Hello Everyone,
I've started rebuilding an old HP ProLiant ML150 G3 with 8GB Memory and Dual-CPU 5130 Xeon.
Currently I have a Hot-Swap backplan SAS/SATA with 6x300GB SAS
Please note that everything on this system are HP Compatible Parts
The problem that I am having is with the HP Smart Array Controller E200... it has the additional 128MB with the battery but I am not using it for RAID5, only for RAID 10 (1+0).
No matter what I so it either frezes at the configuration of the controller or it stays at the initilizing or it fails and reboot the system. This is driving me nuts and up the wall because I've updated the firmware already to 1.86 and still the same problem.
Forget the OS... I am just trying to understand why this bloody controller isn't properly detecting the SAS's or why it acts up. The worst one is that I have to sometimes shutdown and then I can access the controller configuration but the moment I try to move further in... frozen... nothing is responding and the BIOS on the OS was opdated to the latest one
The only thing I am thinking here is that I need to but another one since it must be defective. I have no problem with the other SAS's 8 port controller card, it detects them all, works fine but only supports RAID 0 and RAID 1.
Question: Is there any other GOOD controller cards that would work with the HP ProLiant ML150 G3 or am I doomed to use only the E200?
Thank you very much for good day!