Will the new firmware fix this?

[pluscard]

I was using a pair of g.skill falcon 128's in raid 1 as my data drive for a static, read only sql database. (trying to get better read performance than mechanical drives)
(windows server 2008, sql 2008 server)

While running a backup, both drives quit at the same time Sat am.

Neither drive is now recognized on a separate PC running XP using device manager.

Newegg comments list a number of doa's, or quit after 1 week, but this is weird - both quit at once?

I used raid1 so if one or the other quit, the database would still be up, and I could just replace the drive.

I've downloaded the 1571 update, but I need to find a pc with a spare sata port and XP so I can try the update. Does anyone expect this might fix the drives?

Plus

[Spoiler]

Can you see either drive in the BIOS?

[pluscard]

I'll check this afternoon - I want to try the firmware update.

[boris.v]

Is you raid controller sata1 or sata2?

[pluscard]

OK, I tried to flash both drives. Neither show in device manager before using start.exe. However, one of the drives is recognized after start.exe, then does show in device mgr. Unfortunately, this is the results of the flashing:

Size of SDRAM is 64 MB
SATA/SDRAM test 100%
initialize flash
bank 00(A0) low: EC D7 55 B6 78 high: EC D7 55 B6 78
bank 01(B0) low: EC D7 55 B6 78 high: EC D7 55 B6 78
bank 02(C0) low: EC D7 55 B6 78 high: EC D7 55 B6 78
bank 03(D0) low: EC D7 55 B6 78 high: EC D7 55 B6 78
bank 04(A1) low: EC D7 55 B6 78 high: EC D7 55 B6 78
bank 05(B1) low: EC D7 55 B6 78 high: EC D7 55 B6 78
bank 06(C1) low: EC D7 55 B6 78 high: EC D7 55 B6 78
bank 07(D1) low: EC D7 55 B6 78 high: EC D7 55 B6 78
bank 08(A2) low: EC D7 55 B6 78 high: EC D7 55 B6 78
bank 09(B2) low: EC D7 55 B6 78 high: EC D7 55 B6 78
bank 10(C2) low: EC D7 55 B6 78 high: EC D7 55 B6 78
bank 11(D2) low: EC D7 55 B6 78 high: EC D7 55 B6 78
bank 12(A3) low: EC D7 55 B6 78 high: EC D7 55 B6 78
bank 13(B3) low: EC D7 55 B6 78 high: EC D7 55 B6 78
bank 14(C3) low: EC D7 55 B6 78 high: EC D7 55 B6 78
bank 15(D3) low: EC D7 55 B6 78 high: EC D7 55 B6 78
bank 0=A0
bank 1=B0
bank 2=C0
serial number = IDLX-YATOP-924212008
bank 00(A0)..blank
bank 01(B0)..blank
bank 02(C0)..blank
bank 03(D0)..NOT blank
bank 04(A1)..NOT blank
bank 05(B1)..blank
bank 06(C1)..blank
bank 07(D1)..blank
bank 08(A2)..NOT blank
bank 09(B2)..blank
bank 10(C2)..NOT blank
bank 11(D2)..NOT blank
bank 12(A3)..blank
bank 13(B3)..blank
bank 14(C3)..blank
bank 15(D3)..blank
WARNING: The NAND Flash is not clean (being reworked) !!!
scan list found on bank 3=D0
scan list found on bank 4=A1
scan list found on bank 8=A2
scan list found on bank 10=C2
scan list found on bank 11=D2
erasing NAND Flash for rework...done
scanning initial bad blocks
ERROR: scan result has error
error at ..\host_mass_production.c 433

The 2nd drive is not recognized by start.exe, and does not show in device mgr.