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Phoenix32 · 08-23-2011, 06:26 PM

Well, we must have talked to different Snap Engineers then, LOL (typical of them back then).

What I was able to get out of them was that the controller did in fact support LBA48 (after I proved it them, the asshats), but the BIOS would need upgraded (the actual firmware portion) and then a driver (which you mentioned) inserted into the Snap OS for the 4100 and LBA48. The driver would be an easy fix, but the hard firmware would not be. In fact, they told me some used ROMs instead of EPROMS, which could then accordingly not be updated without a chip change. I stopped pursuing it myself at that point, but do not know what if anything came after that.

08-23-2011, 06:26 PM	#10
Phoenix32 Thermophile Join Date: May 2006 Location: Yakima, WA Posts: 1,282	Re: Modify SCSI Backplane for SATA Drives Well, we must have talked to different Snap Engineers then, LOL (typical of them back then). What I was able to get out of them was that the controller did in fact support LBA48 (after I proved it them, the asshats), but the BIOS would need upgraded (the actual firmware portion) and then a driver (which you mentioned) inserted into the Snap OS for the 4100 and LBA48. The driver would be an easy fix, but the hard firmware would not be. In fact, they told me some used ROMs instead of EPROMS, which could then accordingly not be updated without a chip change. I stopped pursuing it myself at that point, but do not know what if anything came after that. __________________ ~ 6 x Snap 4400 (SATA Converted) 2 x Snap 4500 (SATA Converted) 1 x Snap 110 5 x Snap 410 3 x Snap 520 2 x Sanbloc S50 Drives from 250GB to 2TB (PATA, SATA, and SAS) GOS v5.2.067 All subject to change, day by day......