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So I posted this on reddit as well as I didn’t seem to get any luck on here.... someone replied mentioning that 6.5.0 could be the issue? Anyone know if this is likely? Is there any known issues I’ve missed... i managed to to get windows 10 vm installed last night but had to change the bios to seabios instead of ovmf... what’s the disadvantages of doing this as I believe ovmf is preferred? thanks

Hi guys, I’m new to all this but I’m finding my way round just built my server about 2 weeks ago and now just wanting to setup a Linux vm so I can learn Linux. I have two vm’s setup a fedora system and Ubuntu system which seem to be working correctly barring that I cannot change the standard resolution it’s stuck at 1024x768, I can see other resolutions but when I change and hit accept it crashes the vm. I go back to unraid webgui and the vm is marked as stopped. Any my help is much appreciated. thanks

So im interested in building a server for UnRaid and just want you guys to check over my parts list. Just for a bit of background though, i currently have a Synology DS411 with no RAID its just full of random sized disks. Its not powerful enough to run plex nor transcode any media really, so hence why im looking to build a server for UnRaid. So for the parts: Case - Fractal Design R4 - Already got PSU - EVGA 850 G2 - Already got Motherboard - ASRock Z370 Pro 4 (any budget standard Z370 board) CPU - Intel Core i3-8100 - Scores 8000 on Passmark Memory - 8GB DDR4 (Cheapest) No i have 1x4TB, 1x3TB and 2x2TB disk in my synology unit - i was going to buy a Seagate ironwolf 6TB with the above to help transfer over the first drives data and so on n so on then add another 4tb drive later to act as parity. i have a couple of questions. 1) is a 7200rpm drive best for parity? if so another Seagate ironwolf 6tb do the job? 2) my transfer speed at the moment to the Synology unit is about 44MB/s, what should i be looking at average with the new build? i know parity drives affect speed alot. 3) i will be adding a SSD as cache later down the line to so again how will this affect speed of transfers. 4) will the above build be ok for a basic VM nothing to heavy just a linux VM to mess with. 5) is there much difference between the LSI 9211 8i and the AOC-SAVLP-MV8, i will be buying one soon as the board only has 6 SATA ports Any help and suggestions is always appreciated i have been reading a lot but with so much information is difficult to take it all in. Thanks

Do you know if the 8 sata ports along the bottom edge can be used without an optional pike controller card. Thanks

I am looking at pulling the trigger on two E5-2670's but i need to find an ATX motherboard in the UK any idea's. Also because this will going in a Fractal Design R5 (No space for huge 4U case not yet anyway) will i be ok cooling wise with two Noctua i4

i was looking at the Node 804 originally but then danioj suggested the Define R5 and i do really like that case. The define R5 can do 8x 3.5 inch and two dedicated ssd on the back on the mobo so this will be just fine as well. Depends what deals i can get maybe because there both roughly the same price. Thanks

Ok so i have been rethinking my setup for a while now and stumbled across the cheap Intel Xeon E5-2670's on ebay. Would you be able to cast you eye across this as an alternative setup Case - Fractal Define R5 Motherboard - Asus-Z9PA-D8 CPU - 2x Intel Xeon E5 2670 CPU Coolers - Noctua NH-U9DXI4 (Will two of these work on the same board without any clearance issues) Memory 64GB ECC Registered I think all that works but i have a question RE the motherboard - can i use the 8 blue sata ports along the bottom of the mobo or are these controlled via the optional PIKE card. Any other solution for the Mobo are welcome however i'm having difficulty find a dual socked board for within a reasonable price - i need 10 sata ports in minimum 2x Parity - 2x Cache and 6x data drives I appreciate all the help. Thanks

Wow great reply and some great info... thanks. I was actually looking at the case last night and saw the Corsair 750D which holds 6 drives but could purchase 2 more drive cages for a total of 12 drives - i do quite like the define r5 though that is a very nice case. The cheaper motherboard is also an option i was looking at this - i couldn't decide weather i needed the m.2 slot - i suppose if i wanted an m.2 drive i could always mount it in a pcie slot with an adapter card. some drives like the Samsung 951 Pro offer some crazy speeds which i guess would be great as a cache drive. If i was to step up the CPU to say an intel Xeon E5 what chip would you recommend bearing in mind cost. i suppose i could get a slightly faster/ beefier setup if i went haswell instead of skylake. The power supply i can easily swap for a more powerful unit the corsair RM650w is only another £5 so could go for that. The disk setup i have at the moment is 4x 4TB - yesterday i overlooked that i would need a drive to actually copy my data to as im guessing i cant take my drives out of the synology and bung them into an unraid server. So in other words i think you right i will buy get 2x 6tb use one for parity and one for data - when dual parity is available i will be taking advantage of it i guess i can add another parity drive after i have created my array i dont have to start with a clean array do i? Thanks your help its very much appreciated

Hi Guys n Girls... So i have decided i need to build a home server (currently rocking a Synology DS411) i have done so much reading on unRAID my brain is frazzled but im currently putting together a list of parts and wondered if you guys could give it a going over. Case - Fractal Design Node 804 Motherboard - Supermicro X11SSH-F CPU - Intel Xeon E3 1240 v5 Memory - some ECC 16GB Memory (i know ECC isnt required but i can find some for not much more than normal) Power Supply - Corsair RM550x Cache Drive - Samsung 850 Evo 256gb HDD - WD Red 4TB's - a 6TB for parity as i already own 4x 4TB and will be adding 6TB disk later The motherboard only has 8 Sata ports so in the future i was looking at a Supermicro AOC-SAS2LP-MV8 which will give me another 8 sata drives (obviously the case at the same time) Thanks guys.