Right - so I've tried different slots - that did not help. Don't have any other controllers / cards installed. Have been using onboard video (also what I intend to use finally in the build). None of these have helped.
Yes, we do have opposite issues with our controllers. The irony is that this controller works just fine on my i915. System boots, my Solaris Express 11 detects all the 4 drives attached to it. No probs at all. Maybe we should join forces - or maybe exchange controllers LOL !
I also tried the sas2flash and got an 'Unable to initialize PAL' error. I'd got the same error a couple of months ago when I went to update the controller's firmware and bios. Back then I put the controller on my Asus M/B and was able to update the firware and bios successfully. I do now wonder if I need to flash the bios of the 3442 with something more 'EFI' friendly....
Yes, we do have opposite issues with our controllers. The irony is that this controller works just fine on my i915. System boots, my Solaris Express 11 detects all the 4 drives attached to it. No probs at all. Maybe we should join forces - or maybe exchange controllers LOL !
I also tried the sas2flash and got an 'Unable to initialize PAL' error. I'd got the same error a couple of months ago when I went to update the controller's firmware and bios. Back then I put the controller on my Asus M/B and was able to update the firware and bios successfully. I do now wonder if I need to flash the bios of the 3442 with something more 'EFI' friendly....