Areca 1880

[Wintel64]

LOL nizzen, Areca does seem to be very vague about their FW updates...no big changlelogs etc...i havent really tested the new version very much, been very busy. but i do have it on here and it seems to be working very well...

Found the firmware changelogs in Areca FTP yesterday.

ftp://ftp.areca.com.tw/RaidCards/BIO...lease_note.txt

[Nizzen]

Found the firmware changelogs in Areca FTP yesterday.

ftp://ftp.areca.com.tw/RaidCards/BIO...lease_note.txt

And it says nothing usefull...


2010-12-10
1 V1.49 20101210
2 ARC1880

[odditory]

Mailed Areca. got answer from 2 different people in areca:

1. Is there a new FW? I did not know about that
2. There is a new FW, it was made after a client request

It would be wrong to assume that new files showing up on Areca's ftp means new official firmware. A version is official when its posted to Areca's website. The answer you got from #2 (I assume Kevin) was correct, there are many interim builds between official releases, often to resolve specific client issues or solve a trouble ticket.

I'd also recommend against loading every new interim firmware build on any card that has critical data, or data that isn't backed up elsewhere. Otherwise you're essentially a beta tester for new builds, which is probably fine with most people on this forum, but not necessarily production or business environments.

[Tiltevros]

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CrystalDiskMark 3.0 x64 Beta2 (C) 2007-2009 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
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Sequential Read : 2051.004 MB/s
Sequential Write : 2501.950 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 2013.462 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 2312.495 MB/s
Random Read 4KB (QD=1) : 142.171 MB/s [ 34709.7 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 130.329 MB/s [ 31818.6 IOPS]
Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 474.288 MB/s [115793.0 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 387.749 MB/s [ 94665.3 IOPS]

Test : 4000 MB [C: Used 3.9% (23.2/596.1 GB)]
Date : 2010/12/24 13:51:16
OS : Windows 7 Ultimate Edition [6.1 Build 7600] (x64)

[Anvil]

Hi Tilt
Great result at 4KB QD1.

Isn't it time for you to get some 6Gb/s SSDs?, those Intels are getting long in the tooth from all your testing

[Tiltevros]

:P haha anvil be my sponsor hehehe

Im waiting for the G3 series

[Thule]

I got my arc-1880ix-12-4g today and here is the first results with fresh install 4 X Vertex 2 60 gb.128 kb stripe.I'm still working on it...

[odditory]

Your tests show that your cache is working and not much else.

[Computurd]

good latency though thule...what board are you using?

[Thule]

good latency though thule...what board are you using?

thanks computurd.my board is ASUS Rampage III Extreme

[Thule]

Your tests show that your cache is working and not much else.

which test/s you recommend?

[Thule]

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CrystalDiskMark 3.0.1 x64 (C) 2007-2010 hiyohiyo
Crystal Dew World : http://crystalmark.info/
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* MB/s = 1,000,000 byte/s [SATA/300 = 300,000,000 byte/s]

Sequential Read : 827.360 MB/s
Sequential Write : 376.678 MB/s
Random Read 512KB : 2163.562 MB/s
Random Write 512KB : 342.002 MB/s
Random Read 4KB (QD=1) : 230.937 MB/s [ 56381.2 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=1) : 171.681 MB/s [ 41914.3 IOPS]
Random Read 4KB (QD=32) : 460.244 MB/s [112364.2 IOPS]
Random Write 4KB (QD=32) : 245.714 MB/s [ 59988.9 IOPS]

Test : 4000 MB [D: 0.1% (0.1/186.3 GB)] (x5)
Date : 2010/12/29 23:41:32
OS : Windows 7 Ultimate Edition [6.1 Build 7600] (x64)

[Computurd]

do this

elevate cmd prompt to admin status
type in:
winsat disk

then post screenie plz thule

[Thule]

hi computurd.there are two volumes in a single raid 0 array.stripe size 128 kb.(4x60gb ocz vertex 2) drive c is 40 gb and drive d is 200 gb.here is the results for both volumes.

[Computurd]

interesting. why two volumes in raid if i may ask? why not one volume?

[Thule]

Nothing special.I want to try volume set function of this card. OS is at drive c.If you want I can give you same results with a single volume.

[Thule]

here is the results for single volume.

[Computurd]

now those are excellent results. your 4k@qd1 is damn good!
your seq read numbers are a bit low for 2 reasons..
1. you seem to be in steady-state with those devices
2. compression algorithms with the SandForce mumbo-jumbo

either way, those are great results

[Thule]

thanks for your comments computurd.your comments are important for me.because after this topic, I decided to buy this great card.do you recommend any ssd for me?or I continue with these ssd's for a definite period?
On the other hand I bought my 1880ix with 4gb memory cache from newegg.But my cache memory is not unigen.I will post the picture of it.and the BBU is necessary for performance?Is it worth to buy?

[Computurd]

bbu is great for stability for sure, but not necessary. i would reccomend it. i would be interested to see your ram very very interested. i wouldnt see a problem sticking with your disks. the only other thing is wait and see what new is coming out, g3 look interesting.

[Thule]

here is the pictures;It's "inphi" product and I love it...

[Nizzen]

4g not from unigen?

I bet it is imposible to buy alone and if you can it is the same prize as unigen?


If it is cheaper and it is possible to buy, too bad for me

I`ve already got 4g unigen

[Thule]

Hi nizzen.I googled the arc-rmd24g8 product code (you can see at the first picture) and found a product at tekram's website. 250 usd

http://tekram.com/store/product_info...roducts_id=161

[Computurd]

Thule, i know several people who are gonna be happy about that find! good stuff, wow i get asked all the time where the heck to find in USA and people always have probs

[Computurd]

oops! hold the phone! that is only 533 speed, the areca can do 800!