DISABLE Promise raid entirely on the NP889 ... ... Hello, I'm trying to disable the Promise raid controller entirely.I'm trying to install Solaris which det ...

puddle · 10-02-2004, 08:09 PM

Hello, I'm trying to disable the Promise raid controller entirely.

I'm trying to install Solaris which detects the CD-ROM on the second IDE channel.

However, says 0 drives on the first channel. I'm suspecting the drives are either physically or software / jumper connected to the raid.

Is there a way to disable the promise raid where it comes up as a standard master/slave drive setup like the CD-ROM?

Thanks!

-rotaecho
AIM: rotaecho
yahoo: rotaecho@yahoo.com

Gray · 10-05-2004, 06:12 AM

You have a set of jumpers under your keyboard that will disable the RAID. If you look on the CD for your System or System book, there is a section that will show you the proper settings

jamesshuang · 10-05-2004, 06:38 AM

Disabling the RAID under the keyboard does not drop you to the ICH5 controller on the chipset- it's still attached to a Promise controller, just no longer raid. You'll still need the PDC20265r kernel drivers. I don't know if they are available for solaris, but I do know they are available for linux. Good luck with that!

Geekman · 10-19-2004, 07:36 PM

Depending on your skills you might be able to open it up and solder a few things. There are very detailed schematics in the Service Manual. Just a crazy idea.

10-02-2004, 08:09 PM	#1
puddle Registered User Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5 Credits: -347	DISABLE Promise raid entirely on the NP8890 Hello, I'm trying to disable the Promise raid controller entirely. I'm trying to install Solaris which detects the CD-ROM on the second IDE channel. However, says 0 drives on the first channel. I'm suspecting the drives are either physically or software / jumper connected to the raid. Is there a way to disable the promise raid where it comes up as a standard master/slave drive setup like the CD-ROM? Thanks! -rotaecho AIM: rotaecho yahoo: rotaecho@yahoo.com __________________ ------------------------------------------------------------ Sager NP8890 16" 2.8ghz, 1gb ram, one 60gb (S.u.S.E Linux/Win2K) dual boot and an 80gb MP3 warehouse

10-05-2004, 06:12 AM	#2
Gray Registered User Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 13 Credits: -344	Disable RAID You have a set of jumpers under your keyboard that will disable the RAID. If you look on the CD for your System or System book, there is a section that will show you the proper settings

10-05-2004, 06:38 AM	#3
jamesshuang Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Flemington, NJ USA Posts: 1,292 Credits: 189	Disabling the RAID under the keyboard does not drop you to the ICH5 controller on the chipset- it's still attached to a Promise controller, just no longer raid. You'll still need the PDC20265r kernel drivers. I don't know if they are available for solaris, but I do know they are available for linux. Good luck with that! __________________ Sager 8890 P4 3GHz \| 1gb RAM \| 2x60 gb 5400 rpm in RAID \| Radeon 9600 Dell 700m Centrino 1.6ghz \| 512mb RAM \| 30gb HD

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10-19-2004, 07:36 PM	#4
Geekman Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA Posts: 21 Credits: -343	Depending on your skills you might be able to open it up and solder a few things. There are very detailed schematics in the Service Manual. Just a crazy idea.