Greetings,
I have a 16-channel RR840A currently in a MP 3,1 in Slot 2 under High Sierra, and it is troubled by being clocked down to 2.5GT/s:
RocketRAID 840A SATA Controller:
Name: RocketRAID 840A SATA Controller
Type: RAID Controller
Driver Installed: Yes
MSI: Yes
Bus: PCI
Slot: Slot-2
Vendor ID: 0x1103
Device ID: 0x0840
Subsystem Vendor ID: 0x1103
Subsystem ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x00a1
Link Width: x8
Link Speed: 2.5 GT/s
High Point "Support" says this should be able to run at 5.0 GT/s on a PCIe 2.0 x8 or x16 (up to 8 GT/s on PCIe 3.0), and up to 6000MB/sec using RAID 0/5; but something is wrong with my firmware/boot ROM (they didn't test on 3,1; only 5,1).
I am maxed out at around ~1350MB/sec (I didn't expect to clear much over 2900MB/sec with current SSD config, but not less than half that), as I cannot negotiate at greater than 2.5 GT/s, and I'd like to grab a bit of a speed boost while I wait for my purchase approval for a new 7,1.
I read on some other threads for other High Point cards (esp. SSD7101A) wherein some folks were able to boost their lane multipliers/link speed on 3,1 and 4,1/5,1 using a PCIe utility. Helpful folks on that thread include @dosdude1, @handheldgames, @joevt, @tsialex, @h9826790 and others.
Might anyone be able to guide me through any available procedure to increase my link speed to 5.0 GT/s?
Any links to existing guides/tutorials would be greatly appreciated. (I opted to start a new thread since this card isn't mentioned anywhere I can find on these forums).
Thanks (from a decade-plus-long lurker and fan of many helpful folks here)
Rico
EDIT: After bashing through the threads, I've got PCI Tools installed, and finally got the expected results:
But I get stuck here trying to find the right port number:
What am I missing here?
EDIT 2: Okay, so more thread bashing has me getting results with Darwin Dump:
OUTPUT:
So is this now as simple as adding this?:
EDIT 3: Okay, so after installing DirectHW.kext, and running the above commands, I appear to have achieved 5.0 GT/s:
OUTPUT:
… but When I check link status, I end up with:
I have a 16-channel RR840A currently in a MP 3,1 in Slot 2 under High Sierra, and it is troubled by being clocked down to 2.5GT/s:
RocketRAID 840A SATA Controller:
Name: RocketRAID 840A SATA Controller
Type: RAID Controller
Driver Installed: Yes
MSI: Yes
Bus: PCI
Slot: Slot-2
Vendor ID: 0x1103
Device ID: 0x0840
Subsystem Vendor ID: 0x1103
Subsystem ID: 0x0000
Revision ID: 0x00a1
Link Width: x8
Link Speed: 2.5 GT/s
High Point "Support" says this should be able to run at 5.0 GT/s on a PCIe 2.0 x8 or x16 (up to 8 GT/s on PCIe 3.0), and up to 6000MB/sec using RAID 0/5; but something is wrong with my firmware/boot ROM (they didn't test on 3,1; only 5,1).
I am maxed out at around ~1350MB/sec (I didn't expect to clear much over 2900MB/sec with current SSD config, but not less than half that), as I cannot negotiate at greater than 2.5 GT/s, and I'd like to grab a bit of a speed boost while I wait for my purchase approval for a new 7,1.
I read on some other threads for other High Point cards (esp. SSD7101A) wherein some folks were able to boost their lane multipliers/link speed on 3,1 and 4,1/5,1 using a PCIe utility. Helpful folks on that thread include @dosdude1, @handheldgames, @joevt, @tsialex, @h9826790 and others.
Might anyone be able to guide me through any available procedure to increase my link speed to 5.0 GT/s?
Any links to existing guides/tutorials would be greatly appreciated. (I opted to start a new thread since this card isn't mentioned anywhere I can find on these forums).
Thanks (from a decade-plus-long lurker and fan of many helpful folks here)
Rico
EDIT: After bashing through the threads, I've got PCI Tools installed, and finally got the expected results:
Code:
ricopro:pciutils-3.6.2 rico$ sudo nvram boot-args="debug=0x144"
ricopro:pciutils-3.6.2 rico$ sudo ./update-pciids
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 255k 100 255k 0 0 215k 0 0:00:01 0:00:01 --:--:-- 216k
Done.But I get stuck here trying to find the right port number:
Code:
ricopro:pciutils-3.6.2 rico$ sudo ./lspci
pcilib: Cannot open AppleACPIPlatformExpert (add boot arg debug=0x144 & run as root)
lspci: Cannot find any working access method.What am I missing here?
