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Thank you for the feedback. Glad to hear it worked! I updated the package in the original post. @Jonny Thank you for the heads up! If I just could get my bricked D2607 to POST, so I could flash it with this instructions. Anyway, I will link this in the wiki for others.

I noticed, Windows 10 users have problems with the HP tool. The Free_DOS bootmedia build with RUFUS needs the himemx.exe from within the full Free_DOS and an according entry in the config.sys. Some days ago I also noticed the "Exit Code: 0x01" error while flashing an H200 controller. I believe this is related to newer firmwares on the controller. They won't respond when querried by the MegaCli tool. We need to use sas2flsh instead. You should have noticed the error already when executing the first step (1.bat). Not sure about the MegaRec steps (2.bat and 3.bat) but they should also fail (if I remember correctly). Therefore I started setting up an new version of the toolset with some modifications. RUFUS and additional files included. I added it in the original post. Note, I was going to test the tools next week on some controllers that are inbound. See what happens, and PM me if you have problems. Grab some screenshots if possible. Try starting over with step 1e.bat which uses sas2flsh instead of 1.bat. If 3.bat fails, there is a 3e.bat also. The __READMEFIRST.txt contains an SAS adress you can use if you didn't manage to dump the original one. Maybe you can input a random number also? Can't tell if there is a check or not.

No need for a full-quote! Similar tool.

~75 hours per cycle holy cow!

I'm sorry to tell you that the D2607 hasn't been flashed successfully until now. Therefore the card is listed in the unrecommended section of the wiki. Check the referenced links in the table.

Hey jimborae! Welcome to the unRAID forums! I'm glad you could successfuly put the tools to good use. If you don't mind, please remove the full-quote and paste only the link instead. Thanks!

Hi raylangivens, thank you for your feedback. Next time I have to flash a controller, I will prepare a FreeDOS boot stick. What is the exact issue of the HP tool with Win10? Or is it because you didn't want to format your stick? I would expect RUFUS also formats the stick, isn't it?

There is no significant difference. The H310 procedure is derived from the M1015.

...is definitely the use of this kind of cables. CABLE-COLDPLUG-SAS-34036285-T26139-Y4023-V501 Unfortunately it's hard to find them, especially for a reasonable price. There is also a similar build from DELL. sas-sata-cable-assembly-233td-0233td No issue with splitters. Nice and tight fit of both, the SATA and the power cable, on the drive. Only the price is an issue. Got some of the DELL cables from the china guy through ebay but you have to take care, by default he charges for express shipping (per cable)! Next thing you can do to avoid splitters is adding some SATA connectors on that cables. I did this because I found the gap between two connectors was too big and there was too much cabling mess. So I removed the connectors from some spare cables I had (looked pretty much like those on above site) and crimped them between two existing connectors.

Hi Mika, welcome to the forums! While the MegaRAID SAS 9361-4i is a nice card to have for RAID purposes, for unRAID it is not suitable. You could probably pass through each drive with some configuration effort, but in case of trouble you won't be happy with it. We have a couple of controllers confirmed working in our wiki. At the moment, the most cost efficient adapters are the SAS2008 based, rebranded LSI cards namely IBM 1015 and 1115, DELL Perc H310 and H200. They require some cross-flashing but that is not so difficult and worth the effort. Check the bay, they usually go for 20-50€. Of course you can also buy ready2go HBAs from LSI or Supermicro but I found they are quite expensive in the EU.

You're probably right with the -f switch. With regard to the -A: gfjadrim will have to tell us, I can't figure it out in the code (in a reasonable time frame) These are the options I found in the code: -n|--notify -s|--skip-preread -S|--skip-postread -r|--read-size -w|--write-size ---read-blocks -t|--test -d|--no-stress -l|--list -c|--cycles -u|--signature -p|--verify -j|--no-prompt -v|--version -o|--preclear-only -m|--format-html Either alignment of 4k partitions is done by default, or it is not foreseen in this script. Will have to test if the script output is usable on console...

OK, if you say so...I'm not as far in the subject as you. -A was to align 4k partitions if I remember correctly -f was the "fast"-switch in the bjp script Would appreciate if you enhance the script for commandline usage.

Hi Reuel, welcome to the forums. HP P400 is a SCSI RAID card. Do you want to use SCSI drives? Perc5/i, I found this for you using the forum-search. http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=20602.0 I'm afraid you will have to look for more up-to-date hardware. See our wiki for known hardware.

Thanks for the explanation. Pro: significant speed-up Con: The preclear is kind of a stress test. I understand this improvement removes some stress/load (the multiple read) in favor of speed. What would be the equivalent commandline options for "-A -f" in your script. Where can I download the script alone?

Saving some time is always welcome! How is it possible? Is this script also available for commandline use? I don't like to preclear on my main server and have a spare machine not connected to the network doing it.

