Clevo P170Sm , Raid 0 Msata, Port 4 Fail !

after replacing the motherboard, the problem had to be solved
after losing all my data, many times
No more raid 0 on Msata Channel ...
is an Hardware Bug on Port 4 Msata
clevo you have to solve the problem


My Msata Sdd are recommended by the seller

 

If you are not already using BIOS 1.03.03 then use the link in my sig to grab it...

 

hello prema..this is my bios

 

That's the latest bios.

 

What Meaker said.Also browse to the ME page on my blog and grab the latest ME9, too.

 

thanks guys
I upgraded Me9
I tried again ... but what it has in common with my problem?

 

The issue won't be related to the ME but it's just generally good to keep things updated for best performance and longevity.

I suspect the issue simply isn't fixed 100% by Clevo or it could just be poor compatibility, regardless of what was recommended.

When was your motherboard replaced or am I miss-understanding?

One other thing you can try is swapping the the drives around to make sure it's not the device itself and see if the same port is causing the issue or if now the other. If the port changes doing that it's probably the device. If it already randomly goes between the two don't waste your time of course as it won't be that.

 

You may not have got an Msata fixed board.

 

in Italy we tried another type of sdd, model 525 intel did not give positive results
This also responds Msata 4 Fail!
is a hardware bug, we have already 'cards replaced for a time, at first he did not see an mSATA channel
this is not good
will be 'just a problem of the model 170SM?

fixed board ?
this model is out by six monts ..

 

This should not be happening on the latest machines, but was a known issue with the early ones so ones sold by sager for instance did not advertise a 2nd mSATA port.

 

As Meaker mentioned Sager only advertised this with one mSATA slot even though two were physically there. There was a motherboard issue that the second once could drop data or have general issues which you are seeing. The replacement models which have the new hardware fix were release at the very end of July. If you purchased yours before that you may have a fist gen motherboard.

 

AFAIK CPU-Z should show Chipset Revision 06 and Southbridge as "ID8C4B" Revision 05...

 

hello .. good guys and eve .. and thank you for your interest ..
my motherboard was already 'replaced once by the seller, but also that of a friend of mine who now has the same problem with intel ssd 525
I enclose my releases motherboard with cpu z ..
is much more serious than the sager seller who has suffered avoided to make available slot 4 all warning you of the problem
as is solving the problem clevo?

 

Going on what prema is saying that is a first revision board as your southbridge is revision 4 which js earlier than revision 5.

 

We have tried other mSATA ..
always the loss of speed on channel4
are still waiting for a solution...

..from clevo p170sm tec detail:

Two changeable 2.5” 9.5 mm(H) HDD/SSD, SATA interface (RAID 0/1)
(Factory option) One changeable 12.7mm(H) Super Multi/ Blu-ray Combo/ Blu-ray Writer ODD, SATA interface
(Factory Option) Two mSATA SSD, SATA interface (RAID 0/1)

 

Try my Latest v1.1 BIOS Mod for this model which also incorporates the latest v13.1 RAID modules (link in my signature).

Then update the RAID driver to v13:

http://www.station-drivers.com/down..._13.0.0.1072beta(www.station-drivers.com).exe

And Intel Chipset driver:

http://www.station-drivers.com/down...hipset_10.0.0003(www.station-drivers.com).exe

Also check if there are firmware updates for the mSATA cards.

 

Prema .. thanks, I wrote the seller, for the problem clevo has created a new version of the motherboard
hope

 

hi guys , hi prema
for this problem I sent the computer in warranty
I have news that a user with the same problem, had to replace with a new release of the motherboard, from 3.5a to 3.6a
the problem does not seem to have been resolved
I look forward to my return P170S for testing
At this point I would understand if the problem is actually hardware or compatibility
I would also like to know if the bios press may invalidate the warranty
as a last test is to install your bios
repeat the initial error of the hardware specifications

 

My BIOS adds the latest RAID modules, so you can give it shot with the new board.

Most re-seller don't mind and actually support the Mod, but there are some that use it as an excuse not to give you warranty, even with things are unrelated to BIOS.
So to keep it simple we suggest to use the latest stock BIOS before sending it in for warranty.

 

Hey. I have a Clevo P170SM rev. 3.6A, my chipset rev is 06 and southbridge rev is C2 - that says CPU-Z. I want to install 2x msata drives, and im wondering if my Clevo is already bug free from second msata drive fail. My questions are:

1. Is C2 mean 05 revision? I found that C1 is 04 rev and C2 is 05 of the southbridge.

2. How do you test for the faulty port? I want to buy one SSD drive for now, and later buy a second one if second port works. How can i test if the second msata port is fine? Put the msata drive in the second msata port and do what?

I am planning to plug new ssd drive and test it under windows that is now installed on my primery hdd drive, but of course i want the OS on my msata drive, but I can't afford data corruption as i use the pc for work, and before i install OS on SSD i have to be rock-steady that SSD won't fail. After some testing of the second msata drive i am planning to buy a second SSD drive and make raid 0 matrix for OS + 1 small raid 1 for crucial data.

 

If the version is the one prema listed or later it's a fixed board.