EDIT 2: Okay, so more thread bashing has me getting results with Darwin Dump:
OUTPUT:
Code:
01:00.0 RAID bus controller [0104]: HighPoint Technologies, Inc. Device [1103:0840] (rev a1)
Subsystem: HighPoint Technologies, Inc. Device [1103:0000]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 256 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18
Region 0: Memory at 3f92000000 (64-bit, prefetchable)
Region 4: Memory at 3f92100000 (64-bit, prefetchable)
Expansion ROM at fffe0000 [disabled]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 3
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/32 Maskable+ 64bit+
Address: 00000000fee00000 Data: 4073
Masking: 00000000 Pending: 00000000
Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Count=18 Masked-
Vector table: BAR=0 offset=00038000
PBA: BAR=0 offset=00039000
Capabilities: [c0] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 512 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <128ns, L1 <2us
ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset-
DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr+ UncorrErr- FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr- TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 8GT/s, Width x8, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <128ns, L1 <2us
ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot-
LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk-
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x8, TrErr- Train- SlotClk- DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range B, TimeoutDis+
DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-
LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 8GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-, Selectable De-emphasis: -6dB
Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -3.5dB, EqualizationComplete-, EqualizationPhase1-
EqualizationPhase2-, EqualizationPhase3-, LinkEqualizationRequest-So is this now as simple as adding this?:
Code:
sudo setpci -s 01:00.0 CAP_EXP+30.w=2:F
sudo setpci -s 01:00.0 CAP_EXP+10.w=20:20EDIT 3: Okay, so after installing DirectHW.kext, and running the above commands, I appear to have achieved 5.0 GT/s:
OUTPUT:
Code:
ricopro:sbin rico$ sudo /usr/local/sbin/lspci -nnvv -s 01:00
01:00.0 RAID bus controller [0104]: HighPoint Technologies, Inc. Device [1103:0840] (rev a1)
Subsystem: HighPoint Technologies, Inc. Device [1103:0000]
Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx+
Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 256 bytes
Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 18
Region 0: Memory at 3f92000000 (64-bit, prefetchable)
Region 4: Memory at 3f92100000 (64-bit, prefetchable)
Expansion ROM at fffe0000 [disabled]
Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 3
Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-)
Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
Capabilities: [90] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/32 Maskable+ 64bit+
Address: 00000000fee00000 Data: 4073
Masking: 00000000 Pending: 00000000
Capabilities: [b0] MSI-X: Enable- Count=18 Masked-
Vector table: BAR=0 offset=00038000
PBA: BAR=0 offset=00039000
Capabilities: [c0] Express (v2) Endpoint, MSI 00
DevCap: MaxPayload 512 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <128ns, L1 <2us
ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset- SlotPowerLimit 0.000W
DevCtl: CorrErr- NonFatalErr- FatalErr- UnsupReq-
RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+
MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes
DevSta: CorrErr+ NonFatalErr- FatalErr- UnsupReq+ AuxPwr- TransPend-
LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 8GT/s, Width x8, ASPM L0s L1, Exit Latency L0s <128ns, L1 <2us
ClockPM- Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- ASPMOptComp+
LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- CommClk-
ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt-
LnkSta: Speed 5GT/s (downgraded), Width x8 (ok)
TrErr- Train- SlotClk- DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt-
DevCap2: Completion Timeout: Range B, TimeoutDis+, LTR-, OBFF Not Supported
DevCtl2: Completion Timeout: 50us to 50ms, TimeoutDis-, LTR-, OBFF Disabled
AtomicOpsCtl: ReqEn-
LnkCtl2: Target Link Speed: 5GT/s, EnterCompliance- SpeedDis-
Transmit Margin: Normal Operating Range, EnterModifiedCompliance- ComplianceSOS-
Compliance De-emphasis: -6dB
LnkSta2: Current De-emphasis Level: -3.5dB, EqualizationComplete-, EqualizationPhase1-
EqualizationPhase2-, EqualizationPhase3-, LinkEqualizationRequest-
Capabilities: [100 v2] Advanced Error Reporting
UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
UESvrt: DLP+ SDES+ TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSViol-
CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- AdvNonFatalErr+
CEMsk: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- AdvNonFatalErr+
AERCap: First Error Pointer: 00, ECRCGenCap+ ECRCGenEn- ECRCChkCap+ ECRCChkEn-
MultHdrRecCap- MultHdrRecEn- TLPPfxPres- HdrLogCap-
HeaderLog: 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
Capabilities: [300 v1] Secondary PCI Express <?>… but When I check link status, I end up with:
Code:
# Initial PCIe 2.0 x8
# Final PCIe 2.0 x8
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