Marvell SATA/RAID Controller Driver Needed

CDsDontBurn · Dec 11, 2009, 06:09 AM

So, my boss gave me a small NAS server a few weeks ago and he said i can keep it so long as it works. well, it works and everything, but i'm missing one driver for it. it's a Marvell 88SX5080 driver. seeing that it's a product of my company, i checked out the website and then i checked out the parent company website after i saw that my company's website didn't have any drivers to download. The parent company does have all of the other drivers as well including the Marvell driver i need. i downloaded the driver from the webpage, but when i went to install it, it said it needed a MVSATA.SYS file. The folder contents of this driver only has MVSATA.INF files. Ok, no problem.

So, i checked Marvell's website to download the driver, but no cigar! It appears this part/chipset is no longer supported by Marvell and they don't even appear to have a legacy drivers section anywhere!

It's not been about 3 hours since then, and i've been googling every possible combination of wording i can think of to find an FTP or an HTTP download source for this particular driver with no avail. Which now leads me to make this post, lol.

Since this is a product of my company, imna ask my boss tomorrow morning if there is a driver available for this thing anywhere. If so, imna share it here, lol.

Tipstaff · Dec 11, 2009, 09:27 AM

Not too sure if this will work for you, but I know that THIS driver does support that particular chip. I think I got this link when I was looking for a driver for an Intel Server board. I know that the particular file you were mentioning, MVSATA.SYS, is in that package.

CDsDontBurn · Dec 11, 2009, 06:36 PM

that's the same file i d/led. and the link you gave me is from my company's parent company. i already have that file and it's what i've been using.

it has MVSATA.INF, not MVSATA.SYS.

Tipstaff · Dec 12, 2009, 11:51 AM

That's what the error says though, right? Cuz the file itself is in there under the build\Windows folder. One for AMD64, and one for i386. In each of those folders are 3 others that appear to be build versions, but inside there is one labeled "free" with 3 files in each: mvsata.inf, mvsata.sys, and txtsetup.oem. If you are using these files on a floppy to install with, it could be that the txtsetup.oem file isn't formated right. One thing to try would be to rename the disk "MRVL".

BTW, what OS are you trying to use this on, and what setup? Not sure about the NAS box, but does it allow you to switch the type of controller setup you can use? Such as AHCI or RAID? I ask this cuz I think you have to set up the controller in RAID mode for that driver to work.

CDsDontBurn · Dec 12, 2009, 08:16 PM

yea, i got it to work yesterday. i took the NAS box to work and asked my boss where the driver file is located at. and he told me pretty much what you told me just now, lol.

i put in an HDD afterwards to see if it would pick up, and sure enough a few seconds later the drive was showing up under my computer. This is my NAS unit. it's really neat, and i like how it supports RAID 0/1/5/10/JBOD. today i'll be putting it all together and get it set up for RDP finally

Dec 11, 2009, 06:09 AM	#1
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	Marvell SATA/RAID Controller Driver Needed So, my boss gave me a small NAS server a few weeks ago and he said i can keep it so long as it works. well, it works and everything, but i'm missing one driver for it. it's a Marvell 88SX5080 driver. seeing that it's a product of my company, i checked out the website and then i checked out the parent company website after i saw that my company's website didn't have any drivers to download. The parent company does have all of the other drivers as well including the Marvell driver i need. i downloaded the driver from the webpage, but when i went to install it, it said it needed a MVSATA.SYS file. The folder contents of this driver only has MVSATA.INF files. Ok, no problem. So, i checked Marvell's website to download the driver, but no cigar! It appears this part/chipset is no longer supported by Marvell and they don't even appear to have a legacy drivers section anywhere! It's not been about 3 hours since then, and i've been googling every possible combination of wording i can think of to find an FTP or an HTTP download source for this particular driver with no avail. Which now leads me to make this post, lol. Since this is a product of my company, imna ask my boss tomorrow morning if there is a driver available for this thing anywhere. If so, imna share it here, lol. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Dec 11, 2009, 09:27 AM	#2
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 190 System Specs	re: Marvell SATA/RAID Controller Driver Needed Not too sure if this will work for you, but I know that THIS driver does support that particular chip. I think I got this link when I was looking for a driver for an Intel Server board. I know that the particular file you were mentioning, MVSATA.SYS, is in that package. __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Dec 11, 2009, 06:36 PM	Thread Starter #3
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	Re: Marvell SATA/RAID Controller Driver Needed that's the same file i d/led. and the link you gave me is from my company's parent company. i already have that file and it's what i've been using. it has MVSATA.INF, not MVSATA.SYS. __________________ Her First Day \| A year later

Dec 12, 2009, 11:51 AM	#4
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 190 System Specs	Re: Marvell SATA/RAID Controller Driver Needed That's what the error says though, right? Cuz the file itself is in there under the build\Windows folder. One for AMD64, and one for i386. In each of those folders are 3 others that appear to be build versions, but inside there is one labeled "free" with 3 files in each: mvsata.inf, mvsata.sys, and txtsetup.oem. If you are using these files on a floppy to install with, it could be that the txtsetup.oem file isn't formated right. One thing to try would be to rename the disk "MRVL". BTW, what OS are you trying to use this on, and what setup? Not sure about the NAS box, but does it allow you to switch the type of controller setup you can use? Such as AHCI or RAID? I ask this cuz I think you have to set up the controller in RAID mode for that driver to work. __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Dec 12, 2009, 08:16 PM	Thread Starter #5
CDsDontBurn Lurking DriverHeaven Join Date: May 2003 Location: Southern California Posts: 22,779 Rep Power: 235 System Specs	Re: Marvell SATA/RAID Controller Driver Needed yea, i got it to work yesterday. i took the NAS box to work and asked my boss where the driver file is located at. and he told me pretty much what you told me just now, lol. i put in an HDD afterwards to see if it would pick up, and sure enough a few seconds later the drive was showing up under my computer. This is my NAS unit. it's really neat, and i like how it supports RAID 0/1/5/10/JBOD. today i'll be putting it all together and get it set up for RDP finally __________________ Her First Day \| A year later