Re: SATA 3.0 Issue with P4PE Raid Controller

P4PE is sata 150...maybe the damage is done... ?

On Tue, 12 Sep 2006 17:07:28 -0500, "Ken" <krlorenz@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

Cancel everything I just said. The drive(s) started making that terrible
noise again. I guess it is the drive or drives and not the P4PE SATA Raid
controller.

"Ken" <krlorenz@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:StCdnWJO8adFjZrYnZ2dnUVZ_vWdnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
I installed two 250 Gig Maxtor Maxline III SATA II drives in a Raid 0
configuration using the controller on the P4PE Motherboard. Everything
worked great except...one or both of the drives would periodically start
making a terrible noise. I talked Maxtor into sending me two new drives
and happened to notice that the newer drives came with a jumper (and
instructions) to set the drive as 150 or 3.0. I installed some jumpers I
had laying around on the two drives that were making the occasional
chattering noise and like magic they seem to be quiet and happy!! Is it a
know problem with the "old" Raid controller on the P4PE motherboard that
causes problems with the new SATA II drives that are not jumpered to the
slower rate? I can only assume that the issue has come up somewhere which
caused Maxtor to include a jumper and instructions on the new Maxline III
SATA II drives - "old" meaning produced in January 2006 and "new" being
produced in May 2006. Comments please.


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