LSI 1068E heat issue

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Matty_

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Hi,

I bought a AOC-USAS-L8i couple of weeks a go and I was wondering if this kind of card needs server grade cooling to keep working.

the reason I ask is because mine died on me couple of days ago with this dmesg (freebsd 8-stable).

After installing the card into another computer it would get recognized at all. so had to RMA it.

Heat wise my case sucks but I'm not sure of this is really the source of the problem

Code: 
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x12
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x12 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
(probe3:mpt0:0:3:0): SCSI status error
(probe3:mpt0:0:3:0): MODE SENSE(6). CDB: 1a 0 a 0 14 0 
(probe3:mpt0:0:3:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(probe3:mpt0:0:3:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(probe3:mpt0:0:3:0): SCSI sense: UNIT ATTENTION asc:29,0 (Power on, reset, or bus device reset occurred)
(probe3:mpt0:0:3:0): Retrying command (per sense data)
GEOM: new disk da0pass0 at mpt0 bus 0 scbus0 target 3 lun 0

pass0: <ATA SAMSUNG HD502HJ 00E4> Fixed Direct Access SCSI-5 device 
pass0: Serial Number S20BJ90SC92988      
pass0: 300.000MB/s transfers
pass0: Command Queueing enabled
da0 at mpt0 bus 0 scbus0 target 3 lun 0
da0: <ATA SAMSUNG HD502HJ 00E4> Fixed Direct Access SCSI-5 device 
da0: Serial Number S20BJ90SC92988      
da0: 300.000MB/s transfers
da0: Command Queueing enabled
da0: 476940MB (976773168 512 byte sectors: 255H 63S/T 60801C)
mpt0: request 0xffffff80002daf80:313 timed out for ccb 0xffffff0002554000 (req->ccb 0xffffff0002554000)
mpt0: attempting to abort req 0xffffff80002daf80:313 function 0
mpt0: mpt_send_handshake_cmd: db ignored
mpt0: soft reset failed: device not running
mpt0: WARNING - Failed hard reset! Trying to initialize anyway.
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x0
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x0
mpt0: completing timedout/aborted req 0xffffff80002daf80:313
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x12
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x12 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
(probe0:mpt0:0:3:4): Bus Reset issued
(probe0:mpt0:0:3:4): Retrying command
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): Bus Reset issued
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): Retrying command
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): SCSI status error
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 0 3a 38 60 2f 0 0 1 0 
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): SCSI sense: UNIT ATTENTION asc:29,0 (Power on, reset, or bus device reset occurred)
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): Retrying command (per sense data)
mpt0: request 0xffffff80002db2e0:320 timed out for ccb 0xffffff0002554000 (req->ccb 0xffffff0002554000)
mpt0: request 0xffffff80002db370:321 timed out for ccb 0xffffff0002592800 (req->ccb 0xffffff0002592800)
mpt0: attempting to abort req 0xffffff80002db2e0:320 function 0
mpt0: mpt_send_handshake_cmd: db ignored
mpt0: soft reset failed: device not running
mpt0: WARNING - Failed hard reset! Trying to initialize anyway.
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x0
mpt0: completing timedout/aborted req 0xffffff80002db2e0:320
mpt0: completing timedout/aborted req 0xffffff80002db370:321
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x12
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x12 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): Bus Reset issued
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): Retrying command
(probe0:mpt0:0:3:5): Bus Reset issued
(probe0:mpt0:0:3:5): Retrying command
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): SCSI status error
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 0 3a 38 60 2f 0 0 1 0 
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): SCSI sense: UNIT ATTENTION asc:29,0 (Power on, reset, or bus device reset occurred)
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): Retrying command (per sense data)
mpt0: request 0xffffff80002db640:327 timed out for ccb 0xffffff0002554000 (req->ccb 0xffffff0002554000)
mpt0: attempting to abort req 0xffffff80002db640:327 function 0
mpt0: mpt_send_handshake_cmd: db ignored
mpt0: soft reset failed: device not running
mpt0: WARNING - Failed hard reset! Trying to initialize anyway.
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x0
mpt0: completing timedout/aborted req 0xffffff80002db640:327
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x12
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x12 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
(probe0:mpt0:0:3:6): Bus Reset issued
(probe0:mpt0:0:3:6): Retrying command
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): Bus Reset issued
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): Retrying command
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): SCSI status error
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): READ(10). CDB: 28 0 3a 38 60 2f 0 0 1 0 
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): CAM status: SCSI Status Error
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): SCSI status: Check Condition
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): SCSI sense: UNIT ATTENTION asc:29,0 (Power on, reset, or bus device reset occurred)
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): Retrying command (per sense data)
mpt0: request 0xffffff80002db9a0:334 timed out for ccb 0xffffff0002554000 (req->ccb 0xffffff0002554000)
mpt0: request 0xffffff80002dba30:335 timed out for ccb 0xffffff0002592800 (req->ccb 0xffffff0002592800)
mpt0: attempting to abort req 0xffffff80002db9a0:334 function 0
mpt0: mpt_send_handshake_cmd: db ignored
mpt0: soft reset failed: device not running
mpt0: WARNING - Failed hard reset! Trying to initialize anyway.
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x0
mpt0: completing timedout/aborted req 0xffffff80002db9a0:334
mpt0: completing timedout/aborted req 0xffffff80002dba30:335
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
mpt0: mpt_cam_event: 0x16
mpt0: Unhandled Event Notify Frame. Event 0x16 (ACK not required).
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): Bus Reset issued
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): Retrying command
(probe0:mpt0:0:3:7): Bus Reset issued
(probe0:mpt0:0:3:7): Retrying command
(pass0:mpt0:0:3:0): lost device
(pass0:mpt0:0:3:0): removing device entry
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): lost device
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): Selection timeout
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): Retrying command
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): Error 6, Unretryable error
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): Invalidating pack
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): Synchronize cache failed, status == 0xa, scsi status == 0x0
(da0:mpt0:0:3:0): removing device entry
 
these cards DEFINITELY run very hot. depending on which version of the card you got, you may want to scevenge an old chipset aluminum cooler, or old P3/P4/TBird cooler with a small fan attached and use some AS5 Ceramique to permanently attach to the card.
 
most server parts run very hot in desktop setups as they are designed with a completely different airflow in mind...
 
You can rule out heat pretty easy by placing a house fan on medium next to the card in an open case and running it like that for a few days.
 
I do have minimal airflow; but my LSI 1068E chips (with the tiny green heatsink) do not get very hot; warm perhaps yes.

Try to adjust airflow so a small breeze flows over the heatsink; that should be enough for cooling. These cards should use very little power, though concentrated in the LSI chip.
 
I had the 1068E embedded on my server, and never had any heat issues on it. It does have a tiny heatsink on it.

However in the same case, my 5805 ran very very hot and required me to put a 40mm fan on it. It was pushing 100c, and even with a fan directly on it, runs at 68c.
 
Ok so heat don't seem to be the reason why my card was showing this behavior.

Obviously I ran this UIO card not in a UIO slot ;) but that shouldn't be a problem righ?. (well it ran perfect for couple of weeks on asus a8n-sli).

I mean I did shutdown the server at night. Restart it the next day and the controller was showing this problems and died the same day. I had bios initialization disabled because freebsd would take care of that but to test everything I reset to default settings and the controller couldn't even initialize (just keeps on restart the init process)

Still keeps me thinking what happened...corrupt firmware by faulty psu / short circuit ?
 
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