X99s Questions - Raid, Overclocking, BIOS config

Hi,
I just got x99s SLI - pretty happy so far. I am running 5820k at 3800mhz (oc genie), and h80i liquid cooler. Installation was a walk in the park. Fastboot is insanely quick.
I have run into a problem however.
I am running stripe raid from two 512gb Corsair SSD's. On first config everything went great - just over 1gb/s transfer rates for both read and write. Perfect.
Excuse me if I sound dumb below, I am just an enthusiast, not an expert.
After installing updates via MSI Live Update, and working my way to updating bios from 1.30 to 1.40 - the bios was reset and raid was lost.
I tried reconfiguring raid through bios again - but one of the volumes was configured as RAID and other wasn't. So I could never select one of them to 'rebuild' the existing raid. I remember doing this two system builds ago and it worked great. I in fact moved the drives to another system and was able to get them recognized as system volume and boot on new hardware.
So Question 1 is:
What is the MSI expected way of managing through losing RAID configurations? This might happen again if bios is reset due to updates or some overclocking problem.
Question 2:
Is there some way of saving bios configuration out? Can it be preserved between bios updates?
Question 3:
Does MSI/Intel offer any utilities to rebuild RAID volumes?
Question 4:
I've lost ability to CTRL+I (thats screen doesn't come up anymore), once I've configured the first RAID. Should all configurations be done only through UEFI?
Thank you!
Otherwise love my new build.

to 1: Re-enable the RAID config should auto restore predefined and existing RAID config
to 2: Nope, this would be potential dangerous with risk of brick boards.
Saving BIOS settings should be only used [saved & restored] if they are from the same BIOS versions.
Using them on different BIOS versions would cause a mess up and could brick the BIOS
to 3: this usually can be done with Intel® Rapid Storage Technology tool:
http://www.intel.com/support/chipsets/imsm/sb/CS-029023.htm
check your mainboard manual at page B-10 for details

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Originally posted by OC-Freak
CPU temp:
In bios it says 37-38 deg C
In PC Wizard (from http://www.cpuid.com) it says 27-28 deg C.
In Motherboard monitor, newest version it says:
Sensor 1 set to winbond 1 = 27-28 deg C
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Sensor 3 set to winbond 3 = 66-67 deg C!!!! :O
What is correct and where is those sensors placed? As 66-67 deg C seems to be wrong?
It's known problem MSI boards do not register tempratures right. It could however be resolved by another BIOS update.
So don't worry.
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And why do it not boot when I put in my Silicon Image 680 IDE controller? Tried all bios settings and different PCI slots.
Have you tried setting the onchip ATA operate mode to native?
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I tried to OC my CPU to 3,25GHz but failed = I get a BSOD after a while in Windows or windows locks up. PCI/AGP is locked to 34/68MHz, MEM is set to DDR333 so actually the memory is running at 400MHz @ 2,5-4-4-8 (verified with CPU-Z). Tried upping V-Core up to as high as 1,7V (won\'t go higher due to risk of damaging CPU) Tried upping DDR and AGP voltage as well, still no change. It works great at 2,8GHz though with DDR at 430MHz
Any ideas? Or did I just get a less overclockable CPU or a crappy mobo?
Just plain luck i guess, i have an 2.4C hitting 3.2 GHz.
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And why do the voltages show up as very varying? V-Core changes from 1,528 to 1,587 when set to 1,550V, other voltages do also vary a lot.... Tried 3 different high quality PSU\'s so that should not cause it. My previous asus board showed way more stable voltages.
Voltages always vary as they depend on the total powerconsumption of the system.
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I cannot comment on this one as i have it's 865 sibling.
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Yes and I\'m annoyed with the mem performance and problem with manually setting the memory timings at higher FSB\'s. Fix will hopefully come. Highest mem score so far is 4,9K
Well, you are an early adopter of this new technology, there are always little problems with brand new products like these.
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Following on from Greg's thread on an optimum system, I'm having my PC upgraded this afternoon by a visiting engineer (current specs below). RAM is being increased to 12gb and my cheap ATI Radeon video card is being replaced by a Nvidia FX3800.
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Now Harm, you've really piqued my curioisty with this last reply. I just today received two WD Caviar Black 640GB hard drives to set up in a simple RAID 0 arrangement running off the motherboard. Already have 'em in the computer case. I've been working on my computer for three weeks, upgrading as I could, and planned to finally get up-n-running with CS5 tomorrow.
I figured all was about to be rosy here with my Canon T2i and its AVCHD clips, because I was planning on using NeoScene to convert my highly compressed footage to something more processor friendly. It didn't occur to me that NeoScene might transcode to a format that overwhelms a two-disk RAID 0. Improve one problem and create another?
Seemingly, native AVCHD clips only require about 5 MB/sec from a hard drive, so getting multiple layers coming off the drive(s) isn't an issue with AVCHD. The problem is that the CPU I have - AMD Phenom II 955 - can't decode them fast enough. Clearly, it would be better to migrate to an i7 platform, but I don't have the money or time to do it this summer. In the meantime, I'm kicking around with one of my AMD computers I built for less taxing school usage this past spring. As of today, I have a simple RAID planned that should bump my disk transfer rates up past 160MB/sec. It's my first RAID setup so I'm pretty excited.
Should I be planning for rain on this picnic?
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From another of your posts, I take it my CPU won't get close to saturating this fast video card. But the price was right and I have my eye to the future.
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Or, I can transcode to something my weak CPU can work with. Time lost transcoding and a pain, but still part of the learning process and perhaps a good stop-gap measure until I can afford a better platform.
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Do you have an opinion on this plan/equipment setup?
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Quote from: JLio01 on 24-October-14, 16:35:56
Command Center will not save the value after a reboot...here what msi FAQ says
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Quote from: Nichrome on 24-October-14, 17:34:40
You should use either BIOS or OC Genie from BIOS for any OC. Other than that (software) is not recommended and usually not stable.
I'd like to help with OC, but I've no experience with neither OC or X99 boards.
Think I found a solution. It seems more stable to do a OC using the boot strap. But I've decided not to OC anything as of this moment, since something in my system is causing digital signal noise (checked with DPC latency checker). Even after almost disabling all components in the device manager (at least those possible), the signal noise is still there. I think it might be caused by the motherboard.

