Quote Originally Posted by safan80 View Post
has anyone tried an areca card in the second pci-e slot?
Yes I have. My current configuration has an Areca 1230ML in the second PCIe X16 slot working just fine. It was giving me trouble in the X4 PCIe slot where the computer would not always boot for some reason. Never was able to determine why other than hearing that the X38 chipset has some inherent problems with certain raid controllers. Can anyone confirm this?