I would like to propose a new feature for the Dynamix plugin suite. Hopfully this is the right place to do. Background: I'm just preclearing some new drives and noticed that one is showing a massive temperature offset. Checked the real value, and it's not that hot. Did some google-fu and found this. It seems to be a common problem. http://www.hdsentinel.com/help/en/55_calibration.html The new feature would be an automation of the "workaround" described in the above link. This can of course be spiced up with some logic, since we usually have several drives thus several temp values. It should be possible to get a better reference by using the most similar or equal temps. The determined value can be confirmed by user who could cross-check with ambient temperature (appropriate acclimatisation time assumed) Maybe also consider not just an offset but also a linear (to keep it simple) dependency. If there was such a drive there should be a possibility to enter a second reference to determine the grade. Of course this value would have to be determined by other means.

I'm still not sure if I correctly understood your build.. So you need a S-ATA to SAS cable to connect the cages? (this is called a reverse break-out-cable) I'm confused! According to this post you should be able to use this files to flash your controller to IT-mode. Keep in mind, that this controller does not support drives >2.2TB! 9240-8i based controllers (Dell H310, Dell H200, IBM M1015) can be bought for 30-40$ on ebay. Define "cheap". Then I must have misunderstood your question:

I'm pretty sure this is what you are looking for. https://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=26412.msg231122#msg231122

Hi Dave, I'm happy if I can contribute to this nice community. I'm not sure how many drives/slots you have actually! What is the main cage? I see a pic of the TS440 having those 2x4 in caddies and 2x5.25" slots. On board you have 4 S-ATA ports? Are the SSD's taking up 2 of those caddies? Then you are in need of just another 2 S-ATA ports? Possible solution, see next question. You can hook up the SSD's on the LSI SAS3081E-R since they are <2.2TB capacity. Use the PCIe4 card for hard disks instead. Assuming you add another 3in2 backplane into those 5,25" slots you end up with 11 drives. An expander solution is not cheap and you still need a SAS controller first - thus no option. An 8-port add-on controller together with the mainboard slots will suffice to connect all of your drives. 9240-8i based controllers (H310, M1015) can be bought for 30-40$ Do you plan to replace the board or what is this question related to?

Is the freedos executable running under MSDOS environment? At the moment the package contains system files for MSDOS.

This is very important to know! Thanks for the heads up! Hardware tweaks to fit into standard enclosure. It seems that only the Integrated MegaRaid Mode (iMR) will enable RAID5 software raid. The Integrated RAID Mode (IR) is RAID1 and RAID1E only. But as already mentioned, the manual is not very clear. xgrep.com is dead!? I would take that into consideration when updating next time. Can you provide the executable and the regexp? I'm not good at that at all.

Thanks for sharing your experience! I will update the wiki accordingly. It would have also been interesting to know, if the card was delivered in IT mode as you mentioned: Edit: Well, found this passage in the manual: So, in a way it makes sense if they don't link the IT-mode firmware. Edit2 and then it says: Lets sum up: AOC-USAS2-L8i: delivered with IR-mode (although card reports with -IT in BIOS, suggesting it is in IT mode already); one can download IR-mode firmware on the cards website AOC-USAS2-L8e: delivered with IT-mode; one can download IT-mode firmware on the cards website I wonder if it's really beneficial to have such a complex, expressionless naming scheme. Even if you browse the cards website you can't see the info at a glance - really a shame imho! Everybody knows the AOC-SASLP-MV8 and the AOC-SAS2LP-MV8, but nobody noticed this card although it's out since 2010. I stand corrected, there are a few entries in the forums, but you have to search for them. At least it's in the wiki now. There is probably more Supermicro hardware we could use but we don't know it's existing...

I see your point. Previously I visited the site and was only able to see IR firmwares for download - didn't study the manual. I wonder why they don't link the IT firmware also? Why don't you mail Supermicro and ask them? It's probably the best, reliable source you can get intel from! You may also ask, why the machine won't boot with their card equipped. Maybe you have to use the taping mod? Coming back to your initial question: Definitely, YES, if you have specific firmware that suits your needs, given from manufacturer side, take it. Especially when there is no 1:1 clone where you could "cross-flash". This card doesn't look like a H310 or M1015!

It seems there is no IT mode firmware for the USAS2-L8i http://www.supermicro.com/products/accessories/addon/AOC-USAS2-L8i.cfm?TYP=I So what you're trying to say is that you're going to cross-flash the controller with another firmware!? Well, it's your decision to try it and find out what happens. Please come back and report your findings!

Interesting plan! http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Atom+D2701+%40+2.13GHz Seems enough for a file server. I read somewhere about moving the unRAID to another device to boot from. AFAIR the issue was a worn thumb drive. The worn thumb drive would still work so it could provide it's UID but would fail for anything else. So i guess you could move the unRAID to DOM but would still need the USB for it's UID. Can't you just wipe the DOM for safety reasons?