Problem RAID K9A2 platinum /vista X64

hello all,
i have install driver promise raid for K9A2 platinum on vista x64 but when i reboot vista say me raid not install... my bios is 1.4
please help me

hello and thanks,
i installing drivers raid which I downloaded from the site msi, I install and when I reboot vista x64, I have a window that tells me that vista has detected new hardware and if I want him to research driver on the web but they did not find.
if I go in the device manager I see raid controller with an exclamation point ( dont install).
my config:
Amd phenom 9600 BE
MSI K9A2 platinum ( chipset amd 790fx )
HDD samsung Sata 750 Go 32mo
Sapphyre toxic HD3870
2x1Go kingmax 1066
alim 450w

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PROBLEM RAID K9A2 Platinum

hello,
I have a problem for the raid on my msi k9a2 platinum.
currently, I have 2 SATA hard drives, on first (samsung 750 GB) I have vista ultimate 64 installed, and on second (maxtor 200 GB) I have games. in the bios I see "Raid: Ide" and when I met "Raid: Raid" blue screen at startup vista.
thanks
phenom 9600 Be
MSI K9A2 platinum
Sapphyre 3870 hd toxic
2 x 1g 1066 Mhz Kingmax
Samsung 750 Go & maxtor 200 Go
2 x HPw2207h

Why are you trying to run a single drive in RAID mode? Sounds logical that Windows would Blue Screen, you have no RAID array. Just keep it running at IDE mode, should be fine...
PCI latency should be set as low as possible, though I doubt you will notice any difference between the 64 and 32 settings. This setting mostly applies when you have add in cards that need to hold the PCI bus longer than default...

Continuing K9A2 Platinum & Vista Install Problems - new variance

Hi All,
This is a contiunuation of my earlier post. https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=113866.0
My full system specs are:
MSI K9A2 Platinum MB
OCZ Technology 2x2GB 240DIMM PC2-6400 Gold
AMD Phenom 9500
2 x Samsung SATA DVD Writer SH-203B/BEBN
GeForce 8800GTX 768MB PCIE DVI
Coolermaster Cosmos case
Seagate 320GB SATA2 HDD ST3320620AS
OCZ 1010 GameXstream PSU
Following the problems described in my earlier post (see above) - which I thought were HDD related - I have tonight bought the Seagate HDD listed above. Installed the HDD, attempted to install Vista Home Premium 64.
Installation seemed to go fine, towards the end - when you get the 'Windows will now start for the first time" screen - the system blue-screened (too quick to get the message, looked like a RAM issue) and crashed. Re-started and then the installation aborted itself.
Second installation try: The system went through the installation process, I passed the bit where you choose the partition to install (did a format), installation seemed to go fine, one re-start, system gets stuck in the 'Completing Installation' phase, I would say roughly around 70% installed according to the blue progress bar.
Interstingly, when I now attempt to perform a new installation attempt I do not even get to the screen where you choose the language and country settings, I just get stuck at the black screen with the Microsoft name written and the green, interrupted bar sliding from left to right.
Am I back at the same stage where I was in my previous post https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=113866.0
This is crazy. I have built around five or six systems so far and never had problems like these...
Please help.
C.

@Russ_xp: No, not yet. I have been scouring the OCZ site to get an idea on compatibility and settings but have been disheartened when the advice for the K9A2 and my memory modules said: "Please call"
Sent an email to European support of OCZ and am awaiting their reply...
I had a look at the memory timings in the MB's BIOS, though and have to admit that I was baffled by the number of different settings that I could manipulate. On the MB's that I played with before there were less fields to manipulate so entering 5-5-5-15-2T was easier (don't laugh).
Cheers,
C.

