base memory test hangs with fastrak raid card

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3 total messages Started by rello Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:49

#771

Author: rello
Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 10:49

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have a mirror raid array using promise  fastrak 100tx2
when testing base memory [1st 639k] the test just hangs and hangs with
no result...as soon as i pull the raid card out it tests fine in a
poofteenth of a second

using tufftest pro [boot from floppy type tester]

any ideas why?
relloman

Re: base memory test hangs with fastrak raid card

#769

Author: DalienX
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 06:23

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rello wrote:

> have a mirror raid array using promise  fastrak 100tx2
> when testing base memory [1st 639k] the test just hangs and hangs with
> no result...as soon as i pull the raid card out it tests fine in a
> poofteenth of a second
> 
> using tufftest pro [boot from floppy type tester]
> 
> any ideas why?
> relloman

i know nothing about this gear so probably should'nt comment, but
logicly if you pulled the raid card out and the problem went away....
id take a guess that the raid card is faulty :P

-- 
DalienX

Re: base memory test hangs with fastrak raid card

#770

Author: E.
Date: Tue, 22 Jun 2004 08:39

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rello wrote:

> have a mirror raid array using promise  fastrak 100tx2
> when testing base memory [1st 639k] the test just hangs and hangs with
> no result...as soon as i pull the raid card out it tests fine in a
> poofteenth of a second
> 
> using tufftest pro [boot from floppy type tester]
> 
> any ideas why?
> relloman

Possibly the raid BIOS is 'shadowing' into memory and blocking access to 
the testing routine.
E.

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