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jsagnome

jsagnome

jsagnome

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Anyone else had a similar problem - have I missed something?

I would like to configuer the board with raid 5 using the nforce harware.

When set up with nforce (sata connectors 1-3) the Windows Xp crashes at various points with BSD.

When set up with Silicon hardware (SATA 5,6,7) Windows XP installs. and works fine.

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Secondly.

The DFI board has 2 1GB lan connectors (1 nvidia, 1 Marvell).

Using nvidia port, large files downloaded off the next get corrupted, (downloaded nforce drivers and graphic drivers from nvidia)

Using Marvell port the same files are fine.


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My first question, Am I missing something or a setting for the nvidia drivers?

Are my nvidia driver chips corrupt?


Please advise before I pull it all apart.

Gnome
 
jsagnome said:
Anyone else had a similar problem - have I missed something?

I would like to configuer the board with raid 5 using the nforce harware.

When set up with nforce (sata connectors 1-3) the Windows Xp crashes at various points with BSD.

When set up with Silicon hardware (SATA 5,6,7) Windows XP installs. and works fine.

I don't think nvidia offer RAID 5 on their SATA controller chip. However they do offer SATA II. Whereas Silicon Image offer RAID 5 on their SATA controller. However they do not offer SATA II. So it's swings & roundabouts really
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Secondly.

The DFI board has 2 1GB lan connectors (1 nvidia, 1 Marvell).

Using nvidia port, large files downloaded off the next get corrupted, (downloaded nforce drivers and graphic drivers from nvidia)

Using Marvell port the same files are fine.

Have you made sure that you have installed the Nvidia Access Manager software? As there is the added complication of the Nvidia Gig E port having a bult in hardware firewall


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Gnome
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""I don't think nvidia offer RAID 5 on their SATA controller chip. However they do offer SATA II. Whereas Silicon Image offer RAID 5 on their SATA controller. However they do not offer SATA II. So it's swings & roundabouts really ""

You are probobly correct - the manual says Raid 0, 1, 0+1 for the nvidia driver, however on entering the configuration utility the option was presented and it appeared to work - obviously not very well :(
 
jsagnome said:
""I don't think nvidia offer RAID 5 on their SATA controller chip. However they do offer SATA II. Whereas Silicon Image offer RAID 5 on their SATA controller. However they do not offer SATA II. So it's swings & roundabouts really ""

You are probobly correct - the manual says Raid 0, 1, 0+1 for the nvidia driver, however on entering the configuration utility the option was presented and it appeared to work - obviously not very well :(
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I'm going via the LAN PARTY SLI-DR board that I have though. Maybe the SLI-Expert (an update of my board) has an updated nvidia controller.
 
I have done a lot of reading since last night.

Latest nvraid caters for Raid 0 (2+hard disks), 1 (2 hard disks), 0+1 (4,6 or 8 hard disks) and now includes Raid 5 (3+ hard disks).

Bios setup, Nvraid controller setup all work fine. the pc boots windows starts to install and recognises drives. Instasll will crash once it has rebooted once and is installing in the GUI windows install. Theoretically it should work - just does not.

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Nvdia lan port.
I have reinstalled all drivers - I have a clean system (running raid 5 under silicon hardware) Forceware etc all installed.

Same issue - my test download. = latest nvidia graphic card driver 20.9mb

Using Nvidia lan port - the file downloads, on opening/executing the file I get a message saying it does not recognise the publisher (unknown publisher). once the file starts to run I get a file cirrupted message.

Using Marvell lan port - the file downloads, on opening/executing the file I get the std message saying it is from nvidia corperation. File will extract and install without a problem.

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I cannot see that I have made a mistake and the faulty downloads leads me to belive the nvia chips are faulty, although that does not explain why the rest of the system running under the Nforce chipset - still works.


Perplexed gnome.
 
Did you install the nvidia firewall? that's a big no-no, corrupts downloads.

I'm using the nvidia lan with no problems, disabled the marvell in the bios.
When installing the nvidia mobo drivers I don't bother with sound, IDE or anything else it offers after that point.
 
I have tried the land with and without the Nvidia firewall. same results in either situation.

Currently I am trying the updated Nvraid boot disk.

Will post results.
 
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