Problem unscrewing K9A2 Platinum mobo from case

I need to move my K9A2 Platinum mobo ( along with peripherals and add-on boards ) to another computer case. All has gone well with removing all my peripherals and add-on boards from the old case but when I have tried to remove the mobo a two of the screws cannot be unscrewed. They were held to the bottom of the old case with metal clips. I could eventually remove the mobo by forcing out the metal clips but no matter what I try I cannot seem to unscrew either of the screws from its metal clip. Whether I hold the metal clip on the bottom of the mobo in place and unscrew the screw, or whether I hold the screw in place and turn the metal clip on the bottom of the mobo, the threads holding the screw to the metal clip are not unloosening the screw from the metal clip.
I seem stymied. The only practical solution I can think of is to cut through the area holding the metal clip on the bottom of the case with some sort of small blowtorch-like device, if something like that exists, but naturally I am afraid any heat I apply will damage the mobo.
Thoughts ? Suggestions ? I really need to get these clips off so I can transfer my mobo to another computer case I have since it is my main desktop computer right now, although I will soon be building another system

Another thing you can try is carefully pull on the to put pressure against the screws and then see if it helps to get the threads engaged. If no luck then your only other choice is to carefully drill out the screws and hope the drill doesn't slip and damage the MB.
I have had similar problem in the past and putting pressure against the screw like that usually does the trick.

MOVED: MSI P35 Platinum + Vista x64, weird problems (random lockups) + unable to update

This topic has been moved to Vista problems.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=111652.0

Quote from: AaronYuri on 22-November-07, 03:28:52
Well it's simple. Use the BIOS that works best for you. Anyone here will tell you that.
Yeah, I didn't think on that...
Quote from: AaronYuri on 22-November-07, 03:28:52
This is a User-to-user Forum. You will find no MSI employees here.
It's really a shame, because the domain is from MSI, the forum use official MSI brand, the host is payed by MSI, so any moderator here is representing indirectly the company and MSI is responsible of all the forum content and his representatives.
Quote from: AaronYuri on 22-November-07, 03:28:52
EDIT: Just so you know, MSI don't go for bleeding edge. MSI go for the server and OEM market, where there is more money to be had. Asus, Gigabyte and DFI target the ethusiast market. But as ethusiasts only make up <5% of the market, your opinion won't sway that many.
Yes, you're right! Like any customer here I'm no one and nobody gives a about my opnion and my money wasted on a MSI product because the company only gives a on OEM market!
Wonderful tought! God bless you soul and from MSI.
I'll need it because only money it's the important, the company image not. Isn't that right?
Quote from: AaronYuri on 22-November-07, 03:28:52
But as for the rest, it's down to your opinion. I recommend all my customers MSI hardware, because you get quality support (this forum) and a fast & friendly RMA service.
A company is as good as it's support.
Wonderful support.
I imagine if I am a president of a big brazilian PC manufacturer, because the sells of computers in Brazil in that year beats any market in world, and then I see all this bullshit happening from MSI side, then I turn my attention on Gigabyte or Asus (they too act on OEM market and give more attention to your customers).

Direct Draw problems on T61 w/ Vista x64

Has anyone had problems with applications that use directdraw on a T61 with 64bit windows? There were a couple applications i tried running (diablo II amongst others) that fail to launch, saying the video mode is unavailable. I ended up just using a virtual machine with x86 XP to solve the problem, but i'd rather not have to.
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Hello,
I have been battling this similar issue for a few months on two T500's that we have with the switchable graphics. While I dont have a WD MyBook, I do have a USB hub attached to the dock with a Maxtor ext. HDD hooked to that (althought I use it for my Rescue & Recovery auto backups) I will try disconnecting that.
I do get the BSOD on atikmpag.sys. 3 calls to lenovo support and they still tell me no fix. These machines were announced in August 2008 and its almost 2009 with no fix.
I am beginning to wonder if its my KVM switch causing the crash for the video driver, but it even fails when I am not switching between PC's.
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Thanks in advance,
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ESATA problem on K9A2 Platinum

I've been having a baffling problem with my new external hard drive, a WD MyBook Studio Edition. It's firewire and usb connections work fine, but I have had zero luck getting the esata port to work. When I have the HD plugged in and turned off, turning on the computer will turn on the white light on the HD that means its on, but I can't see it in the bios or in vista. Any ideas?

Disk manager doesn't see the disk yet, that is my first and biggest problem.
How do I know if the port is turned on?
Bios is set to AHCI.
Sorry I didn't see these responses sooner, apparently I didn't have notifications turned on. I really appreciate you all being helpful, as WD tech support told me I was on my own pretty much.

