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So I used the above and got my preclear script to start, I typed "Yes" and the status display as it is pre-reading showed up and started. I walked away for 5 mins and when I came back my screen is blank. The HDD light is on for the correct drive, but I have no idea what's going on. Do I power down my server? Could the onboard video on my motherboard pooped? I can log onto http://tower still, but not video output and I only have one monitor.

Ok, Thanks

This is the drive I just bought. I don't have a separate computer to load this in to and up date the firmware. I also don't have an optical drive to run the CC35 bootable CD. So how do I update the firmware in this drive? Thanks

Correct. HAHA success. Now I just have to do my hard drives and keep an eye on my cpu temps to make sure this H50 is install correctly. Thanks for the help everyone.

Are there any settings I need to change in the BIOS besides setting USB to boot device and disabling others, turn off quick boot so it's possible to use IMPI to get into the BIOS remotely, change IDE drives to SATA drives, and turn on AHCI mode. I know this question is a bit off topic but I can boot into Unraid with out any HDD's connected to the motherboard correct? Once I'm done looking around I can shutdown and then connect the HDDs to add next time turn on?

Thanks. I would think you would need card that supports the activity lights since a motherboard doesn't natively support it (as far as I know).

Here is a picture http://www.flickr.com/photos/50701789@N08/5235279678/. Is it only needed for a raid card?

Are the white wires on the wire bundle for the power led, hdd led, and power switch (from the front of the case) the ground wire? It isn't labeled on the wire and it doesn't say in the manual. Thanks http://www.flickr.com/photos/50701789@N08/5235157742/in/photostream/

I wasn't able to find this and the directions aren't very clear. I have one of the CSE-M35T-1 HotSwap Bays and it comes with a 10-pin connector that has 5 individually labeled wires in it. Where doesn't this go? I assume that there is one wire for every hard drive bay, but I can't figure what installs where. Also do I need to enable buzzer reset? It is disabled by default, but I'm not sure what it does. Thanks

Thanks, it doesn't reach fan 1 so I had to put it at fan 5. For connecting the front header ports I don't need the IEEE 1394 connector because the board doesn't support firewire and I don't need the HD Audio or the AC'97 connectors because there is no onboard audio, correct? If I'm reading this right when I connect the power button, power led, and HDD led to the JF1 Header pins, pin 1 is the positive side. I have the 590 case and the +/- sides are not labeled on these connectors, I'm assuming the white wire is the ground since it is the same for all three connectors.

Which of the 5 fan headers is the one for the cpu fan? Or does it not matter? Since the manual says the fans will run at full by default. Also with just two sticks of ram you use the blue slots, since they are channel 1 correct?

Yes, LSI is producing chipsets and PCIe controllers for RAID (SAS/SATA). Other Brands use OEM versions or build their own design upon them. But I think I might have pushed you into the wrong direction with that information. These LSI are RAID controllers, which you do not need in unRAID. Therefore they are not (or only partly) supported in the standard unRAID kernel. You'd better not worry about that, if you're not looking into building a customized setup. If you want to add more ports, have a look into the wiki and the supported hardware list, here. You didn't lead me in the wrong direction just trying to understand the lingo. So the bootable cd that says it has windows and linux drivers on it, I do not need to run? Just checking since I'm working on the build now.

Thanks Ford Perfect. I was asking about updating because in spasszeit's first post it had talked about the USB keyboard not working and Supermicro saying to update. I somehow failed to see his/her post below that saying that it was not longer a problem. It is good to know I shouldn't need to update the BIOS. Are LSI controllers the PCI-e cards that add additional SATA ports?

Thanks, Rajahal.

I'm getting a SUPERMICRO CSE-M35T-1B hotswap bay and I see that people have their hotswap bays mounted either horizontal or vertical. Is there a reason to mount it in one orientation over the other? Or is this just personal preference? Thanks

This is good to know I will have to be careful of that. After much thought I have decided to purchase this board and its on its way. My question is how do I update the drivers and BIOS for this board when I get it? Do I need to connect an optical drive to start? Load the updated BIOS and drivers onto a USB drive? Since this is my first build I'm thinking trying to load anything from the start using the IPMI 2.0 with KVM might be a bit much all at once.

I have been looking into this myself. Here are the threads I have bookmarked regarding the topic. http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=7425.0 http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=1528.0 http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=3688 http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=7271.0 I'm not sure if the serial port is supported. I think most of the discussion involves the USB interface. This would be a question for another person. Hope that helps.

Yes, that is definitely a better option. CyberPower is the 'budget brand'. I found these http://www.cyberpowersystems.com/about-us/news/adaptive-sinewave-ups.html from CyberPower. It says their adaptive sinewaves work for PSU's with Active PFC. Anyone try one? Seems like it could be a good budget alternative to the Smart series, if it could be powered down by raid.

You didn't just bad habits from some nasty forums.

Does this mean if I use the Supermicro board I will have trouble finding fans that will work with the board? 3 pin fans will work with the board, you just will not be able to control the fan speed. 4 pin fans are available to purchase, so the answer to your question is no you will not have problems finding fans. Ok thanks. Sorry for the dumb question just didn't know since first build. Thanks again

Does this mean if I use the Supermicro board I will have trouble finding fans that will work with the board?

I just found these http://www.cyberpowersystems.com/about-us/news/adaptive-sinewave-ups.html from CyberPower. It says their adaptive sinewaves work for PSU's with Active PFC. Anyone try one of these? Are they supported by the apcups shutdown script or another script? I moved my comment to a more appropriate thread. Found here:http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=7962.0

Thanks for the info. I couldn't find the airflow cfm numbers for the fan in Icy Dock cage, but the SuperMicro fan is rated at 56.3 cfm. The Nexus Silent 92mm fans says 27 cfm, would that be enough to still cool the hard drives effectively? The Nexus website mentions something about static pressure, but they fail to elaborate on this point. http://www.nexustek.nl/NXS-nexus92mmrealsilentcasefan.htm How have your temps been in your condo with the Nexus fans?

Yea your right. My blindness continues today. The board layout is pretty similar though, maybe yours is based off of this one with some upgrades. Well I'll just need to do a bit more research on the asus boards available here.

Sorry I can't believe I missed that huge link in the first post. I must be blind. Based on the pictures I think the US version is the ASUS P7H55-M/CSM http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131638 Ah, internal header adapter, that is what it's called. I wasn't sure of the name. Thanks