Red Lizard wrote:
> Red Lizard wrote:
>> So as I understand it if you dont want to run RAID you should set all
>> in IDE FUNCTION SETUP to ENABLED & all in RAID FUNCTION to DISABLED?
>> Im not running RAID & this is how my bios is setup.
>> I ask because my KN-8 Ultra based system has slow down problems that I
>> seem to be able to cure if I replace a SATA cable every couple of
>> months (wierd), Im now using AKASA silver SATAII cables (best you can
>> buy?)but the problem persists, brilliant for a few weeks then a
>> gradual slowdown to the point of being ridiculous, programs take
>> forever to open with sporadic freezes. I cannot keep buying SATA
>> cables for ever (or can I? theyre cheap enough!), obviously theres an
>> underlying fault but what?
>> memtest shows memory ok. Drives are defragged with Diskeeper11.
>> Im using the latest bios (v19).
>> also nForce drivers v6.86
>>
>> Anyone any ideas?
>>
>> system details:-
>>
>>
>> KN-8Ultra mobo
>> AMD64 3200 Venice (E2)
>> EVO33 cpu cooler
>> Radeon X800 GTO2
>> 1GB Crucial DDR
>> Seasonic S12 500W PSU
>> 2x200GB Maxtor Diamondmax10 drives
>> XP pro (fully updated)
>>
>> thanks in advance
>
> It would appear certain Maxtor SATA h/drives do not like nForce4
> controllers, nice of Maxtor to let us know isnt it. A firmware flash is
> possibly needed dependant upon model/serial no.
Re flashed drives (thanks for the firmware Maxtor) computer ran a little
better (drives quieter), still the same problem with computer slowing
down over a number of weeks though I may have found the problem.
Looks like constant background defragging could be possibly magnetizing
drives (just a guess), when sata cables are removed, left for a couple
of hours, re-connected, computer runs smoothly & fast before slowing
down rapidly.
Stopped constant background defragging & problem has gone, computer runs
great & I havnt had to disconnect/reconnect sata's.
>> Stay informed about: SATA problems 
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