MOVED: K9A Platinum+Vista x64+4GB RAM=100% CPU on Startup

This topic has been moved to Vista problems.
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=115529.0

Quote from: Fredrik Åsenius on 28-March-08, 08:23:35
Hello!
Please say what PSU you got, and what it can do on the +12V.
You ask a good question, but I was thinking one of the sticks is not recognised for some reason. That would leave 2048 kB + 512 kB = 2560 kB. As for the OS part that is pretty close.
So make sure both sticks are in good order and seated well, by testing them one at a time. Make sure the memory has the recommended voltage, as by the manufacturer.
I have an Enermax Noisetaker II 480W with Dual Rail +12V SLi/Crossfire PSU
Quote from: Bas on 28-March-08, 15:06:37
Turn on memory hole or memory remapping if you have one of those in the bios.
I've looked everywhere on the motherboard for such a function and there doesn't seem to be one. I tried using the overclocking feature once, and it just jams itself on the first try (boot/reboot forever). Maybe something wrong with the MB?

K9A2 Platinum/ problems adding 15k SAS to existing 15k SAS with Vista64 OS

This is my first build. I am trying to add a Fujitsu 15k SAS max3147rc to the existing max3147rc which has the Vista64 on it. Both disk are currently setup in the array under LD1 and LD2. This is the only way I was able to see the 2nd HD without formatting the existing HD which has the Vista 64 on it. Both show up in the arrray as Promise 1+0 Stripe/RAID0. The mode is 1+0 and raid is 0 for both drives.
Only the HD with Vista 64 shows up under my computer. Both drives show up under Disk Management. The one with OS is listed as NTFS and the other is listed as unallocatedand only has the option to make it a New Simply Volume.
Shouldn't both of these drives be on LD1 in raid0 for the fastest speed? How can it be done without formatting the drive with Vista 64 on it
Also, here is a link to a diagram of the SAS cable pinout.
http://www.cs-electronics.com/PDF/18-SAS-7P82-P1m.pdf
K9A2 Platinum/ Vista 64 Ultimate ( currently using new Beta bios because of memory 8gb memory issues)
Apevia case with gauges, 1- 120mm and 3-80mm fans
1- WD 10k raptor
2-15k Fujitsu MAX3147RC
2-2GB GSkill pc8500 1066mhz
AMD Phenom 9600BE
ATI FireGL 5600
1- DVD/CD with litescribe
1- floppy drive
1- multi card reader
OCZ 700watt ps

Bandwidth is useless when latency kicks in.
As IDE drives have a typical latency of 8~10 ms where SAS has 3~4 ms, there is no way IDE will pass SCSI bandwidth or not.
Except when you use 1 task, but a modern PC doesn't do that.
As for money on a decent RAID-controller, IDE (SATA) will not beat SCSI (SAS), no way on earth.
For click-open only access-time matters, bandwidth is second.
For AVI decoding/encoding bandwidth matters, as you have large continues files.
In my test you need to do more then 1 thing, as is common practice today, I used large files (you could use small) as they show you the difference enormously.
Try it and find out, most people that are not used to SCSI drives believe IDE can beat it.....sorry but it's not the case.
Raptors are old poor performing drives when it comes to SCSI, and the controller won't help you....try a real SCSI (SAS) Raid, it will blow you from your feet
Test under linux, gimme the results of your drives in seconds:
Code: [Select]
dd if=/dev/zero of=/export/out.dat bs=1M count=1024
Afer every test, delete the out.dat, show the result screen, then I will show the one for the forum, that has 2 SCSI drives in software-raid1
On a very old machine the result could be this:
Quote
1024+0 records in
1024+0 records out
1073741824 bytes (1.1 GB) copied, 332.856 seconds, 3.2 MB/s

Problems in Vista x64

Hi
I have problem with crashes in Vista x64. I was blaming nvidia but removing my SB Fatalty card solves my problem.
What happens: When enabling SLI , sound crashes in games. Even without playing I get BSOD at boot (ramdom) this is ONLY when enabling SLI
Anyone had similar problem
My system:
q6600, XFX 780i mobo, 4x2GB Muskin, 2x WD Veloraptors raid0, 2x 8800GTS 320mb, Supernova kW PSU, SB Fatalty

