Perc 5i wont boot

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rockdude14

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Ok I have a DFI x48 and a DFI nf4 that I tried to boot with. With the x48 it gave me a C1 error on the readout which is detecting the memory. With the nf4 it just got to a black screen and did the blinking dash thing. Does this sound like what happens without covering the 5/6 pci connections. I guess Ill try that next I was just curious if it could be something else before I do that.

Thanks
 
You need to cover the 5th and 6th contacts for it to work with Intel chipsets.
 
ya thats what I thought until it didnt boot with the nf4 which i thought was supose to work right out of the box

So I was just curious if other people had the same error or if it might be something else
 
Blue Fox said:
You need to cover the 5th and 6th contacts for it to work with Intel chipsets.
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Uh, It runs on my 945 chipset without an issue without that... actually I tried it to see if anything would happen and it wouldn't boot... lul...
 
Not sure if the ram works

does anyone know if it will boot without ram?
I guess I could try the perc 5i ram as system ram
can the dfi x48 run on ECC ram im not an expert on this board yet (just got it a week ago)

or can the perc 5i run on non ecc ram
 
Blazestorm said:
Uh, It runs on my 945 chipset without an issue without that... actually I tried it to see if anything would happen and it wouldn't boot... lul...
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It is well documented that in order for it to work with most Intel chipsets, you have to do what I just mentioned. It is an issue with the SMBus on the board. If you don't believe me, why don't you go check 2cpu or another large forum.
 
rockdude14 said:
Not sure if the ram works

does anyone know if it will boot without ram?
I guess I could try the perc 5i ram as system ram
can the dfi x48 run on ECC ram im not an expert on this board yet (just got it a week ago)

or can the perc 5i run on non ecc ram
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The perc needs ECC. And a funny type too, needs a certain chip config like 1Rx8 or something. Oh and its DDR2 3200.

It cannot boot without the Cache, it will give an error. BUT, if it gives an error that would at least say the card is working to some degree.
 
Blue Fox said:
It is well documented that in order for it to work with most Intel chipsets, you have to do what I just mentioned. It is an issue with the SMBus on the board. If you don't believe me, why don't you go check 2cpu or another large forum.
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You said "You need to cover the 5th and 6th contacts for it to work with Intel chipsets." and I proved that statement wrong.

I wasn't denying it wasn't a common issue, I was just adding to the statement that it is not necessary for EVERY Intel chipset.
 
Thanks for the help guys
The tape mod mixed it. I was just curious if anyone know what happens without the tape mod when it didnt work.

I also didnt have any electrical tape which i just got today.
Now I just have to get the drivers installed.
 
ive got he vista drivers for the perc 5 and the instructions say it should be listed under storage controller in the device manager

the only thing i see there is AS29FHU1 IDE controller
and Microsoft iscsi initiator

is there some other way to install these drivers
i plugged a drive into it to see if any default drivers would work but it doesnt show the drive

i think it may be listed as standard dual channel pci IDE controller under the ide ata/atapi controllers
but when i try to update it says that the drivers are up to date and wont do anything
 
that was just a regular drive
but I cant even get the perc to show in device manager
i guess it might be dead
 
it was allready formatted and had information on it

I dont know why that would matter
even with nothing attached it doesnt show in device manager
 
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