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  1. Recommended controllers for Unraid

    JorgeB,
    • 632 replies
    • 312.5k views
    JorgeB

  2. How to upgrade an LSI HBA firmware using Unraid

    JorgeB,
    • 107 replies
    • 67.1k views
    Wody

  3. Failed Drives

    SSD,
    • 60 replies
    • 30.1k views
    SimplifyAndAddCoffee

  4. LSI Controller FW updates IR/IT modes

    madburg,
    • 1.8k replies
    • 1.4m views
    Bfox135

  5. Extended SMART Test: Read Failure on brand new drive

    Cuffuf,
    • 6 replies
    • 95 views
    Cuffuf

  6. Which of my existing drives to repurpose for unraid???

    gabiroli,
    • 0 replies
    • 14 views
    gabiroli

  7. external usb drive - tools available? (Filezilla like maybe?)

    panini,
    • 0 replies
    • 22 views
    panini

  8. NVME Recommendations for Storage?

    ChaoscripT,
    • 1 reply
    • 89 views
    starcat

  9. Serial Attached SCSI SAS-5 (45 Gbit/s)

    homebeach,
    • 2 replies
    • 95 views
    starcat

  10. Fujitsu D2607-8i - Crossflash to LSI 9211-8i

    ezhik,
    • 85 replies
    • 62.8k views
    rav1nlunac

  11. Looking for an HBA card...

    outlandplex,
    • 1 reply
    • 62 views
    whipdancer

  12. Capacity and Size not matching

    awestera,
    • 9 replies
    • 122 views
    JorgeB

  13. sas drive not showing up

    s10lacrst,
    • 2 replies
    • 79 views
    s10lacrst

  14. Z790 chipset PCIe lane sharing

    melorin83,
    • 5 replies
    • 107 views
    melorin83

  15. Drive errors "exception Emask 0x0 SAct 0x0 SErr 0x0 action 0x6 frozen"

    ArieDed,
    • 6 replies
    • 107 views
    JorgeB

  16. SAS Drive Not ready showing 0b

    Andrew Martin,
    • 2 replies
    • 95 views
    Andrew Martin

  17. Broadcom PEX8733 U.2 nVME controller working with UNRAID with basic SFF-8643 cables

    solomonshv,
    • 0 replies
    • 69 views
    solomonshv

  18. Cheap Lenovo 430-16i flashed to LSI 9400-16i tri mode Nvme support

    2strokeunraid,
    • 25 replies
    • 4.2k views
    dnoyeb

  19. LSI 9500 series 16i tri-mode PCIE 4.0 with Supermicro SAS3-826EL1-N4 backplane Unraid Support?

    enkrypt3d,
    • 32 replies
    • 5.3k views
    Myriad Studios LDN

  20. ASM1061/62 controller does not work with UNRAID for my config

    Keichi,
    • 12 replies
    • 3.2k views
    JorgeB

  21. LSI 9300-8i stopped showing disks [SOLVED]

    Jebberino84,
    • 2 replies
    • 184 views
    Jebberino84

  22. Installing storcli

    TOoSmOotH,
    • 5 replies
    • 2.6k views
    klippertyk

  23. Need a second NVMe slot for mirrored cache – what is the smartest way to expand my server?

    thoresson,
    • 2 replies
    • 86 views
    thoresson

  24. MegaRAID megacli install?

    elchorizo,
    • 8 replies
    • 4.6k views
    Rake

  25. Issue with LSI 9207-8i

    Tygerial,
    • 5 replies
    • 173 views
    Wody

  26. Sata/SAS controllers tested (real world max throughput during parity check)

    JorgeB,
    • 132 replies
    • 142.7k views
    ChatNoir

  27. I'm looking for a PCIe 4.0 x1 Sata Card

    Mihael,
    • 13 replies
    • 9.3k views
    clenga

  28. Found a 4TB HDD at work nobody claimed. Ran Smart Test. Should I avoid using it?

    Gyasa,
    • 2 replies
    • 143 views
    JorgeB

  29. So your new SAS (or SATA) drive won't start (spin up)?

    doron,
    • 33 replies
    • 33.2k views
    doron

  30. New Drive, SMART Error? (Reported Uncorrect is 59)

    justinporteus,
    • 2 replies
    • 93 views
    justinporteus

  31. Broadcom 9600W doesn't detect any drives (unraid 7.1.0-rc.4)

    dcoulson,
    • 1 reply
    • 88 views
    JorgeB

  32. More drives or upgrade to bigger drives?

    12_purple_giraffes,
    • 3 replies
    • 234 views
    Vr2Io

  33. LIS9300 16i not seen

    goin3d,
    • 1 reply
    • 75 views
    goin3d

  34. Need a data drive

    French-Guy,
    • 0 replies
    • 135 views
    French-Guy

  35. i am looking for a cheap way to back up my server, are these 24tb any good?

    gloory91,
    • 8 replies
    • 226 views
    MAM59

  36. Adaptec 71605 16i SATA port HBA card for ~$50 review and how to fix write cache disabled

    TexasUnraid,
    • 20 replies
    • 9.8k views
    Lebowski89

  37. Thoughts on MDD drives??

    jbuszkie,
    • 6 replies
    • 3.5k views
    jwilds

  38. disk gives "errors" every parity check but no fault in smart?

    gloory91,
    • 3 replies
    • 120 views
    gloory91

  39. Toshiba Enterprise Refurbished

    Stratto,
    • 0 replies
    • 87 views
    Stratto

  40. SAS846A + LSI 9750-24i4e

    Dub,
    • 5 replies
    • 1.2k views
    Wody

  41. Yes or no to 26tb seagate barracuda's shucked from USB - for the purposes of unraid server

    FrozenGamer,
    • 1 reply
    • 659 views
    JakeFK

  42. Host Managed SMR

    plarsson,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
    JorgeB

  43. LSI hba suddenly stopped showing disks

    gloory91,
    • 6 replies
    • 189 views
    Wody

  44. Issues detecting 10TB drives on rebuilt Unraid server with SAS backplane and HBA cards

    nicecube,
    • 2 replies
    • 140 views
    nicecube

  45. Issues with using USB HDDs for array disks

    gen_random_string,
    • 8 replies
    • 233 views
    gen_random_string

  46. Multiple drive firmware update questions

    nerbonne,
    • 4 replies
    • 384 views
    nerbonne

  47. HBA330 Issue

    shaunmccloud,
    • 6 replies
    • 275 views
    Wody

  48. Upgrade path questions

    TheThingIs,
    • 3 replies
    • 118 views
    Wody

  49. Having issues with LSI 9211-8i 6G SAS HBA FW:P20 IT Mode

    lockrob2000,
    • 9 replies
    • 244 views
    lockrob2000

  50. The Best USB Boot Drive That You Will not Buy?

    OrdinaryButt,
    • 11 replies
    • 4.3k views
    bagican