Official DFI LanParty UT X38-T2R(and LT) Discussion/Review/Overclock/Guide Thread

[AMDfreak]

Hi All! I've switched from the Abit to the T2R and I'm having an issue with my Areca 1220. Not OC'ing yet, the system freezes for a few seconds at a time and will not access anything on the Areca card using Vista x64. I've tried the card in the second and third 16x PCIe slots and used both the storport and scsiport drivers with no change. The problem doesn't occur at all when using the IX38. I also do not have a problem on the T2R when using Server 2003 x64.

Anyone else having similar issues with Vista or anything to try in the BIOS?

[jimmyz]

Hi All! I've switched from the Abit to the T2R and I'm having an issue with my Areca 1220. Not OC'ing yet, the system freezes for a few seconds at a time and will not access anything on the Areca card using Vista x64. I've tried the card in the second and third 16x PCIe slots and used both the storport and scsiport drivers with no change. The problem doesn't occur at all when using the IX38. I also do not have a problem on the T2R when using Server 2003 x64.

Anyone else having similar issues with Vista or anything to try in the BIOS?

there has been people mentioning the same thing with Areca. try the DFI forums and of course google. sorry I don't know how to fix it but at least you now know it isn't just your rig.

[zsamz_]

Hi All! I've switched from the Abit to the T2R and I'm having an issue with my Areca 1220. Not OC'ing yet, the system freezes for a few seconds at a time and will not access anything on the Areca card using Vista x64. I've tried the card in the second and third 16x PCIe slots and used both the storport and scsiport drivers with no change. The problem doesn't occur at all when using the IX38. I also do not have a problem on the T2R when using Server 2003 x64.

Anyone else having similar issues with Vista or anything to try in the BIOS?

try putin it on first slot n v card on second slot

[C-N]

Hi All! I've switched from the Abit to the T2R and I'm having an issue with my Areca 1220. Not OC'ing yet, the system freezes for a few seconds at a time and will not access anything on the Areca card using Vista x64. I've tried the card in the second and third 16x PCIe slots and used both the storport and scsiport drivers with no change. The problem doesn't occur at all when using the IX38. I also do not have a problem on the T2R when using Server 2003 x64.

Anyone else having similar issues with Vista or anything to try in the BIOS?

I might be a bit out here but I think I remember Ace-A-Rue (Abit IP35 Pro master) http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/member.php?u=1350 trying his Areca in this board. I am not sure which version of Vista he uses but I am sure he uses dual boot XP & Vista & it run fine.

I think he done something in the BIOS to get one of the slots to run @ x4 which I think also disabled one of the LAN sockets.

Edit: Genie BIOS / PCI E Slot Config : 4 x NC if its the same as my P35

As I say I may be a bit out but its worth a shot.

CN

[2000army]

Hi All! I've switched from the Abit to the T2R and I'm having an issue with my Areca 1220. Not OC'ing yet, the system freezes for a few seconds at a time and will not access anything on the Areca card using Vista x64. I've tried the card in the second and third 16x PCIe slots and used both the storport and scsiport drivers with no change. The problem doesn't occur at all when using the IX38. I also do not have a problem on the T2R when using Server 2003 x64.

Anyone else having similar issues with Vista or anything to try in the BIOS?

I got my Areca running in the bottom slot ....changed the 1x 1x setting to 4x nc setting so it runs at 4x

I am also running vista 64 .... had to get the latest drivers from their website ... unpack them and put them on a disk.

it was a pain in the ass.

[AMDfreak]

I got my Areca running in the bottom slot ....changed the 1x 1x setting to 4x nc setting so it runs at 4x

I am also running vista 64 .... had to get the latest drivers from their website ... unpack them and put them on a disk.

it was a pain in the ass.

Thanks for the replies everyone. I had already set the 4x nc option, and luckily I'm not trying to boot from the array. I have a Raptor for that. I had even backed up all data and just used a couple drives in pass-through mode and still got lockups upon trying to format them in Vista 64.

I have good news though; the problem seems to be fixed. In full desperation mode, I reflashed the Areca BIOS, firmware, and boot ROM, recreated the RAID 5 array, and then started with a clean install of Vista on the Raptor. Since then everything seems to be working with no issues.

[Ace-a-Rue]

Hi All! I've switched from the Abit to the T2R and I'm having an issue with my Areca 1220. Not OC'ing yet, the system freezes for a few seconds at a time and will not access anything on the Areca card using Vista x64. I've tried the card in the second and third 16x PCIe slots and used both the storport and scsiport drivers with no change. The problem doesn't occur at all when using the IX38. I also do not have a problem on the T2R when using Server 2003 x64.

Anyone else having similar issues with Vista or anything to try in the BIOS?

read this page...it might give you some tips: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ighlight=areca

i had a problem with my QX9650, this board and vista64 on the areca card (and Intel chipset)...worked perfectly with XP SP2 operating system...also, Q6600 worked nice-nice with the areca card and vista64.

are you trying to access the areca bios from windows?