Proxie_dk,
Also,
You might want to make sure that you have done the following to try and help resolve or workaround the problem more:
Make sure you have set the correct timinns and voltages for Mushkin memory in BIOS, more information at Mushkin website under support.
Make sure you have the latest version of the BIOS for your motherboard, as several manufacturers did release updates for the problems with NVIDIA and Creative compatability. Look at support section on the XFX support site.
Make sure you are using the latest motherboard chipset drivers available from NVIDIA. 5.25 is the latest, and the international package is here.
Make sure you are using the latest graphics drivers available from NVIDIA. 86.8 is the latest, and the international package is here.
Also, perhaps not as important as the above, make sure you have the latest Windows Updates installed using Microsoft Update.

X-fi platinum gives out only static noise under Vista x64

hello. I need some help getting x-fi to work under Vista x64.
the card works great under XP. no problems at all.
under Vista x64 drivers install fine. but the card only outputs very loud static sound. sometimes all the time, sometimes only when I try to play music. when I try to play audio the program usually freezes or acts like it takes much longer to play the sound. for example Vista speaker test shows speaker animation for much longer than normally.
switching to Audio Creation mode usually helps some, but still only static.
switching in Vista Sound->Recording devices causes a lot of static to be generated as soon as I switch to it (and nothing is being played).
sometimes there's no sound at all (programs act normally then).
I've tried all X-Fi drivers I could find (newest and older, including from X-Fi Vista CD) to the same result.
tried 5. speakers and connect to front panel.
tried installing drivers in safe mode. tried clearing old driver after driver un-install to reinstall the driver fresh.
if it wouldn't work under XP I?would have sent it back, bet seeing that it works fine there I can only guess that it has something to do with drivers.
any help would be appreciated. thank you.

if anyone experiences the same issue, reformatting HDD and reinstalling Vista from scratch solved tho problem.
I guess there was some conflict with the previous sound driver.

(D20) Marvell SAS/SATA Controller Utility under Vista X64

Dear All,
I am the new user for Lenovo workstation. recently I bought D20 for my work. I use the Vista X64 as my O.S. for D20 and I also setup the RAID5 under Marvell SAS Storage Controller.
Everything running well presently, but I can not find the Marvell SAS/SATA Storage Controller utility to monitor the RAID volume under Vista x64 ?
Can you advise me where I can find it or how I can monitor the RAID volume under Vista X64 ?
Thanks,
Cody.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

cody,
currently that's the only version available that i could find and the only one listed on the D20 driver matrix page.
all you can do is try installing it in vista and see if it works. most likely it will.
-erik
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PROBLEM RESOLVED: SATA RAID Vista x64 Driver Errors on P45 Platinum

I have installed 5 WD 640GB SATA drives on my P45 Platinum PC build. Using the Intel Matrix Storage BIOS program, I configured them as RAID 0 (480 GB) and RAID 5 (2 TB) volumes.
Now I am trying to install Vista (x64)--as expected, the Windows installer prompts me for a RAID driver floppy. I have downloaded the latest ICH10R drivers from the MSI Website and copied them to a USB key--the installer detects the drivers on the key but when I click Next, I get the following error message: "No new devices could be found. make sure the driver files are correct and loaded on the driver installation media."
Can anybody help--I'm fresh out of ideas?
The P45 Platinum board is a rev 1.1. I have not flashed the BIOS so I suspect that it is v1.0 but am not sure how to confirm this.

Quote from: Jack the Newbie on 30-October-08, 17:39:54
When one of the board's controllers is set to RAID mode, it does not even matter if there are actually hard drivers connected to it, or not. Vista is not attempting to locate a RAID volume but simply needs proper drivers to be able to initialize the controller.
OK, makes sense. So when Vista was prompting me for drivers it was actually looking for the JMicron RAID drivers NOT the Intel RAID drivers. When I tried to install the Intel RAID drivers it--naturally--gave an error message.
It seems that it is no longer necessary to install Intel RAID drivers when you install Vista as these are already available to the OS (must be on the DVD).

