Results 1 to 5 of 5

Thread: Silicon Image 3114 RAID controller problems

  1. #1
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2004
    Location
    London
    Posts
    135
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    • Daneel's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus Z87-Plus
      • CPU:
      • i7 4770k
      • Memory:
      • 32GB PC3-12800
      • Storage:
      • 1TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, 21TB HDD
      • Graphics card(s):
      • MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4GB
      • PSU:
      • EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2
      • Case:
      • Fractal Design Define R4
      • Operating System:
      • WIndows 10 64-bit
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell U2415 24" 1920x1200
      • Internet:
      • 24/1.3Mb ADSL

    Silicon Image 3114 RAID controller problems

    I've just installed a new Hitachi 250GB SATA drive on my Asus K8N-E Deluxe (NF3 250gb chipset).

    I've already used the 2 SATA controllers that are on the mobo and am now using one of the 4 connected through the SI RAID controller.

    Going into the BIOS I've tried a number of combinations of the options relating to this drive.

    One of them is RAID, SATA or disabled for the Silicon Image controller. There is also a RAID option ROM which I have tried enabling. Doing that causes a number of other options to appear, most relating to which channel to use for RAID (primary master/slave, secondary master/slave, third, forth).

    I also tried installing the SI3114 driver on the Asus site. Following that I had 3 BSODs shortly after booting up windows so I uninstalled it. I an see the new HD in the RAID BIOS but not in windows. Device manager shows an unknown, uninstalled piece of hardware but the SI RAID controller is listed under SCSI & RAID.

    If any one can suggest how I might get the new HD to work I would greatly appreciate it.

  2. #2
    YUKIKAZE arthurleung's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2005
    Location
    Aberdeen
    Posts
    3,280
    Thanks
    8
    Thanked
    88 times in 83 posts
    • arthurleung's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus P5E (Rampage Formula 0902)
      • CPU:
      • Intel Core2Quad Q9550 3.6Ghz 1.2V
      • Memory:
      • A-Data DDR2-800 2x2GB CL4
      • Storage:
      • 4x1TB WD1000FYPS @ RAID5 3Ware 9500S-8 / 3x 1TB Samsung Ecogreen F2
      • Graphics card(s):
      • GeCube HD4870 512MB
      • PSU:
      • Corsair VX450
      • Case:
      • Antec P180
      • Operating System:
      • Windows Server 2008 Standard
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell Ultrasharp 2709W + 2001FP
      • Internet:
      • Be*Unlimited 20Mbps
    There are 2 different versions of SIL3114 driver. One is SATA and One is RAID.
    If you stick SATA driver into RAID mode, it BSOD
    If you stick RAID driver into SATA mode, it BSOD
    It took me a long time trying to figure it out.
    I personally hate SIL3114 due to the fact that it corrupts my data when I give it a constant heavy random access load of like 12IOPS.

    Make sure you get use SATA mode and SATA driver. I would recommend you to try get it from Tyan's website, should be listed under S2882.
    Workstation 1: Intel i7 950 @ 3.8Ghz / X58 / 12GB DDR3-1600 / HD4870 512MB / Antec P180
    Workstation 2: Intel C2Q Q9550 @ 3.6Ghz / X38 / 4GB DDR2-800 / 8400GS 512MB / Open Air
    Workstation 3: Intel Xeon X3350 @ 3.2Ghz / P35 / 4GB DDR2-800 / HD4770 512MB / Shuttle SP35P2
    HTPC: AMD Athlon X4 620 @ 2.6Ghz / 780G / 4GB DDR2-1000 / Antec Mini P180 White
    Mobile Workstation: Intel C2D T8300 @ 2.4Ghz / GM965 / 3GB DDR2-667 / DELL Inspiron 1525 / 6+6+9 Cell Battery

