dell PERC5I
 

hello everyone,

I recently bought a second hand perc5 controller that until now i didnt used at all.
So i hooked it up to my computer (P5W64WSmobo) and made a big VD of 8 hd's.
everything went okay until i got a BSOD when installing vista64 bit or server2003.
I thought it was the controller so i took it out,trying to install again..having extra bsods all the time i figured out it was one of my adata ddr2 sticks who caused the problem.
So i removed them,installed the perc5 again and on boot i got an error saying the memory on the controller is broken.
I get crazy and reboot and nothing happens at all anymore..no post.

So i remove the memory on the controller and use a ddr2 stick i had laying around and the systems posts,but no more sign of the controller (i think this is because i dont used the correct mem voor the controller).

i think the memory on the controller is broken,how do i replace it?where can i get it?dell support is **** because i can't locate the service sticker on the controller :rolleyes:.

Or do you guys think the entire controller is f***ed?

Any advice what went wrong?


grtz

Dell machines and hardware can be picky about memory, so I would try with another memory stick, dell approved if possible:)

anyone has 256MB ddr2! pc3200 laying around?:d i think it's even ECC

€9 http://www.alternate.be/html/product...l?artno=I9HE2A

bought a stick,lets hope it solves the problem!

thx JMke,
and also thx for the other thing..

just make sure that it needs ECC;)

bought the stick,alternate took 4 weeks to deliver

stuf still doenst boot,i think the perc is dead

any idead left?

recap:

bought other perc
system booted perfect,seems the perc is dead,damn.

how did you pay? bought it new or used?

bought it new,still packed

on ebay,was around 120€ with cables without bbu (but still had this)

it has lsi firmware and updated bios.
results are coming soon,i dint know disks bigger then 4 tera needed GPT partition...