K9A2 Platinum Sata Raid Problems

I could not get my 2 500 gb seagate 7200.11 drives to work on the sb600 raid controller, in raid 1 (set to raid mode in bios). I'd set it up and it would remain functional until I formatted it and put stuff on it. Then when I restarted, it says critical and can't locate the second drive, but it shows up in the list of definable drives. My older 200 gb seagates 7200.9 in the same setup do not have this problem. I finally got my 500s working by hooking them up to the promise controller instead. (Although no longer a current problem, I wouldn't mind knowing what would cause this for future occasions.)
My new problem is, I had to unhook all but the drive I wanted to install Windows XP on (A separate 120 JBOD configured drive) so I could get it to be C:/. This all went fine. However when I hooked up the 500s again, Windows XP would not boot, the screen just stayed black, with them not hooked up, it boots just fine, with the 200s as well. When running the Windows XP setup again, the 500s appear as C:/ instead of the 120 in the disk select screen of the install. It's like the 500s took over the drive letter when they are hooked up and thus can't load. Is there some way to stop it from doing this or am I completely off on this.
My computer spec is:
K9A2 Platinum
AMD X2 6000
2*2gb OCZ PC6400
ATI Radeon 3870
700 Watt OCZ PSU
Update: Installing XP ignoring the fact its not C: fails. It copies all the files onto it, then after restarting I get a black screen.
Another Update: On a whim I tried disabling the SB600 raid and set it to AHCI instead as I read that other people were having problems with it and it all works perfectly now. It's too bad this doesn't work, but I'll just put the 200s back in my old computer instead.

I'm having the exact same problem you did. Same Mobo. Except I started off with Promise RAID 1 because when I tried using SB600 RAID, my SATA DVD drive would not function in Vista Ultimate x64. So I had my Raid 1 configured on Promise T3 with BIOS 2.8.1030.0021 using 2 320GB drives. One of them Seagate, one WD, both 3GB/s transfer, only difference was that Seagate has 16MB cache, while the WD has 8MB. But both drives worked fine in the array for some time, and then after doing some updates from Windows Updates now the Raid config shows that encountered a critial status, "A disk member of an array has failed or is not responding", "Problem is detected with Array : 1". And when I go to the see the Array status it shows the Seagate drive on ID channel 1, but for the 2nd drive it shows questions marks all the way through the item line. I checked the drive, it seems fine. And even when I go to define a second Array, it shows the WD available on channel ID 3. So it definitely see both drives, but how do I re-add that WD drive that it doesn't see to my earlier defined array without loosing data on my Seagate drive?

P965 Platinum and Vista x64 RAID config?

Ok, I have looked all over this forum for Vista x64 issues. Nothing even comes close to my problem. When I load Windows Vista Ultimate x64 Edition onto a clean SATAII drive (single non-RAID drive) I have no problems what-so-ever.
Now here is when it really gets weird. When I run install on a RAID array (2 SATAII Seagate 160GB drives) I see issues in the install. First thing I see is it corrupts the data on the first drive. This causes a blue screen at restart. When I go into the RAID config (ctrl+I) I see the first drive has errors. The only thing I can do is delete the RAID and start over.
When I reinstall Win XP Pro X64 I have no problems at all. I have downloaded the latest drivers from the downloads section and I have tried the newer Intel drivers. Non work!
Computer info:
CPU: Intel 3.4GHz Pentium D x64
MB: MSI P965 Platinum
Storage: 2x Seagate 160GB SATAII
RAID: Intel ICH7R/ICH8R SATA RAID driver 2006-08-29 (and have tried the newer driver from Intel)
If you need more just ask!
Oh yeah, I looked at the specs sheet for the P965. They need to remove the NEC 3550 from the "OK" list since it does not Wright period or READ at install. I went through a big deal with MSI about this and they still have not removed it.

Well sh**! I borrowed a friends Vista x86 and found it to also have the same issue. Would not even load the "Choose Drive" screen or allow me to even install the RAID drivers.
Man when a board gets Vista approved is must not take much. I have had compatibility issues with this board since day one. I think maybe it is time to through it away. What a shame since it is only a few months old.

Problem RAID K9A2 platinum /vista X64

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