems like a bad orientation for airflow) $70 to mount 2 drives in CPU bay (no cables)
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G5 Jam Plus (replaces door - kind of ugly you can see screws, also seems like a bad orientation for airflow) $400 for 4 internal & 4 external (no cables)
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http://www.wiebetech.com/products/G5Jam.php
SwiftData200 and SwiftData200R $80 for 3 drives in CPU bay (with cables)
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MaxConnect CPU $75 for 3 drives in CPU bay (no cables)
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http://www.sonnettech.com/product/g5_jive.html
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Wiebtech cables $10 each
MaxConnect cables $10 each
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1.MaXLine Pro 500 16MB $255
2.MaxLine III 300 16MB $120
3.Hitachi Deskstar 7K500 16MB $220
http://www.barefeats.com/quad08.html

MOVED: my 790GX-G65 has some problems..

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Hello!
Please mention your PSU and memory, too.
Which processor is yours in this list?
http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=prodcpu2&prod_no=1739&maincat_no=1
Don't use Live Update. If you must use it, arrange so you let it find a downloaded and extracted file when in SafeMode. - To minimise disturbance: "During updating, please stop all working process to avoid update interruption." To do that you need to download the correct BIOS version first, manually. http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=searchresult&keywords=790GX-G65
Can't say what the third problem is, but I'm leaning towards a Router problem or that you somehow have a competing network.

Hot Swap SATA on MSI k8n neo 4 (ms-7125-010)?????

Does the nForce4 chipset, or Silicon Image SATARAID5 support hot swap sata drives?
Thanks
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RAID-5 is built for hot-swapping disks, I sure hope/think nVidia's version does.
For RAID-0 there's no real use for hot-swapping, when one disk breaks down the whole array goes bust - and I don't think they have complicated the implementation because some users may have other disks in their machines and want to be able to run in the meantime. But since the SATA disks themselves are inherently hot-swappable, what you need is to be able to swap the faulty disk for a new one and recreate a new (empty) RAID-0 while losing all the data.
RAID-1 without hot-swapping doesn't seem so hot, it's for maximum data safety so if one disk goes partially bad you have to be able to turn that off while the mirror continues to work with serving the data. Then you want to get a new one in as quickly as possible, and hopefully it will start recreating the RAID-1 by copying everything from the other disk.

Hot Swap SATA on Windows 7 Pro

I am wondering if anyone has had success with hot swapping SATA (or eSATA) drives on Windows 7?
I was hoping that it would be supported natively, however I am using the Hot Swap! software to get the Safe Device Removal feature to work. http://mt-naka.com/hotswap/index_enu.htm
I read something about making sure that AHCI is enabled in the BIOS, however when I changed the current setting of IDE to AHCI I could no longer boot into Windows.
Any advice much appreciated.

Yes, you need to have your controller running in AHCI mode for functionality like hot swap, amongst other things. It sounds like you installed Windows whilst in IDE mode; by default, only storage controller drivers that are used are installed. So when the install routine sees that you have IDE mode enabled, it forgoes installing the AHCI driver; this lowers system overhead and speeds booting.
Check here for how to change that: Error message when you start a Windows 7 or Windows Vista-based computer after you change the SATA mode of the boot drive: "STOP 0x0000007B INACCESSABLE_BOOT_DEVICE"
By the way, that Hot Swap utility is crap; it never seems to work right. Just use the Safely Remove Hardware icon in your system tray.

790GX-G65 AMD AHCI - Windows 7 file copy freeze

Something very weird is going on with my Windows 7 64-bit Operating System which has just started, and I wanted to see if any of you are experiencing the same issue. The computer has started to freeze when I copy very large files 1GB+ to a USB flash drive, or from one SATA hard drive to another SATA hard drive. About two weeks ago, it would copy fine. Nothing has been installed in between then and now, unless it is Windows Updates.
After having my computer freeze 6+ times, I decided to uninstall the AMD SATA/AHCI driver. I rebooted windows, and now using the generic Microsoft Windows AHCI drivers it copies fine. I reinstalled the AMD Drivers just to see if the drivers had become corrupt, but now it completely freezes using the drivers. The 790GX-G65 motherboard has worked flawlessly for the past four to five months without a problem (using the AMD AHCI drivers). I am concerned it is a Windows Update, but of course it could be a slight possibility that it is the motherboard itself (even though it is only 5 months old). It froze one day for no reason, wouldn't boot up, and eventually started working again.
I did some research, and it seems like others are having this same exact problem, only they were using Nvidia Chipset motherboards. Microsoft even release a hotfix to fix the I/O copy error freeze for Nvidia motherboards.
It is very frustrating that this had started happening within the week, and I don't know the root cause for the drivers to "suddenly" stop working. Have any of you had this problem? Heard of this problem? Or know if it is a common issue?
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790GX-G65 (Bios v4.0)
AMD Athlon II X2 245
4GB DDR3 1300 MHz Memory
1TB WD Caviar Black Edition
500GB Seagate 7200.12

