LSI 9201-16i CRC errors

[rive22]

Helping my buddy setup his NAS. We installed the P20 IT firmware, driver, bios kit for Windows from the site, 80% of his drives are reporting CRC errors. It's not the cables as we tried that already. All other system hardware is rock solid.

Any ideas?

SAS 9201-16i Host Bus Adapter

 

[_Gea]

Is the firmware 20.00.07?
Releases between 20.00 and 20.00.04 were known to be buggy

 

[rive22]

Yes that's the one. The other thing is, when I try to flash P19 it gives "the firmware flash image attached NVDATA is invalid."

 

[_Gea]

not exact the same controller but it should work similar
http://www.napp-it.org/doc/manuals/flash-x9srh-7tf-it.pdf

 

[drescherjm]

This card is nothing short of a pain in the ass.

Interesting, I have that same card at work for years. No problems at all. I plan on buying several more.

 

[{NG}Fidel]

Backplane could be causing problems.

 

[rive22]

not exact the same controller but it should work similar
http://www.napp-it.org/doc/manuals/flash-x9srh-7tf-it.pdf

Thanks man I appreciate it, worked like a charm. We'll see how it goes.