890FX Deluxe4 P1.20: SATA3_7,8 mistake SATA drives for IDE

[br41n]

Storage config in BIOS:

Onboard SATA Controller: Enabled
SATA Operation Mode: AHCI
AMD AHCI BIOS ROM: Disabled
SATA IDE Combined Mode: Disabled
SATA3_7,8 Operation Mode: AHCI
Compatible Mode: Auto
Onboard IDE/1394 Controller: Enabled

(I won't be using the built-in RAID. I prefer mdadm instead for this particular setup.)

First try:
* Connected 6 2TB SATA 3.0Gbps drives to SATA3_[1-6].
* Connected 1 32GB SSD to SATA3_7.
Result: BIOS recognized the 2TB drive properly, but saw the SSD as IDE

Second try:
* Swapped out the data cable for the SSD.
Result: BIOS still saw it as IDE.

Third try:
* Moved the SSD's data cable to SATA3_8.
Result: BIOS still saw it as IDE.

Fourth try:
* Connected the SSD to SATA3_5.
* Connected the displaced 2TB drive to SATA3_7.
Result: SSD was finally seen as SATA, but the 2TB drive showed up as IDE.

I've tried a few different config combinations in BIOS, but it seems that no matter what I try, any SATA drive connected to SATA3_7 or _8 shows up as IDE. And then at the beginning of OS installation (Fedora 14 64-bit), whichever drive is in SATA3_7 or _8 shows up as SATA 1.5Gbps. Drives in SATA3_[1-6] are recognized just fine.

Recommendations, anyone?

[ASRock TSD - Sean C]

Re: 890FX Deluxe4 P1.20: SATA3_7,8 mistake SATA drives for IDE

Dear br41n,

Please refer to below link to contact us, we will provide the latest L BIOS for you to try.
Link: ASRock > Support > Contact Technical Support

Thanks!

Sean