[Pc_Support] 3ware corruption on K7S5A

[Bryan J. Smith]

Jason Boxman <jasonb at edseek.com> wrote:
> 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

I stopped using advanced storage and other multi-function/bridged
devices on the SiS735 chipset after I found APIC/I2C comaptibility
issues.  E.g., I had issues with PCI-to-CardBus controllers.

But I still liked the K7S5A as a general desktop.  I even ran it with
a 3Ware Escalade 6410 card for awhile.  Kinda wondering now if that's
why I lost that old XFS 1.0 version /var filesystem years ago -- the
combination of a 3Ware not flushing a buffer and the XFS bug's
inability to recover such an inconsistent filesystem (fixed in XFS 1.1).

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Bryan J. Smith     Professional, Technical Annoyance
b.j.smith at ieee.org      http://thebs413.blogspot.com
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