kaiguy

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  1. What dependencies are those, by chance?
  2. My < 6 month old EARS drives have pretty high LCC counts. 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 097 097 000 Old_age Always - 2421 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 312 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 179 179 000 Old_age Always - 63653 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 097 097 000 Old_age Always - 2429 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 313 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 182 182 000 Old_age Always - 54493 Even my 2 week old EARS drives are higher than yours, BRiT. I'm thinking I need to use wdidle on mine...
  3. That's a nice little upgrade. I just did an advanced replacement on a WD15EARS, but I got the same model back.
  4. Perhaps I misunderstand the intention, but wouldn't it make more sense to have a Raid 1 parity (so you have dual parity) and a Raid 0 cache (since it's fast, and cache lacks redundancy by design anyway)?
  5. Thanks for the heads up. I've been monitoring the sabnzbd thread as well, as I'm finally spinning up enough disks on my new (first) unRAID build to try to tackle this next step of moving sab and sick beard over from my Mac Mini.
  6. Thanks again, Joe! Really appreciate your help and expertise! I went ahead and put it in the array and it appears to be working just fine. Already copying files to it at normal write speeds. This process is doubly great for me, though, as it also confirmed I can take a non-jumpered EARS drive, write zeros, jumper it, write more zeros, and preclear it to work in unRAID. With this working drive, I can now clear out the data on the Drobo and add the remaining 3 drives to unRAID. Next step for me is to somehow convince Data Robotics that my Drobo needs warranty repair.
  7. I actually just picked this AZZA case up, and it's not too shabby. I combined it with the Cooler Master 4-in-3 internal HD bays, so I had to do some minor modifications (removal of plastic guides blocking the bays) and removal of the side fan to fit the large HSF I'm using. Also, I think my top fan is defective, but I already have an RMA for it. Not sure I'd get it again, but I don't regret the purchase at all. I picked it up on Amazon, however, and saved on the shipping.
  8. So the preclear seems to have finished successfully. While there were some media errors on the pre-read, the log is clean on the post-read. I think this log looks fairly good? Safe to use? Or should I post this in the preclear results thread instead? Still learning the ropes on how to decipher this stuff. S.M.A.R.T. error count differences detected after pre-clear note, some 'raw' values may change, but not be an indication of a problem 54c54 < 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x002f 100 253 051 Pre-fail Always - 0 --- > 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x002f 200 191 051 Pre-fail Always - 0 63c63 < 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 688 --- > 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 689 65c65 < 197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 192 --- > 197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0 Also attaching the saved preclear-related results. Would a full syslog be helpful as well? Thanks in advance! preclear_results.txt
  9. I have only used the 2 GB Cruzer Micro so I can't speak to others, but it's been working great for me. I picked up two at Newegg for 6.99 each, though they do appear to be sold out. Amazon has them, however... http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-Cruzer-Micro-Flash-SDCZ6-2048-A11/dp/B000NWWT3G/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1289700401&sr=8-6 Are you not in the US?
  10. Thanks, Joe. Interesting indeed. My money is that this was caused by a Drobo problem. I knew I was migrating away from it for a good reason. Much appreciated!
  11. Hmm... the pending sectors have disappeared. Offline uncorrectable and multi zone error rate appear to be the same, but aren't they only updated "offline"? I'm currently about 80% through the writing portion of preclear (step 2 of 10). Keep it going or is this drive a definite RMA? SMART Attributes Data Structure revision number: 16 Vendor Specific SMART Attributes with Thresholds: ID# ATTRIBUTE_NAME FLAG VALUE WORST THRESH TYPE UPDATED WHEN_FAILED RAW_VALUE 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x002f 200 191 051 Pre-fail Always - 0 3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0027 180 180 021 Pre-fail Always - 5958 4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 42 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 200 200 140 Pre-fail Always - 0 7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x002e 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 129 10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0032 100 253 000 Old_age Always - 0 11 Calibration_Retry_Count 0x0032 100 253 000 Old_age Always - 0 192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 3 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 688 194 Temperature_Celsius 0x0022 124 109 000 Old_age Always - 26 196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0 197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0 198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0030 200 200 000 Old_age Offline - 187 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0 200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate 0x0008 200 200 000 Old_age Offline - 196 SMART Error Log Version: 1 No Errors Logged
  12. Well, 41 minutes into the preclear and now the syslog is showing a bunch of media errors. This can't be good. But I'm going to let it finish and see what happens (unless someone suggests otherwise and I should just kill it). http://pastebin.com/1Ur4urMe I guess this one is going back to WD again on Monday.
