OK - further testing...
I've run a parity-check, no problems.
Error counters do not increase during writing or playback. Error counters have never incremented since I built the unit.
Movies play back fine from the physical DVD, and a ripped copy on the local (playback machine) hard drive. Playback from the un-raid sever consistently causes what appears to be MPEG macro-blocking and stuttering. I've also tried play back on two different "client" machines. Both exhibit the same problem.
I renamed the ripped folder for "Lost in Space" and created another rip. Both Rips playback with problems. Each "rip" consistenly shows the same playback problems at the same spot - however, the two rips have problems at different spots. So the error are internally consistent to each copy.
I copied the same rip I used for the un-raid tests to another PC connected to the same router as the un-raid server. No problems with playback.
I also looked at the network utilization in windows task manager during the rip file copy to the Un-raid server. Averaged about 80% on my 100MB LAN. Consistant "Spikes" in utilization, similar to what others have reported in this forum.
I'm open to other testing, but I would like to get this problem resolved. I've got > 50 DVDs to re-rip, and I've probably lost about 20 High-Def movies.
I'm currently using (what I think is) the latest Beta. Should I try the latest public release? if so, how do I obtain a copy (the unit I purchased was loaded with the latest Beta).
System is completely stable - no lockups, reboots, etc.
Any more ideas?
thank you,
Darryl