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Hugh Jass
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2011/03/12 13:53:37 (permalink)
I think the jmicron chips on my e758 are bad. It started Sunday when I had trouble detecting my esata drive. I thought it was the HDD failing or the enclosure, but I've tried other drives and enclosures and i get the same results although when i connected the drives via usb they worked perfectly fine. I've tried both internal jmicron sata ports and the onboard esata port. I've also updated the jmicron drivers to R1.17.62.00
 
I'm not sure what else to test, bios 78 update perhaps? Or do you guys think the chips are done for?
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    Davabled
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    Re:Jmicron chip troubleshooting 2011/03/12 17:02:53 (permalink)
    Try running chkdsk on the drive while it's connected via USB. Let it fix any errors if it finds any then try it again on the jmicron.

    If it fails to show up after that, take a look in both device manager and Disk Management (under Administrative Tools-Computer Managent) to see if it shows up I'm either place.

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    Re:Jmicron chip troubleshooting 2011/03/12 17:05:57 (permalink)
    Forgot to add that I don't think BIOS 78 would necessarily help since it doesn't contain any changes that directly affect the jmicron controller. It might not hurt to double check the settings in your BIOS though, for example making sure AHCI is enabled on the jmicron ports.

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    Re:Jmicron chip troubleshooting 2011/03/12 17:22:44 (permalink)
    I did check the device manager and disk mangment to no avail, i didnt run chkdsk though. I ended up calling evga support and I explained my problem, they asked a couple more questions and im going to RMA the mobo :(
     
    time to write down my bios settings T_T
     
    thanks though Davabled!

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    Re:Jmicron chip troubleshooting 2011/03/12 18:13:58 (permalink)
    The Intel ones run much better, the JMicron ones are slower and most people don't even use them because the Intel ones are the better choice

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    Re:Jmicron chip troubleshooting 2011/03/12 22:32:58 (permalink)
    had a similar issue with my Jmicron controller and my issue was as Davabled stated, mine were in RAID mode so i changed it ( and updated the controller while i was at it) and it worked fine.
     
    like Trilogy said the Intel ones are much better so they have taken over the SSD duties. my Jmicron controller has since lost its corner office desk and keeps an eye on the CD drive now.
     
    here is a link to the Jmicron drivers and other info in case you want them for referance
    ftp://driver.jmicron.com.tw/
     
     

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    Re:Jmicron chip troubleshooting 2011/03/13 12:32:30 (permalink)
    Davabled
    for example making sure AHCI is enabled on the jmicron ports.

    I did that and now its working!! it was set to IDE mode
     
    but the name still flashes red when it's detected on startup like it did previously.anything to be concerned about? 

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    Re:Jmicron chip troubleshooting 2011/03/14 10:24:58 (permalink)
    Glad you got it working!
     
    I called EVGA at 1-888-880-EVGA to ask them about the flashing red text, since I couldn't find any info elsewhere. His best guess was the same as mine - that the flashing red text is a false-positive for a broken RAID volume.  In other words, you might have one of the RAID options enabled for the jMicron controller, and it's scanning the drives on bootup and saying "hey, here's this drive connected, but it's not part of a RAID volume".
     
    What brand/model of drive are you hooking up?  If you prefer to be better safe than sorry, I would try to locate a version of software that can properly read the SMART data from your drive from the manufacturer's website.  Don't just download any SMART reading software, they often report incorrect info.  That will give you a "health report card" on your drive.
     
    Hope that helps you avoid an RMA! 
     

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