Greg, Thanks for the insight. I forgot to mention that I was able to place a JMicron add-in SATA II card in the ASUS P6T6 without issue. It does seem to be the Sil 3132 that is the problem child. I will look into the firmware aspect. As far as the ASUS, I have read lots of issues in their forum regarding add-on cards, but some report success with some hardware RAID cards. The search continues.
Again, Thanks. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Greg Sevart It does seem bizarre that you've had so many boards exhibit this behavior with that card, but the Silicon Image 3132 (I have several myself) seems to have a very, very overweight option ROM. I want to say that some of the newer firmwares for it have helped, though. If you can find a board that it will boot with it successfully, you might try updating to the latest firmware and see if it helps. http://www.siliconimage.com/support/searchresults.aspx?pid=32&cat=15&os=0 > -----Original Message----- > From: On Behalf Of James Maki <snip> > Is this incompatibility between motherboards and add-in SATA/RAID > cards usual? Or have I just had a run of bad luck? I am thinking of > converting the ASUS P6T6 WS REVOLUTION to a server but need additional > storage and looking for a possible solution. > > Thanks for your insight. > > Jim Maki > [email protected]
