Storage Devices and Controllers

2493 topics in this forum

1. Mix SATA and NVME SSDs for cache.

   By Mihle, November 3, 2020
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   • SeeGee
   • November 15, 2020

2. Best hdd for backups

   By Wakana, November 15, 2020
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   • Decto
   • November 15, 2020

3. What happening with SMART (TOSHIBA HDWT360)?

   By CrewDK, November 15, 2020
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   • trurl
   • November 15, 2020

4. LSI SAS9305-24i (PCIe3) 1 2

   By Porterhouse, May 7, 2016
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   • drchips
   • November 14, 2020

5. Will this M.2 NAS SATA SSD work for cache?

   By cmwwebfx@gmail.com, November 13, 2020
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   • cmwwebfx@gmail.com
   • November 14, 2020

6. HDD Spin down / Spin up - how healthy is that over the years

   By toasti, September 2, 2020
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   • toasti
   • November 13, 2020

7. What are your Ironwolf drive temps?

   By Guns McWar, November 13, 2020
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   • Guns McWar
   • November 13, 2020

8. Help with LSI 9207-8i Please

   By Badboy, September 2, 2020
   • 20 replies
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   • AndyT86
   • November 13, 2020

9. Script to enable SATA Controllers without kernel modification 1 2 3 4

   By elkay14, May 1, 2012
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   • steven_76
   • November 11, 2020

10. Disk Errors in pre-clear

    By BlackBriar, November 2, 2020
    • 6 replies
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    • BlackBriar
    • November 9, 2020

11. Recommended drives for Unraid?

    By PeterB, October 21, 2020
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    • PeterB
    • November 9, 2020

12. [LIST] Working USB 3.0 to SATA Adapters / Enclosures

    By mgutt, October 29, 2020
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    • mgutt
    • November 8, 2020

13. learning about HDD specs and have a few questions

    By nametaken_thisonetoo, November 2, 2020
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    • Decto
    • November 8, 2020

14. NetApp DS4246

    By Pablitho, November 5, 2020
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    • Pablitho
    • November 5, 2020

15. Need advice on upgrading my server

    By randknu, November 2, 2020
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    • randknu
    • November 4, 2020

16. Storage upgrade time - suggestions?

    By Medwynd, October 12, 2020
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    • planetwilson
    • November 3, 2020

17. HBA and Extender recommendations

    By biiiink, October 31, 2020
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    • Vr2Io
    • October 31, 2020
18. 8TB Ironwolf HDD error - Device is disabeled, contense emulated

    Topic was moved to forum General Support

19. How to replace new HDD

    Topic was moved to forum General Support

20. HB1235 for a storage bay

    By Newtious, October 27, 2020
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    • Newtious
    • October 29, 2020

21. Adding SATA card to existing array

    By iDJMic, October 25, 2020
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    • 241 views
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    • Decto
    • October 27, 2020

22. Adaptec 72405 to Replace Existing Array on LSI 9210-8i ?

    By jivetrky, June 19, 2020
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    • DoeBoye
    • October 27, 2020

23. LSI SAS9305-24i setup? [SOLVED]

    By casperse, October 26, 2020
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    • JorgeB
    • October 26, 2020

24. farewell old hitachi

    By rilles, October 25, 2020
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    • S80_UK
    • October 26, 2020

25. 30-drive setup, which low-profile HBAs?

    By Stokkes, October 25, 2020
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    • Stokkes
    • October 25, 2020

26. How to use/configure LSI 9211-8i in IT mode?

    By JustKev85, February 12, 2020
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    • iDJMic
    • October 25, 2020

27. Disk errors not detected in pre-clear or SMART

    By Decto, October 19, 2020
    • 4 replies
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    • Decto
    • October 25, 2020

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

    By Mihael, February 29, 2020
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    • Mihael
    • October 25, 2020

29. ASMedia 1061 PCI-E 8 ports controller

    By Zippi, October 23, 2020
    • 4 replies
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    • Zippi
    • October 24, 2020

30. WD My Book - Shucked Case Re-Use

    By pm1961, October 23, 2020
    • 5 replies
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    • pm1961
    • October 23, 2020

31. Expander Backplane vs Direct Attach SFF-8087 - Rebuild Times

    By Prograde, July 17, 2017
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    • dearangelo
    • October 23, 2020

32. AVAGO SAS9300-8I

    By friddk, October 23, 2020
    • 1 reply
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    • JorgeB
    • October 23, 2020

33. Cheapest way to add 12, 16, or 20 drives?

    By johnsanc, October 20, 2020
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    • johnsanc
    • October 21, 2020

34. Best 24i controller for the future?

    By casperse, October 16, 2020
    • 6 replies
    • 403 views
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    • casperse
    • October 21, 2020
35. USB passthrough to Monitor with USB Hub

    Topic was moved to forum VM Engine (KVM)

36. LSI Megaraid Tri-Mode for Cache

    By rattlehead05, September 21, 2020
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    • rattlehead05
    • October 19, 2020

37. Shucked WD External Drive Cases.... Be Kind!

    By pm1961, October 19, 2020
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    • pm1961
    • October 19, 2020

38. Is LSI SAS 9207-8i compatible with dell r710 in IT Mode

    By Doomguy, October 15, 2020
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    • mrbilky
    • October 18, 2020

39. SSD Upgrade to NVME with PCIe

    By Skylinar, October 12, 2020
    • 3 replies
    • 334 views
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    • Skylinar
    • October 13, 2020

40. Moving system controller question

    By Poore, October 12, 2020
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    • JorgeB
    • October 12, 2020

41. P222 & JBOD

    By cyruspy, October 12, 2020
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    • cyruspy
    • October 12, 2020

42. Can't flash my H310 to IT Mode - No SLI SAS adapters found

    By Lyror, October 11, 2020
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    • Lyror
    • October 11, 2020

43. 6 failing 4TB Reds all at once?

    By ati, August 16, 2020
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    • trurl
    • October 10, 2020

44. How full should drive be?

    By stepmback, October 6, 2020
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    • 219 views
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    • trurl
    • October 9, 2020

45. SAS newbie needs help with selecting Controller card

    By baunegaard, October 8, 2020
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    • ChatNoir
    • October 9, 2020

46. looking for an adapter

    By caplam, October 7, 2020
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    • caplam
    • October 7, 2020

47. Time to go 16TB drives. Hardware question

    By k0d3g3ar, April 17, 2020
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    • Froberg
    • October 6, 2020

48. Flashing a Dell H310 controller to IT mode

    By Darryn, October 6, 2020
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    • Darryn
    • October 6, 2020

49. New 14TB HD's

    By whipdancer, October 5, 2020
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    • whipdancer
    • October 5, 2020

50. Triple Cach Disk Setup - looking for experience and insight

    By Glassed Silver, October 2, 2020
    • 9 replies
    • 280 views
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    • trurl
    • October 3, 2020