ASUS P5W DH - Problems + Fixes Thread

[mikepaul]

I'm not using the RAID-specific ports, but I would if they can support individual drives. I never noticed a way to tell them they aren't some sort of RAID. The cheap RAID card I got at Best Buy so I could hot-swap drives in one of my SATA trays is happy set to BIG with only one drive attached, but I'm not sure that's completely kosher.

I moved the M: drive from one MB connector to another again last night, so I'll see how long that lets me write to the drive without issues. That SATA Blu-Ray burner that arrives today may not be happy with its new home...

The LG GGW-H20L is OK, although I now need a video card upgrade to play HDDVDs smoothly. Whatever my SATA issue is, it goes away when I move the connectors to new locations then, so far, comes back later as missing drives. All fixed again until next time...

[Pawelek]

Hello everyone !

Recently I've observed some weird issue about my BIOS. After I disconnect my psu from the electrical network (simply by switching the button off) for night time BIOS loses datetime data. I have to press f1 and set new values. After that the computer starts to work properly and everything is fine till I switch it off for next night. Moreover I have to admit that all the rest BIOS datas keep their proper values (timings, DRAM volatges, raid settings and so on). During my investigation I have already exchanged the battery cell without any result. Could you can help me please?

Regards Pawelek

P.S.
I've created the same thread on the official asus forum, but still without any reasonable solution