Adaptec 2805 raid problem

[RHead 0]

Hi.

 

I'm new owner of TS140.

I did have microsever n36l and adaptec 2805 card working fine.

I did try use it with TS140 but first x16 slot card won't even boot to kernel.

 

Second place it boots well and array created.

And it boots to Windows 8.1 well.

But when checking drives and etc no adaptec card working.

 

Picture posted as attachment.

 

 

Edited April 23, 2015 by RHead

[schoondoggy 871]

Have you updated the firmware on the 2805?

[RHead 0]

Thanks. Updated lates firmware and now working! I will be posting my current setup etc to new topic.

[RHead 0]

SKit.. No problems started. When i upgrade newest fw to card. Windows works fine untile about 3mins of boot total hang.

 

I tested that i uninstalled Adaptec driver and then no problems with win. After i enable adacter card in devicemanager about 45s and computer freezes totally.

[schoondoggy 871]

It sounds like it may be a driver issue. Can you try a different OS, maybe a Linux variant to see if that works?

It does list Win 8 as being supported:

http://ask.adaptec.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/17030

Looks like the TS140 is UEFI:

http://www.lenovo.com/images/products/server/pdfs/tech_resources/thinkserver_ts140_ts440_uefi_tr.pdf

 

It looks like the 2805 is not compatible with UEFI systems:

http://ask.adaptec.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/17087/~/adaptec-controllers-and-uefi-motherboards

You could check this as well:

http://ask.adaptec.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/17358/~/shutdown-and-restart-problems-in-windows-8-and-windows-8.1

 

Sorry to send all these links, but I am on a very boring conference call!

[RHead 0]

Ok. So i have to buy new or used raid card. Is there any reason to get 6g raid or should stay looking 3g raid?

[GotNoTime 219]

Ok. So i have to buy new or used raid card. Is there any reason to get 6g raid or should stay looking 3g raid?

Unless the 3Gbps card is extremely cheap, I'd say get a 6Gbps card just for a tiny amount of future proofing. If you ever want to attach SSDs then you'll want a card that supports 6Gbps.

[RHead 0]

I did order Adaptech 6405H. Hope it works better than old. Package is delivered about 2 weeks.

Edited April 24, 2015 by RHead

[RHead 0]

Card did arrive. I did try boot computer with card but after lenovo logo disappered nothing happends. So it won't show adaptec bios and not booting to win.

[RHead 0]

Tested with another computer and same result. Computer don't boot. gosh good luck ..