    Display (Monitor): DELL Ultrasharp 2709W + DELL Ultrasharp 2001FP
    Display (Projector): Epson TW-3500 1080p
    Speakers: Creative Megaworks THX550 5.1
    Headphones: Etymotic hf2 / Ultimate Ears Triple.fi 10 Pro

    Storage: 8x2TB Hitachi @ DELL PERC 6/i RAID6 / 13TB Non-RAID Across 12 HDDs
    Consoles: PS3 Slim 120GB / Xbox 360 Arcade 20GB / PS2

  3. #3
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2004
    Location
    London
    Posts
    135
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    • Daneel's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus Z87-Plus
      • CPU:
      • i7 4770k
      • Memory:
      • 32GB PC3-12800
      • Storage:
      • 1TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, 21TB HDD
      • Graphics card(s):
      • MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4GB
      • PSU:
      • EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2
      • Case:
      • Fractal Design Define R4
      • Operating System:
      • WIndows 10 64-bit
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell U2415 24" 1920x1200
      • Internet:
      • 24/1.3Mb ADSL
    Thanks for the reply. I grabbed the file you are talking about, I think, there's an IDE or RAID option here:

    http://www.tyan.com/support/html/drivers_support.html

    I'm a bit confused though as it the 3114 already seems to be installed but I have another unknown piece of hardware in device manager. I couldn't get the driver from Tyan to install for either the unknown hardware or the 3114.

    Despite the fact that it seems to be installed I can't see the drive in Partition Magic or windows administrator tools. Looking in the properties of the 3114 in device manager though shows that it can see the drive connected to it.

    If I run the java utility to configure RAID, that's when I get the BSOD.

  4. #4
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2004
    Location
    London
    Posts
    135
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    • Daneel's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus Z87-Plus
      • CPU:
      • i7 4770k
      • Memory:
      • 32GB PC3-12800
      • Storage:
      • 1TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, 21TB HDD
      • Graphics card(s):
      • MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4GB
      • PSU:
      • EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2
      • Case:
      • Fractal Design Define R4
      • Operating System:
      • WIndows 10 64-bit
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell U2415 24" 1920x1200
      • Internet:
      • 24/1.3Mb ADSL
    Doh.

    This should really be in the help forum. If a kind mod could move it I would appreciate it.

    I got a response from Asus tech support and tried fiddling a little more but have yet to solve the problem

  5. #5
    Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2004
    Location
    London
    Posts
    135
    Thanks
    0
    Thanked
    0 times in 0 posts
    • Daneel's system
      • Motherboard:
      • Asus Z87-Plus
      • CPU:
      • i7 4770k
      • Memory:
      • 32GB PC3-12800
      • Storage:
      • 1TB Samsung 850 EVO SSD, 21TB HDD
      • Graphics card(s):
      • MSI GTX 970 Gaming 4GB
      • PSU:
      • EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2
      • Case:
      • Fractal Design Define R4
      • Operating System:
      • WIndows 10 64-bit
      • Monitor(s):
      • Dell U2415 24" 1920x1200
      • Internet:
      • 24/1.3Mb ADSL
    Problem solved, finally. I updated the BIOS to 1009 and used the 1.0.0.7 driver. Set the 3114 to SATA mode in mobo BIOS and turned the RAID BIOS to disabled. All thanks to the info in this thread:

    http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=400297

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Similar Threads

  1. My experience with Windows XP Pro x64 Edition
    By Paul Adams in forum Software
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 20-04-2007, 11:59 PM
  2. Image problems in IE (probably CSS related)
    By Dorza in forum Software
    Replies: 4
    Last Post: 08-05-2005, 11:50 PM
  3. Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe, RAID controller...
    By BlueMagician in forum PC Hardware and Components
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 12-01-2005, 09:05 PM
  4. RAID controller differences..
    By SMPer in forum PC Hardware and Components
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 02-02-2004, 04:39 PM
  5. Two non raided drives on Raid controller ?
    By Ozymandias in forum PC Hardware and Components
    Replies: 9
    Last Post: 10-09-2003, 09:00 PM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •