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This server has been in this same configuration for YEARS. I don't see myself needing larger disks, but things can always change. In all honesty I could probably get rid of half the data on this server and never miss it (mostly movies that we no longer watch on our HTPC because we can stream them from various services). Instead this server is mostly just a place to backup our other PCs.

I agree. Having to use the switch on the PSU sounds like thermal or over current protection.

Got the new drive and finished the swap. Everything went as planned. Anything else I should do now? mytower-diagnostics-20220629-0803.zip

Thanks. I'll pick up the new drive tomorrow.

I can get a 4TB drive locally but that would have to become the parity drive. I've had an issue with Amazon and shipping with these disks.

Yes. Can I just replace the drive and allow the data to be rebuilt from parity or should I clone the drive to a new one and then add it to the array?

Diagnostics here. mytower-diagnostics-20220626-1613.zip

Well, looks like I spoke too soon. There were over 192,000 errors found on the new data disk during the building of the parity. Did I get a bad disk? Do I need to start over? Run a FS check on the data disk?

The new drive arrived. I moved the data from the cloned disk to the drive and copied the data from the 500 GB drive too using Krusader and the videos on Youtube from Space Invader One. All went well. I then started a new config and set the first 3TB drive (the cloned drive) as my parity drive. The sync process has started so I should be back up and running! Huge thanks to @JorgeB and everyone else for getting me back up!!!

Amazon will be sending me a replacement. I don't have to ship the other one back before they ship the new one so I can't get the same one back thankfully.

My 2nd hard drive arrived loose in a box with no support. Should I ask for a replacement? That thing could have bounced all over in that box.

Awesome! I'm traveling for a couple of days, but as soon as I get back I will get started on moving the data to the other new disk.

Yes, both 3TB drives. So the final array planned will be 1-3TB for parity and 2-3TB for data (once the 500GB drive is moved to the new drive as well).

So I can use the remaining drive I originally bought for parity and move the data to it, then use this disk as my parity drive correct? Otherwise I would have to order another disk as the 2 left in the array don't have enough free space.

It mounted! Screenshot shows 1.2TB on the drive.