K7D master, Scsi raid cards, bios flashes and confusion

K7d master-l
Ram, crucial reg+ecc
psu more than enough, zippy/emacs
2*amd 2500+ pin moded to 2000mhz (will do 2.2ghz very stable, your pick fold for 2 mouths between reboots or prime? Longest prime run I allowed was 72 hours both CPUs.)
To cut to the chase when I install a fully functional Hp netraid-4m in an available 66/64 slot or any other for that matter the computer hangs at point "initializing hard drive controller".
The card caries on doing its self-test and then nothing. No beep no message just a blinking cursor --> _ *<--blink*
First thing I tried was sans 3ware raid card but same problem.
The next thing I tried was graphics card and NetRaid only in multiple slots, same problem.
Thought "...well maybe a BIOS could solve the problem?" I have done a few flashes before but not on this.
Downloaded two separate BIOS from main site and they both stop responding just after I agree to it reprogramming the bios chip.
Nothing is done when it hangs here. The computer is bootable. First time it hung I waited an hour each subsequent time 10 minutes.
Interestingly my bios does not appear to be in this list.--> http://www.msi.com.tw/program/support/bios/bos/spt_bos_detail.php?UID=73&kind=3
The date on my bios is 13/12/2002 (that’s dd/mm/yyyy) and is v6.00 ?? ???
I couldn’t find any option in the bios for write protect.
If I try: "4. Input "awfl823d w6501kms.xxx /sn/py/cc/cp/f", then press ENTER" nothing happens, computer crashes, ctrl+alt+del don’t reboot it, caps doest toggle.
Flashing done from a bootable dos cd and the bios and flash utill are stored on a fat16 hard drive partition. And have tried 5 times.
Any help with these two rather odd problems would really be appreciated.
Thanks
edit: my graphics card takes up 2 slots its a x800xtpe with a silencer. 256mb.
edit2: https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=24059.0 <-- im hoping that its a bios ishue like this person had but with a different card.

Quote from: jefuk on 11-September-06, 18:52:30
thanks for the reply. I am not convinced by flashing in windows though so i used good old dos on the made for the purpose boot cd. I keep a fat16 partition for things like this too.
my steps were as follows
1 pull plug
2 clear cmos
3 plug in. "what why did u turn your self on?"
4 insert dos cd
5 flash "its working!"
6 reboot
7 panic "whys nothing happening?"
8 unplug, clear cmos etc "ITS ALIVE {insert manic laugh}"
now iv seen windows works ill shut down and test the card
I have used 191 I don’t know where you found that bios from its not on an msi server ether? sorry to say i don’t trust much :(
what benefits/bug fixes does it have?
Edit: Well the card is now detected it reports 6 disks attached each with a unique id and then it stops responding, wont let me into config. I’m figuring one disk could be at fault but my original problems are all resolved thanks to a bios update.
little hard but nice you have finaly able to update it.
"what benefits/bug fixes does it have?"
Changes from 1.91(old) to 1.90(newest):
Added support for Athlon MP 2800+
Fix somethink about Vcore problem but cant translate it (Behebt Probleme mit der CPU Kernspannung (VCore).)
"I have used 191 I don’t know where you found that bios from its not on an msi server ether? sorry to say i don’t trust much :( "
dont worry we are never give/suggest you somethink that gona do damage/unsure its work correctly or somethink like that, especially when we are talking about BIOS updates. im thinking always from other side(etc in this case from your side what will be best for you) BIOS is tested and proved himself in time, thats why i recommend him. MSI Global servers are not always up to date.
Here you can look from MSI official also but not global:
http://www.msicomputer.cz/soubor.php?produkt=MS-6501+(K7D+Master-L)&typ=%25
http://www.msi-computer.de/produkte/main_idx_view.php?Prod_id=191&Seite=BIOS
There is also newest beta version (2.01 which added support for Sempron CPUs) exist at German MSI, but i didnt recommend couse didnt tested and lag of info about it, you can test it also at own risk. Probably will work good also but personally cant gurantee for issues or anythink about it.(but that is my guess only and i dont work with gueses.)
"I’m figuring one disk could be at fault but my original problems are all resolved thanks to a bios update. "
you are welcome mate

Question about new BIOS on Satellite L20-182

Hi :)
I've got one question: may I install new BIOS 2.20 on my Satellite L20-182 model no. PSL2XE?
If I can't, why users PSL2X can do this? Are there so many differences on both models?
Greetings and sorry for my English - I'n not the best :)

Hi,
just for explanation: the bios you mentioned is the right bios for the machine. Toshiba is not writing the full model number since there is a range of model numbers of the same model, so dont worry, they are not different. Maybe the last digit but this is not important for you.
Why I am knowing this? Because many manufacturers are doing this and I was many times confused when updating bioses from another manufacturer...
Greets

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