Missing HDD on 2nd Sata Controller

[jmone]

Hi,
I'm new to HDS but loving it! One question regarding my Desktop based on the ASUS P6T MB which has multiple SATA controllers;
- the Built-in Controller ICH10R with 6 x Sata Ports
- JMicron® JMB363 controller 1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices, 1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port(s)
- JMicron® JMB322 controller 2 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s)

As you can see from the attached pic, HDS is reporting the 5 x WDC HDD just fine (connected to the ICH10R) but the SSD (M4-CT256) which is connected to the JMB322 is not showing as a drive (this is the Main Boot Disk) in HDS but shows in Disk Mgt just fine.

Is this correct or do I need to send some logs etc?

Thanks
Nathan

[jmone]

FYI - I have sent a "Test Report"

[hdsentinel]

Thanks, I just wanted to ask for that "Report" -> "Send test report to developer" option as it is the best way to diagnose issues.

Can you please try the latest beta version: http://www.hdsentinel.com/beta4/hdsentinel_pro_setup40011.zip

This has some improvements for JMicron devices so it is possible that the status will be detected immediately.

If possible, please "Report" -> "Send test report to developer" option in all cases with that version to check the results.
Thanks!

[jmone]

Thanks - I've sent another Test Report using the Beta and there has been some improvment! The SSD on JMIcron now detected as a drive in HDS with some "Information" now available though "Overview, Temp, SMART" are blank

[hdsentinel]

Thanks !

Yes, I see that things are better - but the JMicron JMB363 controller still does not really want to pass complete information (as you can see).

Can you please try to update the driver of this JMicron JMB36x controller by the driver available in
Support -> Driver Zone section?

Maybe after the update (and restart) we'll see complete status, please send a new report to check the results. Thanks !

[jmone]

Done, 2 Logs sent
#1 - updated drivers = SSD still reporting little info
#2 - Moved a HDD from the Intel to the E-Sata JMicron Controller and all of it's details were avail

Let me know any combo you would like me to test.

Thanks
Nathan

PS - Great Support and Dev!

[hdsentinel]

Thanks so much for your reports and answer !

Yes I see.
To be honest, one time we found a such issue with JMicron controller: one port provides complete hard disk (SSD) status and information but the other
did not. In that case the user swapped the hard disk with an optical drive (which was previously connected to Intel controller, he had a similar motherboard with
Intel + JMicron controllers) and the issue was corrected.

So yes, I wanted to recommend to try swapping the device(s) if possible as then the status of the SSD may be detected.

So maybe you can try to connect the SSD to Intel controller (exchange with a hard disk or optical drive).

Thanks, I know sometimes it is hard to find the best combination of devices and drivers and I try to help as much as possible.

[jmone]

Thanks - I'll try over the weekend - I'm currently doing a Reinitalise Disk Surface and have about 50hours to go so it may be a while before i can test!

FYI - I have found that ODD connected to the JMicron ports can not be used as a boot device either..... Not a great Sata Controller IMHO

[jmone]

I have sent the report with a HDD (over SSD) on the JMicron Controller.

[hdsentinel]

Thanks !

Yes, I checked the report and I see that now the JMicron controller blocks the status information about the HDD connected instead the SSD.
So interesting - as in theory this controller should provide complete status information about any device connected but it seems this is not the case.

Maybe can you please check if there is a firmware update available?
Otherwise I'm afraid the best may be to use a different (eg. PCI Express) controller with additional port(s) to connect the devices.

[jmone]

Thanks - Updated the JMicron driver to the latest on their web site (R1.17.63.01). I have also connected a disk to the e-sata controler which is also a JMicron controler and it is reported correctly. Sent a log if that helps.

At the end of the day I'll no longer use these sata ports.

[hdsentinel]

Thanks!
Personally I did not see differences between the 1.17.62 and 1.17.63 driver on any systems in terms of functionality, compatibility, performance (this is why the Driver Zone lists 1.17.62 yet).

As I know, the motherboard has one JMB controller, so the internal SATA and eSATA ports belong to the same controller. This is why I personally think it is really interesting that the e-SATA port is works differently (better).

Thanks for your attention and the report!

[jmone]

Thanks - I think there are three conrollers in the P6T:

Built-in Controller :
6 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), red
Support Raid 0, 1, 5, 10

JMicron® JMB363 controller :
1 x UltraDMA 133/100/66 for up to 2 PATA devices , red
1 x eSATA 3Gb/s port(s), red

JMicron® JMB322 controller :
1 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), orange
1 x SATA 3Gb/s port(s), white

It is the drives connected to the JMB322 that don't report much

[hdsentinel]

Thanks, I see !

It is interesting that on the product list of JMicron ( http://www.jmicron.com.tw/Product_list.htm )
JMB363 is listed as a PATA + SATA controller, while JMB322 is not listed at all....

[jmone]

FYI -
http://www.jmicron.com/JMB363.html
http://www.jmicron.com/JMB322.html

Both apparantly use the JMB36x driver though I see there is an e-sata driver as well (also installed from your site)

[jmone]

For "fun" I also tried AHCI mode to see if it helped but same thing - sent a log anyway

[hdsentinel]

Thanks !

I'm not surprised, expected the same result

For "fun" I also tried AHCI mode to see if it helped but same thing - sent a log anyway

[hdsentinel]

Yes, as I thought (checking the product list at JMicron) that 322 is not a new controller but a port multiplier device, which is really attached to the 363.
This is why there are no different driver required for that - but it seems it is partially working only, for example does not pass all commands (for example the commands to get disk status) to the proper hard disk.

[stinklyonion]

Does SSD works better than HDD when it comes to this?