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RocketRAID 454 card killing my system - why?
I have an ASUS A8N-SLI Premium mobo running XP. Adding in a Highpoint RocketRAID 454 RAID card is killing my system. Benchmark performance results show that my system (CPU and video) have been reduced to 20% of the original performance. I can yank the card out and my performance goes back to where it was.
Now, I know all about using the system CPU performance by using this RAID card, but that really isn't the issue since no processing or disk read/write is going on. It is an idle system, just running benchmark utils.
I started with a fresh system, new XP, etc. I have all of the correct drivers and BIOS as per Highpoint. I have poken with Highpoint, and they are stumped. Do any of you experts have an idea or what else to examine?
Now, I know all about using the system CPU performance by using this RAID card, but that really isn't the issue since no processing or disk read/write is going on. It is an idle system, just running benchmark utils.
I started with a fresh system, new XP, etc. I have all of the correct drivers and BIOS as per Highpoint. I have poken with Highpoint, and they are stumped. Do any of you experts have an idea or what else to examine?
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Can you list system specs: PSU, Memory, etc. ?
ASKER
Sure...
AMD 4000+
2GB RAM
2 PNY GeForce 6600 SLI
Boot drive is using mobo NVIDIA RAID 1 with 2 SATA drives.
The RAID 5 config is using the RocketRAID 454 card with 4 250GB drives.
AMD 4000+
2GB RAM
2 PNY GeForce 6600 SLI
Boot drive is using mobo NVIDIA RAID 1 with 2 SATA drives.
The RAID 5 config is using the RocketRAID 454 card with 4 250GB drives.
How about the PSU? how many watts you have on power supply?
ASKER
650 watt psu...
And side note, even though I pull the RAID card from the PCI slot, the drives still power up and I achieve my higher performance benchmark.
As I type (on a different machine from the one we are discussing), the problematic PC has been idle for over an hour, and the CPU utilization is parked at 77%.
No disk activity. No apps running... Just sitting.
And side note, even though I pull the RAID card from the PCI slot, the drives still power up and I achieve my higher performance benchmark.
As I type (on a different machine from the one we are discussing), the problematic PC has been idle for over an hour, and the CPU utilization is parked at 77%.
No disk activity. No apps running... Just sitting.
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As I mentioned, removing the RAID card returns me to my previous "good" level of performance.
As for anything else running, this is a virgin installation of XP. So no Norton, etc. I applied all of the MS SP etc, and then proceeded with the RAID insertion....
Removing the RAID card and putting it into a new slot, as much as it pains me to say it... THAT WAS IT!
I thought the days of swapping slots was over.... I am back in business....
Thanks for forcing me to do what I never would have done myself!
As for anything else running, this is a virgin installation of XP. So no Norton, etc. I applied all of the MS SP etc, and then proceeded with the RAID insertion....
Removing the RAID card and putting it into a new slot, as much as it pains me to say it... THAT WAS IT!
I thought the days of swapping slots was over.... I am back in business....
Thanks for forcing me to do what I never would have done myself!
I was trying to get all the facts, though. Sorry made you worked hard on this. As now, I can say that you are having the faulty card, if recommended, I would suggest you get the Adaptec card which is known good in market so far.
IRQ's that are shared cause this. And no those days are not gone yet.
I can remember you had to disable stuff to use a printer, cause there were not enough IRQ's.
I can remember you had to disable stuff to use a printer, cause there were not enough IRQ's.