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SIL 3512 PCI CARD

Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 11:16 pm
by chris.redfield
QUICK QUESTION. I HAD MY VIA VT6421 CARD DIE OUT ON ME AND I PURCHASED A SIL3512 CARD WHICH I FLASHED TO A NON-RAID BIOS TO WORK WITH MY DVD-BURNER. I HAVE A OLD MOBO SO I HAVE TO USE A PCI SATA CARD FOR MY SATA OPTICAL DRIVES.

QUESTION 1) HAS ANYONE TRIED A DUMP AND FLASH USING ONE OF THESE CARDS, AS IN ARE THEY ANY GOOD FOR THE JOB OF FLASHING A 360 DRIVE?

QUESTION 2) IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH THE CARD BEING IN A NON-RAID BIOS?

THANKS EVERYONE AND HAVE A GREAT WEEK! GO 6 WEEK SEMESTER OF CHEMISTRY! not...

REDFIELD OUT...

Re: SIL 3512 PCI CARD

Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 10:39 am
by commando_lee
firstly man speaking in all caps is classed at being shouted at, which aint very nice
chris.redfield wrote:QUICK QUESTION. I HAD MY VIA VT6421 CARD DIE OUT ON ME AND I PURCHASED A SIL3512 CARD WHICH I FLASHED TO A NON-RAID BIOS TO WORK WITH MY DVD-BURNER. I HAVE A OLD MOBO SO I HAVE TO USE A PCI SATA CARD FOR MY SATA OPTICAL DRIVES.

QUESTION 1) HAS ANYONE TRIED A DUMP AND FLASH USING ONE OF THESE CARDS, AS IN ARE THEY ANY GOOD FOR THE JOB OF FLASHING A 360 DRIVE?

QUESTION 2) IS THERE AN ISSUE WITH THE CARD BEING IN A NON-RAID BIOS?

THANKS EVERYONE AND HAVE A GREAT WEEK! GO 6 WEEK SEMESTER OF CHEMISTRY! not...

REDFIELD OUT...
Q1) Nah ive never tried that card. As far as i know the only 100% compatable is the via 6421.
Q2) Not completely sure

Re: SIL 3512 PCI CARD

Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 1:50 pm
by louisM92
maybe you should invest in another VIA VT6421 card :D never had the slightest problem with one before :)

Re: SIL 3512 PCI CARD

Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 1:15 pm
by chris.redfield
Thanks guys and sorry for the all caps, I was working on chemistry and the caps didn't even stand out at the hour I sent out the message.

I will look around a little more before I purchase another via card to see if this is compatible for doing the job.
Once again thank you all.

redfield out...

Re: SIL 3512 PCI CARD

Posted: Tue May 18, 2010 1:18 pm
by commando_lee
No stress at all