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Have you read this yet? http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php/FAQ#Networking Try typing ifconfig. You should get a response like this; eth0 Link encap:Ethernet HWaddr 00:1E:90:86:02:C2 inet addr:192.168.1.102 Bcast:192.168.1.255 Mask:255.255.255.0 UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1 RX packets:6480685 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:9423824 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:6 collisions:0 txqueuelen:1000 RX bytes:1950788200 (1.8 GiB) TX bytes:1011715089 (964.8 MiB) lo Link encap:Local Loopback inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0 UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1 RX packets:292 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0 TX packets:292 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0 collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 RX bytes:42248 (41.2 KiB) TX bytes:42248 (41.2 KiB) Your motherboard as a DG965 has 3 similar listing in the motherboard list here; http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php/Hardware_Compatibility#Motherboard Those all list Intel 82566DC adapters so I expect yours should work. At the command prompt type MC to start Midnight Commander. Go up a directory and into the /boot/config Pick the network.cfg file and hit F4 to edit it. It should look like this; # Generated network settings USE_DHCP=yes IPADDR= NETMASK= GATEWAY= I have ^M after each line and it works fine but I don't think they have to be there. Also, read here and capture a syslog and post it. http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php/Troubleshooting#Capturing_your_syslog Peter

Yes, you can copy those files. Or, just assign the data drives to disk slots and the old parity drive to the parity slot. Make sure you get this right. Then, hit Restore and start the array. You will not have parity protection until the parity build is complete. If you don't like that then go to the Wiki and follow the Trust Parity procedure. Peter

I'm just guessing but maybe set the gateway to the same address as one of the computers instead of using xxx.xxx.xxx.1 These computers will not be connected to anything else or to the internet? If they will be connected to the internet then just get a router. It's the easiest way. Peter

Install the drives in the same spots and oot with the same flash drive and the array should just start. If it does not start, then go to the devices page and assign the drives to the same disk spots as they were before. Then, go to the main page and start the array. unRAID cares very little about the hardware as long as it works and you get the disks assigned correctly. Peter

No, you can't. I was the first Peter

I think the best bet is to get a new drive in there ASAP and rebuild. If you copy the data off the drive and then just remove the drive you will have to do a RESTORE which will leave the array unprotected until the parity is calculated. There is a way around this but it's somewhat cumbersome. If you don't have a spare then copying the data off the drive to temporarily back it up is a good idea. Peter

Yup, also make sure that the IP addresses are different if you manually assign them. Otherwise, your router or DHCP server should take care of you. Peter

I had a HPA on one disk. If I recall correctly, I had to use a boot disk with another motherboard to get rid of it. Pain in the ass. The Gigabyte motherboard will keep modifying it or accessing it or something every boot and you can only do it once per power cycle which means it can't be changed again after booting. My drive was taken from my HTPC with the Gigabyte board so it was OK once I got it fixed and into the server. I'm pretty sure it had something to do with the BIOS recovery options that are given but can't remember the details and would have to go home and reboot the HTPC to find out. I'm also pretty sure I enabled some option that created it. At any rate, I had to connect a optical drive to the server and boot it from a CD and then clear the HPA. I think I used the Ultimate Boot Disk and it has a tool to do this disk operation. As for the moving, I think you could have just assigned the disk with data as the cache disk and the other as a the data disk as a data disk and then just hit the move cache button. Don't clear your other drives until the parity sync is completed and you've run another parity check with no errors. Also, look at the size of the parity drive now. If there is a HPA on it then you will be hosed again if you try to add another 1T data drive. Peter

This is one of those times that you do press the Restore button. You've probably already figured that out though. The Restore button is used to remove drives from the array. Peter

You did not assign the drives like you assigned the parity and the data drive, correct? I understand you have setup a 1T parity and 1T data drive. Those should be assigned and the array started. Now, I think you go to the Disk MGNT tab in unMENU and in there will be an place to pick the drive and mount it. Once it is mounted you can then share it. I can't remember but it's possible you have to go to the Package Manager tab and download and install the NTFS package to get NTFS support. It's been a while and I'm not in front of my server so hopefully someone can give more details. Peter

A move on the same physical drive takes place at the server and takes no time. A move between drives will cause the file to travel back and forth over the network. So, it should be quick to move the data to the drive at the server and then sort the drive using windows explorer. Peter

I had time to look it up and that dual core you listed is in the CPU list for that board. So, it's a personal decision if you need the dual core or not. unRAID itself won't ever come close to using the dual core. I'd expect the single core to be utilized at maybe 1% to 2% at the most running just unRAID so if you don't stick anything else CPU intensive on the server then a dual core is probably overkill. Your second list is pretty much the parts I'd pick except I'd likely do 1.5T drives since they seem the cheapest per gig right now. Peter

