Re: 2 Ide disks on Promise fasstrack under FC3 : not reconized.

From: Geoffrey Leach (geoff_at_direcway.com)
Date: 05/04/05

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    On 05.04 10:50, Manu Linux Lookit wrote:
    >
    >
    > Alexander Dalloz a écrit :
    > > Am Mi, den 04.05.2005 schrieb Manu Linux Lookit um 19:30:
    > >
    > >
    > >>02:04.0 RAID bus controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20378
    > (FastTrak
    > >>378/SATA 378) (rev 02)
    > >
    > >
    > > So that controller is supported:
    > >
    > > /lib/modules/2.6.10-1.770_FC3/kernel/drivers/scsi/sata_promise.ko
    > >
    > > (btw. you should update your kernel for security reasons)
    > >
    > >
    > >>Yep they are mounted correctly : the bios of the raid card detect
    > them
    > >>correctly as 2 drives : master / slave
    >
    > these are IDE hard drives ... not SATA.
    > I 've 2 choices in the promise bios : to do raid or nothing.
    > No possibilities to set it in UDMA mode ... : only to do raid or not.

    The PDC20378 is a SATA controller. If you have IDE drives, why would
    you expect it to work for them? Have a look at the Introduction in the
    FastTrak 378 Quick Start Drive; it mentions only Serial ATA and Ultra
    ATA disks. 

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