DoeBoye

It's actually recommended they not be the same. Size, brand etc doesn't matter. Also don't buy the same make/model drive in large batches. It minimizes the damage a bad batch can do and helps avoid multiple drive failure...

Nope. It's 512 (Click on specifications tab) http://www.hitachigst.com/internal-drives/desktop/deskstar/deskstar-5k3000

Hitachi 5k3000 @ NCIX for $69.99 - Limit 2. http://www.ncix.com/products/index.php?sku=59671&vpn=0F12117&manufacture=Hitachi&promoid=1280 I think I'll pick up a couple of these. It will be good to mix up the brands of drive in my server. Currently 90% WD DB.

That's how I thought it would work. I wonder why it appeared to have different values after I saved the unMenu values... Must have been the late hour. Anyways, thanks again prostuff1!

I understand this part, it's more that I'm not sure how Transmission knows what to listen to (the updated values from unMenu, or the json file). I would expect the unMenu updates to get reflected in the json file, but I don't think that is the case (again, it was late when I was configuring things, so I may be completely off base!). And just to be clear, everything is working for me! It's purely my thirst for knowledge that is asking . The start button appears once you've pushed 'stop' button (or at least it did for me...). There was a bit of a delay before it did (I assume the start button only appears after the process is completely stopped).

Have you tried swapping its location with another working unit (and leaving everything else exactly the same) and seeing if you can telnet into it in its new location (and conversely, see if you can still telnet into the previously working unit). Should at least help to eliminate a few potential physical network-type possible problems... Also, a long shot, but have you confirmed that all BIOS settings are identical (Can't see what kind of BIOS setting would disable telnetting etc, but it sounds like you've tried all the logical things already...)

To start, I just want to thank Joe L, prostuff1, and everyone else who helped get this working! You are truly kind souls!!! . This was the final piece to get everything running smoothly from my unRaid server! Writes to my USB key are gone, everything is working as it should! I'm extremely happy . One quick question, I'm not entirely clear on what the difference is between editing settings in the json file, and doing it from unMenu... I would assume if you edit unMenu, it edits the json file, but they seem to be mutually exclusive (though it was late last night when I installed, so maybe I'm just confused ). I had a similar problem (couldn't get it working with the whitelist option on. Just changed it to false eventually, and all good.). Did you try stopping Transmission from the UnMenu menu, change the whitelist setting to false, and re-starting? If transmission is running, the change doesn't seem to stick...

Not sure, to be honest. I just upgraded to a norco 4224 as well and have a centurion 590 and 2 4in3s. Haven't decided if I want to build another UnRaid box or sell the parts....

I did not know that! Learn something new everyday! I always thought PCI-X cards were purely 64-bit.

Good point. You'll pay more for 2nd gen drives though... $56 is hard to beat for an intro to SSDs...

Keep in mind the Supermicro card is a PCI-X card. Will not work in a regular PCI slot. It needs to be a 133mhz PCI-X slot... (Which is also different from PCI-E!)

Performance would be better with an SSD, assuming drive speed is the bottleneck of the application... I don't know for sure, however, as I have no experience running anything other than my desktop OS and XBMC. For $56, it might be worth the experiment One thing that comes to mind though, is that these drives (SSD) need to be periodically 'trimmed' (Do a quick google and it will explain everything if you are unfamiliar with the term). The more write cycles to a drive, the more often you will need to perform a trim... If the application writes/deletes data a lot, be sure that it is running on an OS that supports trim... DB

Some literature claims it has semi-solid capacitors.... whatever that is! .

If I was buying today, this is what I'd get: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813153186 - selling for $69.99 Cheap, dual 16x PCI-e that is proven to run the 8-port supermicro controller card. I've also heard good thing about the BIOSTAR A760G M2+, but they seem harder to find (check Raj's prototype design thread for ebay seller link).

+1! Can't believe the difference my first SSD in my PC made. Booting from a platter drive now is painful! Same feeling like when LCDs first came out. I never had a problem with CRT monitors, but once I started working on an LCD, going back to a CRT made my eyes feel like they were burning in my head Now I'm waiting for the new gen to come out so I can pass my 1st gen SSD to my pops and have an excuse to upgrade

Ah ha! Now it's becoming clear! Thanks for the link. That shelf looks a bit pricey, but I think I'll pick up those brackets. More of a pain in the ass to get into the case, but I imagine once I have it mounted, I won't be opening up again unless there is an issue... Thanks! PS: Extra rack ears: My bad. I opened the UPS at the same time and mixed up the parts. The extra rack ears belong with the ups DB

Well, I retested again tonight with a couple of shutdown/reboots, and it looks like your estimate was more accurate then my less-than-scientific initial testing! I reset the watt meter and it captured a maximum spike of 242watts ( - 30watts for router etc), so it looks like, for an instant, the server pulled 212 watts! I stand corrected! That said, all the other numbers have stayed consistent, and I'm pleased to report, that for the majority of the time (idle or serving media), the 600e uses no more power then the Sempron 140!

Thanks! That was helpful. Looks like I may need to invest in a set of Gruber rails . Any idea what the extra 2 rack ears they ship with the case are for? DB

Hi All, So I unboxed my new norco 4224 case, assembled my rack, and now am at a complete loss as to how they go together . Anyone with experience in this area feel like shedding some light on things? Do I need to purchase extra rails? The case came with 2 extra L-shaped brackets that I assumed are bolted on to the back of the case and then to the 2 rear posts, but none of the screw holes seem to line up! I feel a bit foolish asking, but as this is my first ever experience with a rack and 4u server case, I guess I shouldn't feel too bad... Thanks for any advice! Cheers, DB

Perhaps I should re-word the question: Do I need to purchase the $60 APC 4-post mount kit, or will any generic rails etc. work with this unit? Thanks! DB

Hmmm... Food for thought... I'm 99.9% sure I wired the correct pairs together, but now you make me want to double check, just to be sure. Sigh . In defence of the cheap-o testers, if you carefully follow the correct pairings on one end, it will at least confirm the fact that you matched it correctly on the other end, 2 floors up...

+1 +1! Just wired my own place a month or two ago, and no matter how careful and OCD I was, I ended up mis-wiring 3 cables in the patch panel! Grrr! In my defense the little directions-sticker on the back of the panel was mis-labeled, but I should have known better . A cheap tester caught the error and I at least avoided it on the remaining wires

Great price for an ssd! Older generation. A bit poky on the writes (In comparison to newer drives), but for $56, hard to go wrong. Would make an excellent drive for a media player. I'm using an Intel 40GB Value drive with similar specs, and it is fantastic. Runs cool. Completely silent, fans spin up less because platter drive not warming things up... Interface with 1200-movie library runs smooth as butter.

That's odd. Cat6 is rated higher than 5e, when it comes to gigabit speeds. Going from memory, I believe Cat5e is only rated for gigabit up to 30m lengths, while Cat6 is rated up to 100m lengths...

I moved Sabnzb, Sickbeard, couchpotato and transmission over . The athlon II seem to range from 20w all the way up to 95w. The u versions are rated at 20 and 25, the e versions are 45 watts, and the rest are 65 - 95watts http://www.amd.com/us/products/desktop/processors/athlon-ii-x2/Pages/AMD-athlon-ii-x2-processor-model-numbers-feature-comparison.aspx