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15.6TB It was giving a message that I needed an additional 15.1TB but now it's saying I need an additional 979GB. Not sure what changed, but I can probably manage the transfer in several smaller subfolders.

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I'm trying to move a large folder onto my server and getting an error that there is not enough space on the drive. I clearly have enough space on the array though. I have Cache off, I've run New Permissions, but I still can't get this folder moved. photobackup-diagnostics-20240212-0909.zip

Switching to SATA seemed to work as the speed didn’t slow down, but I got more errors on two drives about four hours into the rebuild this time. tower-diagnostics-20230511-1626.zip

Did this fix it? The only thing I saw in BIOS was "SATA IDE Combined Mode". tower-diagnostics-20230511-1410.zip

Still no errors, but the rebuild has slowed to 2.5 MB/sec. Estimated completion is 80 days. tower-diagnostics-20230511-1339.zip

Update: Got the new controller in and installed. Parity is currently rebuilding, but 15 minutes in and no errors, so that's a good sign. Once parity rebuild completes, how do I go about checking for corrupt data?

Cool. I’ll go with the intel Motherboard and the i5. I’m still looking at cases but leaning towards the Antec and I’ll keep an eye on temps. I’m thinking 16gb of RAM should be fine. For a PSU, I’m looking at a Corsair 650w unit. It has 8 SATA connectors without having to add any extra cables. I’m thinking this is more than enough for 8 drives. Only other thing is the networking card. I remember some compatibility issues back from my first build where I had to have a separate NIC. Are those a thing of the past and I can use the motherboard for Ethernet now? Any issues with my build so far? Probably going to put my order in later today.

Even with the three fans in front of the bays? It looks like I can just leave the front panel open for extra airflow if needed. It’s going to be sitting in a media closet, so not too concerned over how it looks.

Background: I've been using unRAID for about ten years now. My first server started out as a media server and as I started having extra storage space, I started using it as additional data storage. Now that I have a whole slew of extra HDDs sitting around, I thought I would build a second server and use Server 1 solely for Media again, and move all my data storage to Server 2. This will free up a lot of space on Server 1 and delay upgrading HDDs for while, which should result in overall cost savings factoring in the new build. I'm looking at putting in 8-10 6TB drives right now. It will be used for data storage and nothing else. It looks like a lot has changed with hardware compatibility over the last decade, so I just want to run a few options by and make sure everything should work with unRAID. Either way, I'm looking at this Antec P101 Case. It will hold 8 HDDs and has one additional 5.25" bay which I could convert to a 9th drive if needed. Ideally I was looking for a 10 drive case, but didn't really see any good options in the $100 range. https://www.newegg.com/black-antec-performance-series-atx-mid-tower/p/11-129-242 Option 1: AMD Motherboard: https://www.newegg.com/msi-pro-b550-vc/p/N82E16813144547?Item=N82E16813144547&SoldByNewegg=1&quicklink=true CPU: https://www.newegg.com/amd-ryzen-5-4600g-ryzen-5-4000-g-series/p/N82E16819113744?Item=N82E16819113744&SoldByNewegg=1&quicklink=true Option 2: Intel Motherboard: https://www.newegg.com/p/N82E16813162014?Item=N82E16813162014&quicklink=true CPU: https://www.newegg.com/intel-core-i5-10400-core-i5-10th-gen/p/N82E16819118135?Item=N82E16819118135&SoldByNewegg=1 The Intel option is using the LGA1200 socket. For my use case, I didn't really think I need the newer LGA1700, but can look into those options if recommended. I'm just looking for a simple build that can be assembled and with some basic set up, just plug and play. The AMD looks to be a little cheaper, but wanted to look at both options and will go with whichever has the best ease of use. Any recommendations are appreciated.

Thanks for all the help. Went ahead and ordered the card and SFF8643 cables. At this point, are these just false errors due to the controller or is there a possibility my data was corrupted? Once I get the new card up and going, I just need to rebuild parity and then go through the normal drive replacement for the new 18tb drive?

No other controllers on hand, but I can order one. The controller is from the original build about ten years ago. Would this be the best replacement? https://www.newegg.com/lsi-9300-8i-sata-sas/p/N82E16816118217 What's the process for changing the onboard SATA ports?

More errors, even with the new drive removed tower-diagnostics-20230428-1307.zip

ok, and just to make sure "Parity Disk content will be overwritten" is expected and won't lead to any data loss?

ok, I'll pull that and RMA it. In the meantime is there any harm in putting the old drive back in? It's giving me the message "The replacement disk must be as big or bigger than the original.". I assume I need to do a New Config and preserve all. Am I going to mess anything up in doing that? Or should I just wait for the new drive to come in? We're going to be out of town for the next week anyway, so it won't be a big deal to just wait it out. I was thinking I'd like to get the old drive in to confirm the problems do lie with the new drive.