Jekmyster

Yes. Thank you. I was just expressing that i do sometimes get an error that i need to run repair, but just didnt know how to do so. I usually see the errors on the screen when i boot up/shut down. At least now i know what to do when it pops in again.

I dont know. I tried to follow the guide but got lost somewhere. Ive always been a visual person, so even setting up the raid itself i relied on videos.

No, for months now i've been testing it. Using different sata cables, power splitter cables. I'm beginning to think its either the RAM or the Board. I cant do anything right now, no budget to build a server from scratch so i have to make due with makeshift parts. I'm just being careful with discs becoming disabled when in use. I'm, sure its not the power supply. 650 is enough i think for 14 drives.

I went to the link and tried to follow the guide but its a little hard for me to understand but i got that there is an error on my drive 12 and needed to run XFS_repair. Looked for guides to use it and was able to fix the drive. This helps a lot with the constant 'disabled' drives i keep getting. Than you very much for the help. I thought having unraid would be easy, its a bit harder than i thought.

Hi there, as a start, I'm total novice unraid. The kind that watch youtube videos, and jumped in the deep end. The server itself is made from old pc parts i have around with some new drives. For the past few months i've been having a few problems with drives disconnecting or Device is disabled, contents emulated error, but i just read and learn but lost quite a few files already. The problem occurred when one of my parity drive wend down along with another drive, and the power went out when i was rebuilding. I lost the contents of the drive. So did the procedure and rebuilt the array when i noticed all the shares are gone. I waited for the Parity-Check and rebuild to finish and did most of the solutions in the forum but none seem to work. I know the files are there. When i check the drives, folders and files are present, but its not showing up in the user shares. I have rebooted a few times already and still nothing. Cant add a share, it gets deleted immediately. Ive removed the recycle bin app. whitelisted it on the ad blocker and virus scanner and firewall. and i know i get a metadata corruption error when i look at the screen when the server reboots. I'm stuck and i need guidance. Can anyone help? I've added the diagnostics and a few screenshots. Thank you. borg-diagnostics-20210209-2318.zip

as a follow up, will this setup be ok if i install lets say 10 hard drives. Does the hardware matter the more drives i put in? or the larger the capacity of hard drives i put in?

Hi, i posted this on at the Lobby, but i think it would be best posted here. Short story, i had 2 5-bay drobo NAS bought in 2010, and both had broken down recently. I came across unRaid in my research in finding a new NAS to buy, so i want to try it out first. I dont want to spend a lot, just in case i dont like it. In the event that is cheaper, i would spend for better parts. but for now i have an old pc that i dont know if its ok to use. Primary purpose for the NAS is file storage. Basic drive to save all my data. Secondary, down the line, i'm interested in turning it into a Media server if i can. So i have a CPU here that i think has an Amd athlon II 250, Am3 Motherboard, and 1 x 4gb ddr3. Is this enough for my use for a file server? Do i need to spend a little more? i'm looking at a few used AMD A8 with an A68 motherboard. Thanks

Hi there, i just wanted to verify what i know before i push through with building an unraid server on my own. I have watched a few videos and read up on the forums here, but i just wanted to make sure i am correct in my assumptions before i proceed. First off, i have been a proud user of 2 5-bay drobo NAS since 2010. Only until recently when both of the hardware failed on me only a week apart. What drew me to drobo at the time, is that they were marketing that you can use different capacity drives and it was as easy as pulling out the broken one and replacing it with a bigger drive. So here i am trying to build my own because i cant afford to buy a new stand alone NAS. The reason for the old drobo NAS is basic file storage. I'm a graphic designer and photoshop files tend to be big and i dabble into video editing. So that is the primary usage of this thing i am building, but i am interested in this Media Server i came across while watching tutorials, especially "Plex"?. I have a collection of over 1000 DVDs here that would be great if i can digitize them. In anycase i will need to research on that later on. 1. I have an old computer here running what i think is Amd athlon II 250, Am3 Motherboard, and 1 x 4gb ddr3. I do need to change the power supply since what i have in the CPU is a cheapo generic 500 watts. Is this enough? or do i need to spend? I'm looking at a few used parts like an AMD A8 with an A68 motherboard which is in my budget. 2. Can you stick in different capacity Hard drives with unRaid? 3. Is unRaid plug and play? What i mean is, the motherboard typically has 4 SATA ports. i'm for sure going to fill that up on the start. But after i set everything up and all is running. Is it easy enough that all i have to do is plug in a 4-port SATA expansion card with 4 more attached drives and when unRaid boots up it will detect the addition 4 drives and just add them in? 4. Is it as easy as the drobo to replace a broken down drive? Shut Down, replace drive, and then boot up, and it will automatically rebuild? On a side note, i wont have the NAS running at all times. basically i only turn on my NAS drives when needed. Also questions 3 and 4 are there since im not really adept at manipulating settings. And from the videos i've watched, it really looks complicated, with so many options. Thanks to anyone who would respond.