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[DeathWalking]

Yes, they are both being sent out with expedited replacement. I can't see it being the powersupply since they were still operating but generating errors until one finally collapsed. The other Velicoraptor that works has always been connected to the same powersupply so the only conclusion could be the motherboard IC9 for those particular ports?.

Don't know but will soon find out with these drives installed and running. I will test them thoroughly to see what happens in the next few days.

Thanks.

Could very easily be the PSU. If your PSU is unhappy with the balance of the load you're splitting across the different rails, or it's just not great quality, you're possibly getting high ripple. Lots of ripple == components that operate fine for a while, since they're getting the "right" voltage, but die because of minute fluctuations. What is your PSU?
It could very well also be your controller, by the way...I've only heard of a controller doing that once before (680i), but I supposed it could happen again.

[Think]

Could very easily be the PSU. If your PSU is unhappy with the balance of the load you're splitting across the different rails, or it's just not great quality, you're possibly getting high ripple. Lots of ripple == components that operate fine for a while, since they're getting the "right" voltage, but die because of minute fluctuations. What is your PSU?
It could very well also be your controller, by the way...I've only heard of a controller doing that once before (680i), but I supposed it could happen again.

PCPower 860Watt unit - 3 months old running:

• # 860W Continuous (930W Peak) @ 50�XC
• # Heavy-Duty Caps, Inductors, Heat Sinks, Etc.
• # External Fine-Tune Voltage Adjust (+3.3, +5, +12)
• # Premium Sag and Surge Protection (.985 PFC)
• # 80+ Certified Ultra-High Efficiency (84% Typical)
• # +12VDC @ 64A/70A Peak(Powerful Single Rail)
• # Ultra-Tight Voltage Regulation (+VDC @ 1.5%)
• # 24-pin, 8-pin, and 4-pin M/B Connectors
• # 4 PCI-E and 15 Drive Connectors
• # NVIDIAR SLI Certified (up to Dual 9800 GX2)
• # CrossFire Certified
• # Ultra-High Reliability (200,000 Hr. MTBF)
• # Individual 14-point Certified Test Report
• # Industry's Strongest Warranty Program (7 yrs)

Running:

One - Asus 4870x2
Intel QX9650 - 4Ghz
4 Gigs of ram
2 Velociraptors 150 each
1 WD Cavalier 400G
1 Plextor DVD burner
7 120mm fans
2 fluorescent black lights
2 12V pumps - Swiftech MCP655

Not much. I had a 750was PCpower running more then that at one time without a fuss. System is running so far, Primed for 12 hours without a problem but you never know.

I had all three harddrives on one of the single 3 prong outputs of the powersupply so maybe it was too much for that rail?...hmm..wonder how I could figure this out?

[DeathWalking]

PCPower 860Watt unit - 3 months old running:
One - Asus 4870x2
Intel QX9650 - 4Ghz
4 Gigs of ram
2 Velociraptors 150 each
1 WD Cavalier 400G
1 Plextor DVD burner
7 120mm fans
2 fluorescent black lights
2 12V pumps - Swiftech MCP655

I had all three harddrives on one of the single 3 prong outputs of the powersupply so maybe it was too much for that rail?...hmm..wonder how I could figure this out?

PCPC is a great manufacturer. Besides that, that unit (or at least it's 1000W big brother) controls ripple superbly. The only better power supply you can get at that wattage is the Antec Signature, and that's only for slightly better voltage regulation. Seriously. That thing is great. One question though: are you using the true SATA connectors, or the ones adapted from the Molex leads?

[Think]

PCPC is a great manufacturer. Besides that, that unit (or at least it's 1000W big brother) controls ripple superbly. The only better power supply you can get at that wattage is the Antec Signature, and that's only for slightly better voltage regulation. Seriously. That thing is great. One question though: are you using the true SATA connectors, or the ones adapted from the Molex leads?

The true sata connections are being used.

[aln688]

The true sata connections are being used.

Considering your PSU is an excellent model and I personally don't think it's the ICH9R, it could be the drives themselves. You made an interesting point about the ports on the board being faulty, that is a possibility but I haven't heard of anyone else having this type of problem. Regardless of the problem source, I hope you get your repaired drives back quickly.

[DeathWalking]

Considering your PSU is an excellent model and I personally don't think it's the ICH9R, it could be the drives themselves. You made an interesting point about the ports on the board being faulty, that is a possibility but I haven't heard of anyone else having this type of problem. Regardless of the problem source, I hope you get your repaired drives back quickly.

I agree...I don't know what the problem could be. The model is great, and the ICH9R is unlikely to kill the drives. If it were bad, it could corrupt them, but it's unlikely to kill the drives through the SATA cable.
The PSU could be defective (unlikely), or it could be that you're drawing too much power through one cable (also unlikely). Please keep us posted!

[Diegis0n]

I was playing around a lil more with watercooling on cpu:

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