DJ, Are you actually using any of the RAID ports right now? If so, are you running it in any of the available RAID selections even if it's only JBOD (Just a Bunch Of Disks) mode? Peace, GMan "The only dumb questions are the ones that are never asked!" ----- Original Message ----- From: "cajun12" <cajun12@xxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 8:56 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- G-Man, I took your advice... > Actually, the inside of my case wasn't terribly dirty because I clean it = > out fairly often. I don't always remove the front to get to the intake = > area, however. The front fan was the dirtiest, but definitely not = > nearly as dirty as a lot of computers that I have taken in to work on. = > I didn't put anything over the holes, but I should have. In the past I = > have taped up a piece of stretched pantyhose. Next time I open it up, = > I'll put something up there. I did remove the front fan and clean it = > off really good, and I wiped all the holes down front and back. There = > was a little fuzz in there, but not absolute corrosion. > > I'd be interested in hearing what you learned about getting RAID ready = > boards to listen to you. *smile* The person who advised me about how = > to bypass my problems with initial Windows installation (last year's = > President of our local computer club) told me he had never seen a RAID = > board as weird or picky as this one. > > Thanks for all your help. It's really appreciated. > > dj -- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/