A Corsair 400W or 450W would be good for something like 8 to 12 drives. They are fairly cheap too. Check to ensure that processor will work in that motherboard. I don't think those are compatible. It seems about the only processor left that's worth considering with that board would be this one; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103240 Also, there is a case CoolerMaster 590 that is cheaper. Not as nice but cheaper and quite usable. I've got one and would buy it again. I'd think the Lian Li has the advantage that it would be quieter but that Icy Dock fan will likely kill off any quietness advantage the Lian Li has. Peter

Nice cheap drawer Weebotech. I tried to find one like that with a quick search but didn't... This is a very good cage, has a fan already with it and works much like the one included with the case. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817993002 Just take the plastic piece off the front and it fits behind the 590 filtered 5.25" grills. Peter

Here's 2 possible options http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817990004 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817121179 For the single trays, you can disable the internal fan and just install some big case fans to suck the air through the drives. Block off all the other case openings so the air has to go through the drive drawers. Peter

If you are eventually going to install a new drive and let unRAID preclear it and add it then you might as well just replace the old one and rebuild onto the new one. Both procedures will take about the same amount of time. I'm pretty sure the drive rebuild will allow you to access the array. It will be busy and slow but you can access data. On the other hand, the array stays offline while adding a new drive until the drive is cleared and added so you will have a period of array downtime. If you plan on using Joe's pre-clear script to prepare the new drive then moving the existing ones might be a good idea. I would let a parity check finish before doing any of this major work though. Peter

I highly doubt the fan in question has brushes..... The waveforms on Tom's Hardware Guide aren't quite correct. The stepped output I have seen has the same peak as the sinewave but typically has narrower pulses. Basically, a UPS is designed for switched mode power supplies where the AC is recified. The power supply will end up with the same DC operating voltage as long as the UPS waveform has a peak voltage the same level as the peak of the utility sinewave supply. Heck, you could feed about 170VDC into the power supply and it should work. There is dual rated AC/DC equipment in the industrial world but this generally isn't seen in the consumer world. At any rate, I would expect that the RMS voltage out of the UPS was lower than the RMS voltage of a sinewave and this lower voltage caused the fan to run slower. The different sound was likely due to the distorted waveform causing a different magnetic hum in the fan. This makes me think of something else - how well do the power factor regulated supplies work on these types of UPS's? Peter

http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=2697.0 Peter

Have you seen this site, http://www.mini-itx.com/store/ Still not much for case choice and the rack mount cases are expensive... Peter

This should work then; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811219032 or this; http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811219023 Mini-ITX fits where mATX fits, right? It so, then an mini-ITX should also mount where a ATX fits?? Peter

I'm sure I saw a custom build using this case with a 5 in 3 trayless adapter. The front was cut out and the power button had to move and then the modder used a piece of black plastic to make a new front face. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811154091 Or live with a little bigger case like this and a 5 in 3 adapter? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811190072 Peter

Disk1 and Disk 2 are where you can directly access each drive you have installed. Flash is to access the USB flash drive. At the top of the shares setup page there are settings where you can hide these if you desire. The Disk shares can be useful to organize the files. You can write to them directly and keep things grouped together on a single drive for example. This helps to keep multiple drives from spinning up when you access something. An example of what can happen - if you setup (or use) the shares wrong you could write a copy of a DVD or Blueray folder structure to a share and parts could end up spread out over multiple drives. If there were 8 drives in the array the data could end up on say 3 or 4 of them and then when you access that DVD or Blueray 3 or 4 drives have to spin up. It causes extra delay and power usage. You can upgrade unRAID by just copying the files to the "Flash" share and then rebooting the server. So, set them to hidden and "unhide" them if you need or want to use them. Peter

Just put in the disk you want to use in the Included Disk(s) spot. For example "disk3". You will have to manually move the data already on the other disks to the disk you want to use and then delete the directories off of the other disks. Peter

You should be able to mount those drives, or rather I think you have to mount each disk you put in the drive. As in, put the disk in - mount it - use it - unmount it - remove it. Look at using the unmenu add-on and then you get the ability to mount from a web interface. Depending on the file system you may need to add-on a package to read the particular file system on the disk. Peter

No, unless you want more than about 10 drives, then a higher priced motherboard to support more drives by add-in PCIe cards is a good investment. Run of the mill CPU and ram always works just fine. Use the origional posted motherboard and a 4050e processor and you have the base for a fast 6 drive system by spending $90. It's really not worth spending anything to upgrade an old outdated system. If it doesn't have lots of onboard SATA2 (at least 6 ports) and PCIe slots then it's not worth spending anything to upgrade it in my opinion. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128342 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819103672 Peter