ASUS P5B

FrostedNipple · 13 Nov 2006 at 18:44

ok first issue with board, (i dont have the deluxe btw, just the vanila but ive been told its all the same) basically ide chanels have a jmicron chipset, not true ide

this causes things like linux impaired to install, luckily xp did, but in xp i cant write discs. This is bad because i found that fedora core 6 is the only working linux distro, ive downloaded it, try to put it onto disc and starts fine with nero, get so far and then says that there is a problem, its not discs or the iso, i tired lots of differnt discs on lots of different iso, all doesnt work. anyone know ways round this anyone else haveing same issues, i want help plz

FrostedNipple · 13 Nov 2006 at 20:11

1hr30 *nudge*

Its_Me · 13 Nov 2006 at 20:22

Asus have released a new bios version(0806) for this board,
http://support.asus.com/download/download.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

It does include some fixes for the JMICRON controller.

Although if you check on Google, the JMICRON controller thats now on numerous boards does'nt seem to get along with linux at all.

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/showthread.php?t=484111

FrostedNipple · 13 Nov 2006 at 20:34

yes ive heard, i have the new bios so still problem, ive looking at buying a sata to ide connector that would go straight into the back of the cd-rw, and then into a sata port on my mobo, would this solve the problem by completly bypassing the jmicron utility

Its_Me · 13 Nov 2006 at 20:36

Not sure that the SATA/PATA converters are good or bad, esecialy with linux.

the problem is very well documented on the usual Linux forums, and seems to affect lots of Intel boards now.

i guess you should look at buying a new Sata DVD-RW.

FrostedNipple · 13 Nov 2006 at 20:47

well i ordered a converter was only a fiver off ebay so it will either do the job or it wont,

i only really need the cd-rw in linux to install after than i can just play about with it

but if it does fix my writing problem then great fiver well speant

harris1986 · 13 Nov 2006 at 20:56

keep me posted on this one please as i'm having the same annoyance with my dlx p5b! if the converter works it may be worth me investing, i swear i have had the dvdrw drive writing in the past with my p5b deluxe but done so many reformats since (due to swithching back and forth from vista to xp)

FrostedNipple · 13 Nov 2006 at 20:59

well from what i have heard the jmicron has caused a huge problem with loads of owners, i even heard statements of a conspiracy where intel are promoting the death of ide, lol, have you noticed how sata dvd-rw have increased loads over the past while. would that be happening if dedicated ide channels where around !!!!

FreeStream · 13 Nov 2006 at 21:13

I've bought a SATA DVD-RW, not had any problems really. Just the current DVR-RW goes back in my mac

FrostedNipple · 13 Nov 2006 at 21:29

how much and where from, i noticed ocuk dont do any, a real shame i think

harris1986 · 13 Nov 2006 at 22:58

ocuk do stock sata dvdrw drives! by the way i've just fixed my problem went into device manager and uninstalled the jmicron sata raid controller and rebooted letting windows configure it and hey presto instant burning! all my problems solved!

FrostedNipple · 14 Nov 2006 at 07:51

oooo they do!! send me the link to the page please, and tell me which ones down etc

harris1986 · 14 Nov 2006 at 09:07

before you buy a SATA drive have you tried the steps i said in the above post? as this worked perfectly for me

FrostedNipple · 14 Nov 2006 at 15:53

ive uninstalled th jmicron thingy, now for the reboot

hope it works

FrostedNipple · 14 Nov 2006 at 16:00

uh oh, its asking for drivers i dont have

, do i insert my mobo driver cd

hmm im gona stop being noob of corse i do

FrostedNipple · 14 Nov 2006 at 16:06

well windows re-recognized it, installed drives, but now windows doesnt even see it as a -rw drive so its completly screwed now lolol. Well hopefully my ide to sata converter thingy will come soon perhaps tomoro if lucky. And if all goes well completly bypass the jmicron issue

harris1986 · 14 Nov 2006 at 16:16

i didn't need to install drivers, windows just configured the drivers themselves, have you installed drivers for the specific drive?

FrostedNipple · 14 Nov 2006 at 16:58

didnt have to on my old pc and tbh i dont have any

harris1986 · 14 Nov 2006 at 17:04

have you tried looking on your manufacturers website of the drive? i didn't have to on my old comp either but that's not the point!

FrostedNipple · 14 Nov 2006 at 18:43

cant find any drivers for the TEAC CDW58E any help