X58A-UD7 Rev 2 Problems with OCZ Revodrive X2 and Hard Disk 3TB

[diaz_moraleda]

Hello my Motherboard is X58A-UD7 Rev 2. I have two problems, starting with OCZ SSD Revodrive x2 PCIe and two new Toshiba hard disk DT01ACA300 3TB.


Before I change my BIOS configuration FD13 (RAID XHD) Running is perfectly follows:


Start by OCZ PCIE-X8_2 Revodrive x2


Intel controller ICHR10R:


Port 0 and 1: Two HDD WD 1TB Black (2TB Raid 0)
Port 2 and 3: Two HDD WD 1TB Black (2TB Raid 0)
Port 4 and 5: Two hard drive WD Black 500GB (1TB Raid 0)


Marvell controller


Port A and B: Two Seagate 2TB (4TB Raid 0)


Gigabyte controller


Puerto D: Asus DVD Player
Puerto E: Empty


The FD13 perfectly bios recognizes the SSDs in RAID XHD Revodrive x2 way to recognize my raids on Intel controller.




Now I introduce my new hardware. Change in ports 4 and 5 of the Intel controller my two 500GB hard disk by Toshiba 2UD DT01ACA300 3TB in IDE mode:


Intel controller ICHR10R:


Port 0 and 1: Two HDD WD 1TB Black (2TB Raid 0)
Port 2 and 3: Two HDD WD 1TB Black (2TB Raid 0)
Puerto 4 and 5: Two hard drive Toshiba 3TB DT01ACA300 (non-RAID)


Marvell controller


Port A and B: Two Seagate 2TB (4TB Raid 0)


Gigabyte controller


Puerto D: DVD Player
Puerto E: Empty


The problems begin.


The FD13 bios only recognizes 750GB but windows 7 x64 if that recognizes 3TB.


After passing the new data and information to 3TB hard disk, formatting and installed new windows 7. When I start windows 7 install all the drivers and see that I can not access certain information from the data stored on disk 3TB. Change 3TB hard drive to Gigabyte and I can access all data 3TB.


As Controller Intel ICHR10R have problems with 3TB update the bios to FD (09/11/2012 3TB + HDD support)


With the new bios FD perfectly accept 3TB drives from Intel controller. But my problem is that I can not start with PCIE Revodrive. RAID mode XHD not recognizing my PCIE RevoDrive x2. I changed X8_2 to PCIE-PCIE-16_2 and still not working. I have also put the graphics card on PCIE-16_2 and RevoDrive PCIe-X16_1 and nowhere PCIE slot, recognizes OCZ Revodrive x2.


If I change the boot AHCI or IDE mode if you recognize my OCZ Revodrive x2. Then this no longer Availablee my Raid 0 of the ports 0-1 and 2-3.


Abandonment bios FD and return to FD13 again. Decide not to connect the 3TB hard drive for problems Intel has given me the windows with no access data.




Start by OCZ PCIE-X8_2 Revodrive x2


Intel controller ICHR10R:


Port 0 and 1: Two HDD WD 1TB Black (2TB Raid 0)
Port 2 and 3: Two HDD WD 1TB Black (2TB Raid 0)
Port 4 and 5: Empty


Marvell controller


Port A and B: Two Seagate 2TB (4TB Raid 0)


Gigabyte controller


Port D-E: Two hard drive Toshiba 3TB DT01ACA300


It seems that it can work well but I need to connect the DVD player. I decide to connect the DVD player in the port 4 and 5 are empty. Then no recognizes my Revodrive x2 PCIE.


I can leave this set up and connect the DVD player to Intel but it seems very strange that connect the DVD fail to recognize Revodrive x2 PCIE. I have also doubts that the Gigabyte controller manages well DT01ACA300 my hard drives Toshiba 3TB.


I can connect my DVD player with a cable SATA to E-SATA controller JMB362 JMICRON (it's the only solution I've found so far)


In the bios is the SATA PORT 0-3 Native Mode option for the Intel controller that is just the solution for my DVD player. Not if activating the option and change the port Raid 0 0-1 4-5 and 0-1 to connect the reader to recognize the problems port X2 Revodrive be solved....


Bios FD13 no problem recognizing RAID X2 Revodrive XHD but does not recognize 3TB disks.

[shadowsports]

Greetings,
First great effort and troubleshooting.

Can I make a suggestion.  Simplify your life and get a NAS.  You are teetering on hardware that is EOL.  Cutting edge in its day but running into resource and compatibility issues trying to use every single available port and slot on your system.  Second, are you backing up this data.  All I see is RAID 0 and multiple points of failure.  Not my business, just an observation. 

FD has the support (BIOS level) for disks >2.2TB but you'll have to format GPT for support in windows
FD13 doesn't have BIOS level support for disks >2.2TB on the ICH10r (I believe this is what you confirmed)

And your booting from a PCIe X2 card.  Hats off to you sir.  Certainly one of the more complex environments I've seen, but unless your protecting that data you've got your pants down.

As far as I can see, you can't do what you want to due hardware limitations/resource issues.  A NAS device is one way to solve this problem.

[diaz_moraleda]

Thanks for the suggestion of the NAS.

The purchase of two 3tb hd (IDE mode) was precisely to save my data in the future. Important new data and backups 3tb the raids.

So far I perform backups between the three raids. 2tb-2tb-1TB-4TB latter 6tb I changed.

I have another PC with an x58 architecture asus rampage that has the same Intel and Marvell controller. The 1TB raid disconnect it perfectly accepts the Asus rampage.

The difference between FD13 and FD is clearly support 3TB +.

See if someone comments on a post-effective solution to be some change in the bios.

Greetings,
First great effort and troubleshooting.

Can I make a suggestion.  Simplify your life and get a NAS.  You are teetering on hardware that is EOL.  Cutting edge in its day but running into resource and compatibility issues trying to use every single available port and slot on your system.  Second, are you backing up this data.  All I see is RAID 0 and multiple points of failure.  Not my business, just an observation. 

FD has the support (BIOS level) for disks >2.2TB but you'll have to format GPT for support in windows
FD13 doesn't have BIOS level support for disks >2.2TB on the ICH10r (I believe this is what you confirmed)

And your booting from a PCIe X2 card.  Hats off to you sir.  Certainly one of the more complex environments I've seen, but unless your protecting that data you've got your pants down.

As far as I can see, you can't do what you want to due hardware limitations/resource issues.  A NAS device is one way to solve this problem.

[shadowsports]

Are you able to use AHCI operate mode for ports 4 & 5 with the 3TB disks?

[diaz_moraleda]

You can not apply individually to AHCI mode ports. You set it for the entire controller. If I put the controller in AHCI mode does not recognize the raid of ports 0-1 2-3

Thank you

Are you able to use AHCI operate mode for ports 4 & 5 with the 3TB disks?

[shadowsports]

Then sadly you are back to the same issue.  The inability for granular control of the ICH10r's ports.  If you can't exclude these ports from RAID, either in BIOS or by not including them in the Intel RAID Config Utility you are at a dead end. 

[diaz_moraleda]

Effectively. No logic bios FD13 (which does not support 3TB HDD) OCZ recognize Revodrive and FD14 and FD are not supporting it later.

At the moment my solution is to connect my hard drives on the controller Gigabyte . It seems that if the bios FD13 giving full support 3TB hard drive.

Then sadly you are back to the same issue.  The inability for granular control of the ICH10r's ports.  If you can't exclude these ports from RAID, either in BIOS or by not including them in the Intel RAID Config Utility you are at a dead end.