  13. If I have been told that a drive has bad sectors (I cannot confirm myself yet--more on that later), can I safely run the preclear on it to truly give me an idea of the state of the drive? Bear with me on my explanation. A few weeks ago my Drobo kept rebuilding its array. When I sent in the encrypted diagnostic file to their support, they told me that the drive in the 4th bay was "going bad" and to RMA it. So I did. Replaced that drive, and the array rebuilt itself fine. This morning I got another error. I sent in the diagnostic file, and they told me to RMA the drive because it has 3 bad sectors. Mind you this is the new warranty-replaced WD Green drive (1.5 TB). So, sure, perhaps its a coincidence that the only two drives that have failed have always been in the 4th slot. But I'm more of a conspiracy type of person and think that maybe the Drobo has an issue with the 4th bay. So... my thought is to follow the procedure I was planning on doing any way--run dd on this drive (since it's unjumpered), jumper it, run dd again, then preclear it--and see how it goes. Or should I not tempt fate and just do another RMA on the newly replaced drive? The shame of the latter would be more delay to add drives to my new unRAID box. Thanks for any insight!! Edited: Well, I went ahead and started a preclear (after writing some zeros at the beginning of the drive and jumpering it). Here is a portion of the syslog. I don't know a whole lot about this, but from reading up on S.M.A.R.T, Current Pending Sector, Offline Uncorrectable, and Multi zone error rate look like they might be pointing toward some problems, right? Nov 12 22:03:01 Tower preclear_disk-start[3540]: 1 Raw_Read_Error_Rate 0x002f 100 253 051 Pre-fail Always - 0 Nov 12 22:03:01 Tower preclear_disk-start[3540]: 3 Spin_Up_Time 0x0027 180 180 021 Pre-fail Always - 5958 Nov 12 22:03:01 Tower preclear_disk-start[3540]: 4 Start_Stop_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 42 Nov 12 22:03:01 Tower preclear_disk-start[3540]: 5 Reallocated_Sector_Ct 0x0033 200 200 140 Pre-fail Always - 0 Nov 12 22:03:01 Tower preclear_disk-start[3540]: 7 Seek_Error_Rate 0x002e 100 253 000 Old_age Always - 0 Nov 12 22:03:01 Tower preclear_disk-start[3540]: 9 Power_On_Hours 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 118 Nov 12 22:03:01 Tower preclear_disk-start[3540]: 10 Spin_Retry_Count 0x0032 100 253 000 Old_age Always - 0 Nov 12 22:03:01 Tower preclear_disk-start[3540]: 11 Calibration_Retry_Count 0x0032 100 253 000 Old_age Always - 0 Nov 12 22:03:01 Tower preclear_disk-start[3540]: 12 Power_Cycle_Count 0x0032 100 100 000 Old_age Always - 17 Nov 12 22:03:01 Tower preclear_disk-start[3540]: 192 Power-Off_Retract_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 3 Nov 12 22:03:01 Tower preclear_disk-start[3540]: 193 Load_Cycle_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 688 Nov 12 22:03:01 Tower preclear_disk-start[3540]: 196 Reallocated_Event_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0 Nov 12 22:03:01 Tower preclear_disk-start[3540]: 197 Current_Pending_Sector 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 192 Nov 12 22:03:01 Tower preclear_disk-start[3540]: 198 Offline_Uncorrectable 0x0030 200 200 000 Old_age Offline - 187 Nov 12 22:03:01 Tower preclear_disk-start[3540]: 199 UDMA_CRC_Error_Count 0x0032 200 200 000 Old_age Always - 0 Nov 12 22:03:01 Tower preclear_disk-start[3540]: 200 Multi_Zone_Error_Rate 0x0008 200 200 000 Old_age Offline - 196 Thanks again!
  14. I'm about to utilize 4 EARS drives that I had in my Drobo. I posted a thread asking a similar question: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=8644.0 The short of it is, it looks like it is recommended to run the "dd" command to write some zeros first (while unjumpered), jumper it, then run the dd command again. The exact command can be found in the above mentioned thread. Good luck and let us know how it goes!
  15. Steven, is your mobo and its requirements of having to use all 4-pin fans the primary reason for your switching out all of the fans and wires, or is that necessary in general to quiet it down? I have the same case on its way, but don't plan on pairing it with a SuperMicro mobo... just wondering what I need to be preparing myself for... Thanks1
  16. Price is now $116.99.
  17. Interesting. A quick Google search shows that company (specialized in clustered SAN connectivity) was acquired by IBM a few years ago. I ordered one of these cases last night. I just hope I can quiet this badboy down somehow.
  18. I'm trying to figure out my first unRAID build, and can't find a cheaper way to build a 10+ hotswap enclosure cheaper than this. The only problem is I live in a condo, so I don't have many location options. I assume that this is a pretty loud case, right? Not really fitting for the bedroom or living room... Or is it with fan control?
  19. Really? So once a drive has been used without a jumper (at all), you're suggesting to RMA the drive if it is to be used in unRAID? Hard drives have changed so much in the years. In the past, a new partition and format could fix just about anything.
  20. Awesome. Thanks, bubbaQ. I was just browsing the Wiki on the matter and it lacks this info. I appreciate your response and am looking forward to starting my build soon!
  21. Hello, So I have been reading the forums and wiki over the past few months in preparation for building my own unRAID box. I'm currently coming from a Drobo with 2x 2TB and 2x 1.5TB WD Green EARS drives. My plan was to start copying over the files from the Drobo and ultimately repurpose the drives for unRAID. Then I was browsing this thread, http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=8333.15 which was discussing some issues with the advanced format and unRAID (namely having used it unjumpered first then attempting to jumper the drive). I didn't want to hijack that thread, but I believe people were saying how once its been formatted without the jumper, you can't reapply the jumper and get any sort of reliability with unRAID. What I don't know for sure is, however, does that mean formatted with unRAID or with any type of format. Are my 4 Drobo drives not going to be able to be reliably used in unRAID since they are not new? Any advice anyone can offer is greatly appreciated! Thanks!