[Pc_Support] 3ware corruption on K7S5A

[Jason Boxman]

I saw this twice myself, the first time under Windows (I was dual booting, 
but my OS files for Linux were on a SCSI array) where I had Windows on my 
RAID 1 array on a 6200 shared with my Linux /home.

The second time with a different 3Ware a year later (6200 again) I tried 
straight up RAID 1 for my Debian install (dual booting had gone away) and 
had the same issues as Windows.  Random segfaults, corruption, death.  It 
was immediate and continuous such that the machine wasn't usuable.

Not a Windows issue after all.

Months later, I thought I'd Google today for the heck of it and found this 
where someone claims confirmation from 3Ware back in 2002 that this is a 
problem with the K7S5A.

http://www.geek.com/news/geeknews/2001nov/bch20011129009082.htm

"data corruption and incompatability (2:30pm EST Fri Jul 19 2002)

"Using the K7S5A with 3ware RAID cards can cause data corruption (and is 
on my machine). I will have to return the K7S5A and move to a better 
board. I have confirmed this with 3ware tech support.

"While the board may work for some- I would not use it for any advanced 
applications. - by frustrated"

Can anyone confirm this, before I consider trying again.  I was hoping it 
was just a random PCI slot and I needed to just try another or something, 
but probably not...

Thanks.