TrocarSlushWeasel

Ok, this problem has actually come back. Everything is the same as before except it seems like the connection lasts a week or so until it dies. Something else strange is happening. Files that I put on the unRAID are missing and files that I've deleted are back. Not all files, just some of them. This happens every time I restart the server. I replaced the router when it seemed like that was the problem before. (Actually, I needed to do that anyway) But is there any way to get the diagnostics if I can never connect after the machine goes poof?

Stupid McNupid, I thought I looked everywhere for that but I didn't. I feel dumb. Thanks for all the help.

Is your network indeed only 100MB/s (ie: do you have a 100MB switch)? Since basically your problems are network related, this could be a hint that you have bad cabling, bad switch, etc That looks like exactly what happened. I didn't even realize that my router had gone in the toilet. Got a new one and have been up 4 days without a problem. Thanks for the response. Btw, is it possible to upgrade the unRAID version from the GUI interface?

Is your network indeed only 100MB/s (ie: do you have a 100MB switch)? Since basically your problems are network related, this could be a hint that you have bad cabling, bad switch, etc If you are talking about the network card on the server itself, it is definitely possible. It is like 6 years old and I put it together with spare parts from work, so that could be. I'll try to replace it this weekend and see if that solves it.

This has been going on for a few weeks and I'm not sure the cause. I will lose connection to the unRAID server. Cannot reach it in Windows Explorer, cannot reach it thru the web GUI, cannot reach it by telneting in to it. I have to do a hard reboot of the server, often times multiple hard reboots in order to connect again. When this happens, the parity check starts, comes back with no errors and everything seems fine. Then anywhere from hours to days, the process starts again. I will lose connection, have to hard reboot, etc. I've attached the diagnostics zip file, but I'm not sure if it will be any good. I downloaded after the parity check is done, but I can't get into the machine once I lose connection. The only plugin I have is Dynamix Active Streams. unRAID Version: 6.1.8 Model: Custom M/B: BIOSTAR Group - A760G M2+ CPU: AMD model unknown @ 2700 HVM: Enabled IOMMU: Disabled Cache: 128 kB, 1024 kB Memory: 2048 MB (max. installable capacity 8 GB) Network: eth0: 100Mb/s - Full Duplex Kernel: Linux 4.1.17-unRAID x86_64 OpenSSL: 1.0.1r Uptime:0 days, 00:14:13 tower-diagnostics-20160301-1840.zip

Well, that was enough to convince me. Got in for 2 of the HITACHI Deskstar 5K3000 as well. Then splurged on the Turtle Beach PX5 headsets too. Oh well, wouldn't be the first time I've gone thru my tax rebate before getting it.

Just got an email for some month-end sale. Link for the deals page Anybody have any opinions on these drives/deals? HITACHI Deskstar 5K3000 2TB 32MB Cache SATA 6.0Gb/s - $75 Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s - $60 HITACHI Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB 7200 RPM 32MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s - $50

I have been looking to increase my storage capacity for a while to accommodate my foray into making videos and to have somewhere to backup my DVD collection so I put those discs in storage. And a guy at work tipped me off to unRAID. I hate to delete anything plus I'm not a big fan of hard drive failures. I just decided to go for the budget model that was suggested on the wiki site to get started and will build it up as needed. Here's what my shopping list ended up being: Case: Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Steel ATX Mid Tower ($60) PSU: CORSAIR CMPSU-400CX ($30) Mobo: BIOSTAR A760G M2+ AM2+/AM2 AMD 760G Micro ATX ($65) RAM: Kingston 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 ($55) CPU: AMD Sempron 140 Sargas 2.7GHz Socket AM3 45W Single-Core ($33) HDD: 2xSamsung SpinPoint 1TB ($70 each), 1xSeagate Barracuda 1.5TB ($80) So, my total was $463, which seems pretty good compared to the box listed on the wiki page. So, I decided to give this a shot and so far, so good. I'm not computer savvy at all, well not to the degree that everyone else on the forum is. Just looking at all the parts laid out was kinda overwhelming. But putting everything together seemed relatively quick. (Considering I've never put a computer together before.) It only took me 2 hours to get everything hooked up and running. It only took me another 30 minutes to realize I forgot to plug in the power for the CPU. Here it is chugging along doing its first parity-sync. Only 350 minutes to go. Hopefully, I can figure this stuff out without asking a bunch of dumb questions. I've already learned a lot just from reading this thread.