Asus rampage iv extreme

[keith808]

does this thing support ssd cachein?? i asked this b4 but got an ambiguous answer. does anyone know from first hand if they were able to get ssd cache to work?

 

[alyoshka]

After a month of having this board , you are still trying to get it to work..... with SSD Caching....

Did you see the video that was posted in your first question about this earlier?
Did you follow the steps that were provided by that guy?
What SSD are you trying to use for caching?

 

[alyoshka]

Here is another video on how to set it up... although it's a different Asus board, but, this is to give you the physical aspect of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIh-rewC9Nk

 

[alyoshka]

I believe to get the SSD caching to work you will need to plug the SSD and the HDD in the Asmedia SATA 6GBps Ports on your Mobo, the Rampage IV Extreme.

 

[keith808]

After a month of having this board , you are still trying to get it to work..... with SSD Caching....

Did you see the video that was posted in your first question about this earlier?
Did you follow the steps that were provided by that guy?
What SSD are you trying to use for caching?

after a month of asking no one can give me a straight answer.
1, i dont have the processor yet because its been all out of stock
2, it doest have that asus ssd cache in the program suit (2) it comes with
3, i cant follow the steps in the video because of 1, and 2
4, im using a ocz vertex 2 40gb
5, yes i saw the video im only making another thread because it didnt work. isnt that what your suppose to do?

 

[keith808]

so yea.. anyone with actual experience?

 

[kitsunestarwind]

As a owner of a R4E as far as i can see from my usage and bios setting the R4E does NOT support SSD caching.
Any R4E owner with SSD caching working your welcome to prove me wrong.

 

[alyoshka]

You can download the Asus SSD cache suit from the site.

 

[keith808]

As a owner of a R4E as far as i can see from my usage and bios setting the R4E does NOT support SSD caching.
Any R4E owner with SSD caching working your welcome to prove me wrong.

thank you.. actual proof from ownership.

 

[keith808]

You can download the Asus SSD cache suit from the site.

i couldnt find it. could you please provide the link

 

[alyoshka]

What OS will you be using?
Win7 32 bit or 64 bit?
Vista 32 bit or 64 bit?

 

[alyoshka]

This is the whole suit and contains this too.
ASUS SSD Caching V1.00.07 for Windows 32/64bit XP & 32/64bit Vista & 32/64bit 7.
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/utils/AISuite_II_V10216_SABERTOOTH_X79_XPVistaWin7.zip

Or
ASUS SSD Caching V1.00.04 for Windows XP/Vista/7 32bit & 64bit.
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA2011/P9X79-WS/Utility/AISuite_II_10216.zip

Both these are for different mobos but you need to install only the SSD Caching Utility and not the Whole thing, remember.

 

[alyoshka]

Also don't forget to update the BIOS of the Board to the latest one that is available from the website itself.

 

[keith808]

This is the whole suit and contains this too.
ASUS SSD Caching V1.00.07 for Windows 32/64bit XP & 32/64bit Vista & 32/64bit 7.
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/misc/utils/AISuite_II_V10216_SABERTOOTH_X79_XPVistaWin7.zip

Or
ASUS SSD Caching V1.00.04 for Windows XP/Vista/7 32bit & 64bit.
http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/mb/LGA2011/P9X79-WS/Utility/AISuite_II_10216.zip

Both these are for different mobos but you need to install only the SSD Caching Utility and not the Whole thing, remember.

ok so their for different mobos.. so how sure are you that this will work?

 

[alyoshka]

It's a software, how dangerous is it going to be to try after spending big bucks on a mobo and missing out on a feature which half the world wants but can't afford?
lol.
You download it, install it and let us know. Of course after you get the processor I guess.

 

[keith808]

It's a software, how dangerous is it going to be to try after spending big bucks on a mobo and missing out on a feature which half the world wants but can't afford?
lol.
You download it, install it and let us know. Of course after you get the processor I guess.

it could be very dangerous and up my whole thing.. so yea...

 

[alyoshka]

Well,you're mistaken. It can't do crap to the rig, it's a OEM Software, and they are the safest to fool around with. Especially since they say, USE a empty SSD.... I really don't see it effecting the hardware in ANYWAY what so ever, no controllers messed with, no BIOS setting sc***ed around with, no thermals effected.
But since you FEEL, that it could effect the rig. You ought to stick with just using the given features that the Mobo Manual and literature suggests...

So bottomline. If this satisfies you, is your mobo doesn't support SSD caching.

 

[keith808]

k well it didnt work.. my friend tried it and it was a epic fail lol..

 

[jaquith]

I have a Sabertooth X79, same ASUS SSD Caching, you need to use the ASMedia or Marvell (not Intel) SATA3 ports. Then open the AI Suite and configure from there; I never install the AI Suite. IMO it's a waste, and I have no desire to use it or set it up.

I have a large SSD and if I want really fast then RAID 0 SSD's, or SSD + RAM Drive (or RAM Cache). Cache drives have a very short lifespan with constant Writes, in contrast a dedicated SSD MUCH few writes.

If you don't have your CPU yet then How are you running into epic failures??

-- edit fixed ASMedia oversight.

 

[alyoshka]

Well, what all did he try? Care to share that with us...

 

[alyoshka]

Marvell is on the X79 not on the Rampage, it uses Asmedia controllers. He's already been told that in the third post.

 

[jaquith]

Marvell is on the X79 not on the Rampage, it uses Asmedia controllers. He's already been told that in the third post.

Then use the ASMedia SATA3 ports, just not the Intel ports.

 

[keith808]

my friend has the same board as me just the other processor 3960k.. and he couldnt get it to work.

buttt will that ocz synapses work?

 

[jaquith]

If your friend used the wrong SATA ports, my assumption, then no it wouldn't work...

 

[keith808]

oh.. how can you tell what ports run on what chipset?