X58a-UD7 - rev1 - Marvell driver

[andyvee]

Some advise please , running the above board with F8 bios and noticed in Win 7 my Marvell driver is at 1.0.0.1027 , i see that there is 1.0.0.1051 ( number could be wrong but newer ) , will there be any issues upgrading to this or is there a reason Giga have an old version still up . Need to check first as i have my os hanging from it ! .

[Dark Mantis]

Hi

As long as you are sure that the driver is the correct one for that chip (9128) i can't see a problem. I would still doubt that the SATA3 will work properly but it might help with the stability if nothing else.

Where did you find this update ?

[F5BJR]

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I use this version 1.0.0.1051  with WINXP no problem

But with the last version  1.2.00.1002 i cannot ( possible WIN7 version only )

http://www.station-drivers.com/page/marvell.htm

Pierre

[andyvee]

Link is here Mantis :-

http://www.station-drivers.com/page/marvell.htm

Also thats a little worrysome Pierre as i was about to install 1.2.0.1002 ( latest ) myself after finding it looking for 1.0.0.1051 . according to the notes it is for Xp , what issue's were you getting ? .

[F5BJR]

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with 1.2.00.1002 i have a yellow exclamation point ... and window cannot the driver

Pierre

[andyvee]

Ok , thanks i'll skip those for now then  .

As above i'm on 1.0.0.1027 , did you notice any changes going to 1051 ?

[F5BJR]

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Marvell release absolutly not infos , sorry

Secret infos

Pierre

[andyvee]

Ok thanks , i'll go with 1051 and see if its any better .

[andyvee]

Ok , so i installed the 1051 driver and noticed no speed difference at all compared to the 1027's ( as measured with Crystal disk mark ) in either IDE or ACHI mode . I'll try the latest 1.2 whatever version later to see if it installs and compare performance if it does  .
Here's hoping the new 2011 boards won't use Marvell as this is one pos controller ! .

[Aussie Allan]

 Victim number 922,544,221,486,211, confirmed.......I was number 16

 Aussie Allan

[Dark Mantis]

Yes I think we are all agreed that the Marvell 9128 chip was a complete disaster, however the new iteration the 9182 chip seems to work fine.

[Aussie Allan]

 What boards are there coming out on,  as in is this THE chip replacing the 9128.....does it actually work at 6G speeds (or close)

  Aussie Allan

[F5BJR]

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--> Marvell 9128 chip was a complete disaster

No , because my RR622 with also 88SE9128 run fine

That is only with the bad marvell BIOS ( i think that is only experimental ) and GigaBYte , ASUS , also others use without recompile for make a powerfull BIOS !! 

Pierre

[Dark Mantis]

I know what you are getting at Pierre but at the end of the day Gigabyte along with several other motherboard manufacturers couldn't seem to make it work on the  boards and in my view it was a total waste of time. I and several other close friends all purchased SATA3 drives to make the most of this new performance hike but ended up just going back to SATA2 ports and speeds.

Allan the Marvell 9182 seems to work fine and does support SATA3 properly in the tests I have seen.

[Aussie Allan]

 I wonder if anyone will be offering hardware chip replacement on existing platforms.......hold my breath ... NOW!

 Aussie Allan

 Update!   Now there's a question that worthy,DM,.... can the older 9128  Marvell chip (code name "ice-hole) be replaced with it's new steroid pumping brother .

 I have a mate who specializes in CNC Re-Balling PCBs.....if the chips were available, and the numbers, he might be interested in tooling up  for it ?

 Or even better, maybe runnR3 could be approached as to the feasibility of Gigabyte providing the service or contract with a modest surcharge......gotta be worth an email.....what do you think ?....AA