Adaptec 2820SA Logical Device Failed

System: WinXP SP2
Supermicro X6DAE-G2
2 x Xeon CPU 3.40 GHz
8 x Western Digital Caviar RE 400GB SATA
Adaptec 2820SA
Bios: b11564
Driver: b11737

Configuration:
4 RAID 0 Arrays (2 disks in each array)

Problem:
Playing Quicktime files causes a "Logical device failed", independent
of the file or which array the file is located on.

Fortunately, the the device can be "Forced online" using Adaptec
Storage Manager.

I, naively, thought that this would be a problem Adaptec would be
concerned with, unfortunately, Adapetc claims that this is a problem
with the Quicktime software. But my RAID just crashed...

I would appreciate any work around to this problem.

On Jul 5, 5:40 pm, Arno Wagner <m....DeleteThis@privacy.net> wrote:
> Previously shawn.b....DeleteThis@gmail.com wrote:
>
> d> System: WinXP SP2
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> > Supermicro X6DAE-G2
> > 2 x Xeon CPU 3.40 GHz
> > 8 x Western Digital Caviar RE 400GB SATA
> >Adaptec2820SA
> > Bios: b11564
> > Driver: b11737
> > Configuration:
> > 4 RAID 0 Arrays (2 disks in each array)
> > Problem:
> > PlayingQuicktimefiles causes a "Logical device failed", independent
> > of the file or which array the file is located on.
> > Fortunately, the the device can be "Forced online" usingAdaptec
> > Storage Manager.
> > I, naively, thought that this would be a problemAdaptecwould be
> > concerned with, unfortunately, Adapetc claims that this is a problem
> > with theQuicktimesoftware. But my RAID just crashed...
>
> I bought one of these for use under Linux. After messing
> around wwoth it for some weeks, I found that is was essentialluy
> an expensive paperweight. Unrealiable, slow, hard to manage,
> no tools for automatic monitoring.
>
> > I would appreciate any work around to this problem.
>
> I thinkAdaptecislying through theior teeth. Userspace software
> should not at all be able to crash a hardware RAID controller.
> I would advise you to thrwo this pice of garbage out and to never
> buyAdaptecagain...
>
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Arno, I hear you: A-Crap-Tec

Any idea of a controller that I can use instead that will allow me to
maintain my arrays (and data)?