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redserpent · 25-02-2008

Hurrah Interface speed: 53 MB/sec

Took me 2 days to find out the problem and buying 3 SATA cards.

Anyway, my results:

Sil 3112A : Works but only in PIO Mode 4. Giving 11 MB/sec. None of the latest driver or BIOS upgrade for the controller helped.. seems like Silicon Image dont want to fix the problem.

VT 6421A: 1 IDE & 1 eSATA & 2 SATAs internal.

May work with latest drivers only i.e. 5.60 (old ones dont work) but only 1 port works at a time and I can't find a manual which will tell me how to turn the internal SATA ports on. I know its something to do with the onboard jumpers. Must also have non RAID mode drivers.

Sil 3512: Did as described by CDan & zebadee.

Using RAID drivers gives 11MB/sec PIO mode 4, but using IDE base BIOS & driver give 53 MB/sec.

Hope this post is useful to others.

BTW: NeroInfoTool 5 does NOT work properly with LG GGW-H20L (version 4 does).

25-02-2008	#6 (permalink)
redserpent New on Forum Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: UK Posts: 15	Re: LG GGW-H20L Stuck In PIO Mode 4 on SATA PCI card Hurrah Interface speed: 53 MB/sec Took me 2 days to find out the problem and buying 3 SATA cards. Anyway, my results: Sil 3112A : Works but only in PIO Mode 4. Giving 11 MB/sec. None of the latest driver or BIOS upgrade for the controller helped.. seems like Silicon Image dont want to fix the problem. VT 6421A: 1 IDE & 1 eSATA & 2 SATAs internal. May work with latest drivers only i.e. 5.60 (old ones dont work) but only 1 port works at a time and I can't find a manual which will tell me how to turn the internal SATA ports on. I know its something to do with the onboard jumpers. Must also have non RAID mode drivers. Sil 3512: Did as described by CDan & zebadee. Using RAID drivers gives 11MB/sec PIO mode 4, but using IDE base BIOS & driver give 53 MB/sec. Hope this post is useful to others. BTW: NeroInfoTool 5 does NOT work properly with LG GGW-H20L (version 4 does).