Data Loss on P4P800 Deluxe

[Bob]

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I have googled this and didn't find any solutions. I have a RAID 1 setup
with the onboard VIA controller and have random files disappearing. It
happens very infrequenly but is very obvious when it does. For example, I
can transfer some files from my main hard drive to my mirrored set and half
of the files inside can be missing after the transfer. I haven't flashed my
bios yet, but was interested if anyone else out there have experienced this.

Thanks in advance


Ryan

 

[Tim]

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Just some ideas:

What happens if you break the RAID?
If it still happens, then if you swap back to only the other disc, does it
still happen with the other disc?
Yes ==> I would suspect a stuffed controller. If its IDE check the
cables.
No?
I would suspect the drive or cable.

Do you have adequate power on the system?

- Tim

"Bob" <bob@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:8QNqd.34814$bP2.13097@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com...
>I have googled this and didn't find any solutions. I have a RAID 1 setup
>with the onboard VIA controller and have random files disappearing. It
>happens very infrequenly but is very obvious when it does. For example, I
>can transfer some files from my main hard drive to my mirrored set and half
>of the files inside can be missing after the transfer. I haven't flashed
>my bios yet, but was interested if anyone else out there have experienced
>this.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
>
> Ryan
>

 

[Gman]

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In article <8QNqd.34814$bP2.13097@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com>, "Bob" <bob@microsoft.com> wrote:
>I have googled this and didn't find any solutions. I have a RAID 1 setup
>with the onboard VIA controller and have random files disappearing. It
>happens very infrequenly but is very obvious when it does. For example, I
>can transfer some files from my main hard drive to my mirrored set and half
>of the files inside can be missing after the transfer. I haven't flashed my
>bios yet, but was interested if anyone else out there have experienced this.
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>
>Ryan
>
>
do a google search for windows and large system cache issues

 

[Guest]

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On Mon, 29 Nov 2004 22:58:12 GMT, "Bob" <bob@microsoft.com> wrote:

>I have googled this and didn't find any solutions. I have a RAID 1 setup
>with the onboard VIA controller and have random files disappearing. It
>happens very infrequenly but is very obvious when it does. For example, I
>can transfer some files from my main hard drive to my mirrored set and half
>of the files inside can be missing after the transfer. I haven't flashed my
>bios yet, but was interested if anyone else out there have experienced this.
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>
>Ryan
>

I have the same setup (p4p800d + via) but I am running raid 0 on
mine...
I am very imppressed with this setup, it smokes and I have not one
issue with it...yet...

are your drives new ? matching ?

I'm using 2 identical maxtors fd7200 ata 133's...

my ide boot drive is also the same as the raid drives...(3 total)

this raid smokes the primary channel on every level and no issues in
winxp with the via drv's either...

 

[Paul]

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In article <comecg$74e$1@news.xmission.com>,
glenzabr@nospamallowed.xmission.com (GMAN) wrote:

> In article <8QNqd.34814$bP2.13097@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com>, "Bob"
<bob@microsoft.com> wrote:
> >I have googled this and didn't find any solutions. I have a RAID 1 setup
> >with the onboard VIA controller and have random files disappearing. It
> >happens very infrequenly but is very obvious when it does. For example, I
> >can transfer some files from my main hard drive to my mirrored set and half
> >of the files inside can be missing after the transfer. I haven't flashed my
> >bios yet, but was interested if anyone else out there have experienced this.
> >
> >Thanks in advance
> >
> >
> >Ryan
> >
> >
> do a google search for windows and large system cache issues

Do you mean this problem ?
http://www.abxzone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74250&highlight=delayed+write

You might want to look in Event Viewer, to see if the system has
been logging any Delayed Write failures. Maybe your system has been
hinting about a problem all along.

There is another thread here:
http://www.abxzone.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14308&highlight=delayed+write+ati+cache

HTH,
Paul