So I only have two SATA ports on my mobo that I've exhausted. I needed extra ports so I purchased a SYBA PCI-SATA controller card that used the Silicon Image 3114 chipset. It was delivered today. I installed the card and I can't seem to get it functioning properly.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815124020
I have a 160GB 7200.9 Seagate that I'd like to run on the card. I just need the card for expansion rather than RAID functions so I installed the base BIOS on Silicon Image's website. I installed the BIOS through the built-in flash option located in the card's property page in the device manager. I installed the proper drivers as well (the latest). When I have the hard drive plugged in, the card recognizes it and it shows up in the Storage Manager as raw. I try to format the drive and set a single primary partition but it fails to format. I've tried quick format which fails. Regular format takes about 15 minutes and ends up failing at the end as well.
I've tried putting a hard drive that is already formated and partitioned onto the controller card but Windows won't recognize the drive as being formatted. If I plug the hard drive back into the mobo's controller, it is recognized properly. If I plug the 7200.9 that won't format properly into the mobo's controller, it will format without problems and work like it should. When formatted and then put back into the Syba controller card, it will not be recognized again.
Anyone have experience with this controller or the Silicon Image 3114 chipset? Anyone know a resolution to the problem? Is it just a bad card?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16815124020
I have a 160GB 7200.9 Seagate that I'd like to run on the card. I just need the card for expansion rather than RAID functions so I installed the base BIOS on Silicon Image's website. I installed the BIOS through the built-in flash option located in the card's property page in the device manager. I installed the proper drivers as well (the latest). When I have the hard drive plugged in, the card recognizes it and it shows up in the Storage Manager as raw. I try to format the drive and set a single primary partition but it fails to format. I've tried quick format which fails. Regular format takes about 15 minutes and ends up failing at the end as well.
I've tried putting a hard drive that is already formated and partitioned onto the controller card but Windows won't recognize the drive as being formatted. If I plug the hard drive back into the mobo's controller, it is recognized properly. If I plug the 7200.9 that won't format properly into the mobo's controller, it will format without problems and work like it should. When formatted and then put back into the Syba controller card, it will not be recognized again.
Anyone have experience with this controller or the Silicon Image 3114 chipset? Anyone know a resolution to the problem? Is it just a bad card?