Hi Mark,
Thank you for the suggestions.
I swapped the 460W CoolerMaster PSU for a Corsair GS600 unit with the following specifications: +3.3V~25A, +5V~25A, +12V~48A (576W), -12V~0.8A, +5Vsb~3A. I'm using both 24pin JPWR and 4 pin JPWR2 connectors to provide power to the 890GXM-G65/(MS-7642 ver1), as instructed in the documentation, and as previously configured with the CoolerMaster 460W PSU. I have tried 3 independent power cables, and different power outlets in addition to swapping PSUs.
The system freezes in the same manner, on the same 'Setup is starting...' portion of the Windows 7 installer. This time, a single, short 'Beep' from the motherboard. (Same type of beep you'd hear after a successful POST and boot.) Subsequent retries did not produce any beeps from the motherboard.
I have tried booting various Live CDs in 32bit/64bit flavors and no success. (Ubuntu 9.04, 9.10, 10.04) I continue to disable various on-board components and am running with a single PS/2 keyboard plugged into the system for installation, but still no success.
To test the system further, as recommended, I swapped the 1TB Western Digital with a known good 250GB Western Digital unit from another machine. The drive is detected in the BIOS with no problems, but the installer continues to freeze. The 250GB drive was taken from an XP based system that is able to read/boot from the drive without issues.
Good suggestions, but I continue to freeze at the same point in the Windows & Ubuntu installers. If the CPU was somehow damaged, my thought is that the machine itself would fail to POST. Is that a fair assumption? Could there be something wrong with the video configuration in the BIOS that is causing the OS to lock when detecting hardware? I have set the primary adapter to 'Internal', UMA+Sideport, and AUTO for memory settings.
If you or others had any additional suggestions, I'd appreciate the input. Thanks in advance.

MSI 7125 board and Esata drive hot swapping

Hello. New member with a MSI-7125 board. I have the OEM board that Geeks had. Pretty much the same as the regular 7125. I want to use an external eSATA drive and attach it using a simple eSATA bracket that just connects to the board's internal sata ports, or I will use a PCI controller card. I'm told that either will work, and that I can have hot swapping on either too. I want to be able to turn on and off the drive without turning off windows. I don't want to use the external drive as my main drive. Can anyone confirm that either interface method will work? I'm supposing the simple bracket might be faster since it will have no PCI bus to go through. Thanks

I've listed below a couple of sites that you may be intrested in. They offer the option of using eSATA or SATA on the rear plates. Don't confuse them as they use different plugs on the cables.
http://www.macgurus.com/productpages/sata/SATACables.php
http://www.firewire-1394.com/external-sata-solutions.htm
http://www.cooldrives.com/insaexsa1ppc.html
Russell

MSI 790GX-G65 delay before post

Sorry for hijacking that other thread
So I press the power button on my computer, then the case/mobo lights and fans (inc. cpu fan) turn on, but I have to wait about 20-30 seconds and then it posts.
I built this system in June '09 but this problem didn't start til maybe October. This problem started happening BEFORE I updated/flashed, however I tried updating to solve the problem to no avail.
I don't remember doing anything different when that problem started.
My system:
MSI 790GX-G65 motherboard
AMD Phenom II x3 720 BE 2.8 ghz (not OC)
G Skill 2x2GB ddr3 1600 ram (@ 1333 because of no OC)
WD Caviar blue 320 GB 7200rpm hard drive
HP 22x DVD burner 1170i w/ light scribe
case: ABS Aplus el diablo
monitor: HP 2009m 20" (DVI)
Power Supply: Raidmax Hybrid 2 530 watt Modular (although I doubt that's the problem because power seems to be working - cpu fans turn on and mobo lights come on long before post)
the power for the HD uses a 4-pin to SATA converter (for easier wiring) but I've tried it with regular SATA power cables
I've tried running one ram stick
swapped CD/dvd and Hard drive places on mobo (swapped HD from sata_0 to sata_1 etc)
my case has a lot of wires for fans and lights, so just to make sure i disconnected those and left whatever was necessary connected
I've tried changing the boot order HDD first, and also tried CD first just in case, didn't help
none of these things helped :(
if I left anything out that may help please say so
EDIT: using onboard VGA (set as default display device in BIOS), OS is Windows 7 64bit RC in case those might help
I currently have my case fans connected directly to molex power connectors from PSU, and hard drive and optical are both connected to regular SATA power connectors, regular SATA cables

Quote from: Svet on 11-February-10, 15:38:52
disconnect all storages and see how its goes,
also do >>Clear CMOS Guide<< with power cord removed.
if problem persist, write down and paste here what's written on the screen when the delay is happening.
Quote from: CSN9 on 24-February-10, 05:24:10
Yes! Disconnecting the hard drive stops the delay from happening. I had already cleared the CMOS the way the guide says, but I just did it again while the hard drive was disconnected. However, with the hard drive connected there is still the delay.
Now that we know it has to do with the hard drive, does this mean I need a new one? I mean, I've always had the same hard drive and this problem didn't happen from the beginning. So does it mean I should reformat it or something?
What hard drive is that? and where is connected?

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