Unable to read DATA HDDs' temps.

I have an ASUS A7V600 w/ 6 WDC SATA's; Only one drive has the OS, Win XP SP3; The others're plain DATA.

The mobo has only 2 SATA slots; Hence, I use controller cards. I had been using 2 Adaptec 1205SA's, and had been able to read the HDD temps w/ SpeedFan, Everest, etc. Just recently, I decided to replace the HDDs w/ larger sizes'; Along with the HDDs was a purchase of Adaptec 1210SA (RAID) from a vendor in Seattle, WA, far from where I live. The unit price quite so nice I decided to buy 3 of them and dump the 1205SA (no RAID).

After the installation and the file transfer done, I noticed I could read only the temp of C:\. The Windows' tools recognize all the HDDs' most info, except the temps of the DATA drives.

The C:\ drive is connected to the mobo's SATA1 port. The other HDDs are connected to the Adaptec's 1210SA's. (Only the difference between "BEFORE" and "NOW" I could say, is the controller cards are different besides the sizes of the DATA drives.)

I talked w/ a tech support personnel @ Adaptec; I was told my units were made back in 2003, and out of warranty; She also told me just "discussing about the prob" over the phone'd cost me 80 USD; I just couldn't take that amount. I also talked w/ WD tech support personnel & was told to use their DATA Lifeguard Diagnostic.

What did I do wrong? TIA,

Kid

 

I did the driver inst. using 2 steps.

Used the Adaptec's "v. 1.00.08" and "v. 7.00.045A" on top of the 1st one. (The Adaptec's driver info at their page said so.) I did not use the driver came "within" the "included CD ".

Thanks, guys for the quick replies; Help me out!

 

Playing w/ the utility in BIOS did not make temps shown.

I uninstalled the drivers, demounted the cards; Then I started with changing the drivers to "v. 1.00.07" only, which read "Microsoft certified "; Then, connected just one slave SATA. That's what I have for awhile. I still do not see the DATA drives temps even after I played with the controller's management utility in the BIOS.

And this 1210SA, just hates the Japanese fonts; It hangs, I even had BSD several times when I shot Japanese-name files into some of the DATA drives. (Clue, here?)

I just don't want to "quit" repairing... I'm an auto mechanic for a long time. Even when I was doing the air pollution jobs, I rode bikes, repaired them myself. Bikes were the only thing I had. I did not have any car license 'till I was 26; When my father "begged" me, I begrudgingly took the car exam. But, never bought a single car while I was in Japan. Later, I became a pro in the auto world.

Help me out!

Kid

 

But, but...

The Adaptec support, which may not solve my prob, will cost me 80 bucks. For that price, I could buy 2 more of the 1205SAs and "probably" get the temps shown in the tools.

BTW, my BSD, or bog-down, at Japanese-name file transers between the drives, disappeared after I took the 150MB/s-restriction jumpers off from the SATAs. (I was desperate...)

Thanks Arie, at any rate,

Kid

 

Just got be the driver(s).

(So puzzled since the 1205SA's went w/o any prob.)

Hard to think all 3 of the cards are defective.

Oh, this's OT, but I like to mention... Don't ban me, plz; I had a 3Com Gigabit's 3C940, came "mounted on the mobo," which "off switch" got broken; I had been using the XP-Supplied driver for it first; When the switch started acting up, I changed the driver to Marvel's (Marvel's the original vendor). Thought the prob's solved, but after the SP3, it broke again. When I was "just about" to use a different NIC, I put a very old driver came with the mobo's CD. Ever since, the switch's working fine. I went through many driver failures. Now, "I" am failing to install the driver, I reckon.

I changed my tower to a Cosmos S recently; I hope the cooling in it's adequate, and I try to "somehow" make the cards transmit the temp info.

Thanks again; Appreciated,

Kid

 

Just a follow-up:

Stuck an Adaptec 1205SA card & its driver in, and I, well, Everest, etc., see the info, incl. temp, OK; I d/loaded the "Storage Manager v4.30.16042" installer, hoping I get some grip; However, I haven't installed it yet. I have way so many probs around me I can't stick to the 1210SA thingy now. I wish the Adaptec Tech Support's a bit more "friendly ".

Kid