Flaming Blade GTI and HP Smart Array P400 controller

[The Prophet]

Hi Folks,

the problem is the following:

Built myself a new workstation with a flaming blade gti,12GB Ram, Xeon W3565.

I wanted to use my p400 raid controller with my 4 sas disks. On boot up the controller is recognized, but after intializing just a blinking cursor is on the screen.

I found a few threads mentioning that this controller isn't working with the flaming blade, but i wanted to ask you guys if you know a way to get this controller to work.

Thanks a lot!

[therager]

Try the newest official bios - P10:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ti#post4642146
Than if still not working - the news are bad.

[PiLsY]

Tried pcie-16x #1 slot?

[The Prophet]

thx for the replies.

I have the latest Bios G29 (also tried P10) and tried all PCI-e slots :-(

[PiLsY]

Yeah thats not looking too promising then . Could always try foxconn support?

[The Prophet]

i was afraid to hear that...

i have 3 other boards here where it works flawlessly, but i need to get i workin on this one.

i anyone has suggestions, please feel free post them.

don't want to give up on this one.

thx!

[therager]

If you try searching about raid controllers here in Forum: Foxconn - Quantum Force ("PERC raid", for example), you'll find that on all QF X58 boards the issue of non working pci-e raid is still unsloved. You may contact the Foxconn support as suggested by Pilsy, but we do that before on that issue without any success .

[PiLsY]

Yeah - you never know though . Without LT at foxconn anymore we dont get to see any new betas .

[Lord Trident]

well i can say x58 was fixed
but the person that fix the bios does not work for foxconn any more
so i dont think you get the bios fix for rattle or any other board

its a shame but i dont think you see a good bios from them any more

[therager]

well i can say x58 was fixed

So his Flaming Blade GTI (X58) should work with HP Smart Array P400 controller? From which bios version is that fix implemented, because P10 is the latest official Flaming Blade GTI bios and:

I have the latest Bios G29 (also tried P10) and tried all PCI-e slots :-(

I hope there is solution for his problem .

but the person that fix the bios does not work for foxconn any more
so i dont think you get the bios fix for rattle or any other board

its a shame but i dont think you see a good bios from them any more

First saaya, then you, now the skilled bios person left Foxconn - who is making then Quantumian-1 and is there any chance to become a good X79 board ?

[Lord Trident]

mmm not sure about flammingblade but i know bloodrage was fixed as my card that did not work got fixed
have to find my old email relese notes

hardware still the same guy who did all the boards (one guy and what great design he can do)
bios noone, it now the normal bios team that do all them poor bios on the normal boards
if they got new people i have no idea and the truth be told i dont care to much.

but i will keep watching and hope another good board comes to replace my bloodrage

[PiLsY]

Yup Foxconn's gone down the ter alright! Glad to see you still lurking though LT .