RocketRAID card not working with Z170 OC Formula
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Topic: RocketRAID card not working with Z170 OC Formula
Posted By: rgames
Subject: RocketRAID card not working with Z170 OC Formula
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2016 at 12:53pm
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I recently purchased a Z170 OC Formula board and I can't get my RocketRAID card to work with it. I can enter the RocketRAID BIOS and make changes but the computer locks up every time before I can even get into the BIOS. I have tried both the PCIE3 and PCIE5 slots and the behavior is the same. Any suggestions on what to do? Thanks in advance, rgames
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Posted By: parsec
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2016 at 1:39pm
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It sounds like the RocketRAID card is causing POST to fail, if you cannot get into the UEFI/BIOS. What code do you see on the Dr Debug display when the PC "locks up"? Did you clear the UEFI/BIOS after inserting the card into the mother board? What is the full model name/number of the RocketRAID card? Does this card have a driver that must be installed? Do you have any drives connected to the card? ------------- http://valid.x86.fr/48rujh" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: rgames
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2016 at 6:57pm
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Hello parsec - thanks for the reply. The debug code shows "99", the PCIe error code. I did press the "Clear CMOS" button on the rear - I assume that's what clears the UEFI because it was back to defaults afterwards. Unfortunately it had no effect. The specific model is Rocketraid 620. I don't recall installing a specific driver in the past - it uses the Marvell controller. The behavior is the same with drives connected or disconnected. Thanks again, rgames |
Posted By: rgames
Date Posted: 13 Jun 2016 at 10:23am
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I believe I found the issue - apparently I need to disable the boot option in the RocketRAID card. That requires a new BIOS. But that, in turn, requires that the POST operation complete (apparently...). So I need to figure out how to stop the RAID card from loading its BIOS during boot so that I can replace it. Supposedly repeatedly hitting the "end" key does it but I can't get that technique to work. I'll probably have to move that question to another thread... Thanks, rgames
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