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Boot problem with Promise SATA Fasttrack S150TX2 Plus

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From: Dennis Peere
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 14:15
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Dear All,

I seem to have a boot problem with the Fasttrack S150TX2 Plus controller.
The manual clearly states that you need to create an array, only with one
disk connected to the controller.
When I create an array, I can't seem to boot from CDROM anymore.
When I try to boot from CDROM I get the following message :
Disk I/O error  Replace the disk, and press any key
When I disconnect the SATA cable from the disk, I can boot from CDROM
without any problem.

I've performed the following tests on an Intel SE440BX-2 (Seattle), Intel
AL440LX (Atlanta) & Aopen MX3S-T mainboard:
Boot from CD without Riser Card or Promise controller   => OK
Boot from CD          => OK
Boot from CD  + Promise controller     => OK
Boot from CD with SATA HD connected (No Array configured)   => OK
 Boot from CD works but HD is not accessible because there is no array
configured
Boot from CD with SATA HD connected (With Array configured)  => NOK
 When trying to access the CD it gives the following error
 => Disk I/O error  Replace the disk, and press any key
Boot from CD with normal IDE HD connected (No Array configured)  => OK
 Boot from CD works but HD is not accessible because there is no array
configured
Boot from CD with normal HD connected (With Array configured) => NOK
 When trying to access the CD it gives the following error
 => Disk I/O error  Replace the disk, and press any key

Can someone help me out please ?

Regards,

Dennis Peere
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From: "Dennis Peere" <sycrontw@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Boot problem with Promise SATA Fasttrack  S150TX2 Plus
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:15:15 +0200
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