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That is controller by the motherboard (i.e. BIOS), not Unraid. Turning on iGPU, on its own, doesn't mean the motherboard will let Unraid boot with the iGPU if there's another GPU in the primary slot. As far as I know, only Gigabyte mobo gives you full flexibility to pick what Unraid (or any OS) boots with initially.

Things that come to my mind: The Ryzen 7 2700 is sufficient for the use cases you described so no worry there. I use VM over network frequently (albeit not day-to-day) using Windows built-in RDP (client is a Surface tablet also running Windows) and the experience is smooth and simple. I don't know how smooth RDP client app runs on Chromebook so you may want to research a bit on that (e.g. Youtube vids tend to give a good feel). You mentioned "out of the house internet". Your Unraid server should NOT be exposed to the Internet! If remote through-the-internet access is required, you should use a VPN instead (e.g. Wireguard or OpenVPN). Again, your Unraid server should NOT be exposed to the Internet! Given what you said about your experience level, I would recommend getting a low-end GPU for Unraid to boot with (e.g. GT710 is going for less than 30 quids). It doesn't guarantee you can pass through the GTX 1060 to your VM but it sure will make your life much simpler. Gigabyte is a good choice for motherboard with Unraid (especially with new user) because Gigabyte is the only brand on the market (that I know of) allowing you to pick which PCIe (x16 physical width) slot as Intial Display Output (i.e. what Unraid boots with). That will save you from wasting the fast first PCIe x16 slot on the low-end GPU. You need to think very carefully about which VM get a passed-through GPU. Your current choice of M-ATX motherboard (and case) means only 1 of the 2 VM's will get a dedicated GPU (see the above point about having 1 low end GPU for Unraid to boot with). I would recommend ATX motherboard (and case) just to give yourself some flexibility in case things change in the future. The performance mentioned in the quote is about NAS performance of the array, not VM performance. Your vdisks will be stored on the SSD cache pool, not the array so there's no need to worry about that. Also given you only have 1 HDD, it's academic because none of the RAID applies to single HDD anyway. Unraid speed is reasonable for most users (because it is not too far off the performance of a single drive). Data striping gives you higher performance but also comes with risk of total data loss, which makes it great only if you understand and appreciate the risks. There's a ZFS plugin (which Wendell from L1Tech trusts enough to recommend) so push-come-to-shove you still can run a RAID config (albeit NOT recommended due to the risk of total data loss as mentioned above).

In terms of backup, it's easy to just remember the Four-O Original copy Online backup e.g. what's stored on the Unraid array (in addition to the original copy!) Offline backup e.g. your external USB device Offsite backup e.g. the cloud So just work towards getting Four-0 and your data is about as safe as it will ever get. Of course, it's costly to achieve the full Four-O so be selective as to how many O's each piece of data should get.

No there isn't. The HDD and SSD need to be formatted with xfs / btrfs file format so you will need an additional drive to hold the data, at least temporarily. Given what you described though, I would ask why you would want to switch.

Unraid is NOT RAID. You may want to watch SpaceInvader One youtube channel for more info before jumping in. Also posting these kinds of queries in the Pre-sales Support forum may get you some more nuanced answers. Serious questions don't tend to get looked at in the Lounge.

Beside docker mapping, the settings of the app itself may be a problem. For example, you might set mapping for Handbrake to map /output to cache but if your Handbrake settings itself sets output to /outputs then that /outputs is in the docker img. Manually going through 47 dockers is quite a pain so what itimpi proposed probably is the best starting point. Btw, 47 containers at 36GB is not exactly terrible (as long as your utlisation doesn't keep on growing). I have 26 dockers at 18GB, not too far off.

Let's use passmark as a guideline: 2x E5-2690 v3 - 25587 - $400 - 24 cores 2x E5-2667 v3 - 22626 - $600 - 16 cores Ryzen 9 3900X - 31957 - $500 - 12 cores Ryzen 7 3700X - 23839 - $329 - 8 cores More core doesn't necessarily equal more performance. In fact, apps (particularly Windows apps, and especially games) don't tend to scale linearly with core count. Slapping 8 last-last-gen cores to a VM thinking it would perform just as well as 4 current-gen cores (especially with regards to games) is rather misguided.

Are you reusing parts e.g. an existing Xeon motherboard? Otherwise, I don't see why you would opt for the dual 2014 Xeon. 5+ years is an eternity for tech stuff and old GHz is usually slower than new GHz. In terms of cost, Ryzen / Threadripper should be in similar range to dual Xeon all things considered.

First try passing through both the GPU and its HDMI audio device. Passing through just one usually doesn't work. Failing that, try stubbing the 1080 by adding this to your syslinux after "append": vfio-pci.ids=10de:1b06,10de:10ef Reboot and try again (passing through both GPU and HDMI audio) Failing that, backup your motherboard BIOS then update it to latest BIOS and try again.

Did you get the Fractal Design 804? It has integrated 3-speed fan controller. If you connected the case fan to the motherboard instead of the case controller then you can try the app but I have never managed to get motherboard fan controlled through a VM. If the app doesn't work then you can try Use the plugin Dynamix System Autofan - this doesn't always work, particularly with new hardware but worth a try Use fan profile in BIOS I use BIOS. Once the profiles are setup, I never touch them again.

Try rescanning scsi bus. Run this command in console / ssh / script. rescan-scsi-bus

Try using the rclone plugin and not the rclone beta.

What error does it say in Device Manager?

Team Drive as in Google Team Drive (now renamed as Shared Drive)? If so, you don't need VM. There's a rclone plugin that install rclone at boot. It's a popular option to combine Gdrive and Unraid.

Not an AMD expert but I haven't heard of the 1050T, only 1055T. If it were the 1055T you were talking about then the Ryzen 5 1600 is more than powerful enough. In terms of motherboard, I recommend getting a Gigabyte board because it allows you to pick which PCIe slot as the primary display aka Initial Display Output i.e. what Unraid boots with. If you need an additional GPU (super low-end one will do) for Unraid to boot with so having that option helps save you from wasting the fast 1st PCIe slot. While it's possible to pass through an only / primary GPU, having a 2nd GPU just makes life much easier so getting a Gigabyte mobo will leave that option open for you. 16GB RAM is a decent amount, half for the Sims VM and half for Unraid. Tutorials, just search SpaceInvader One on Youtube.

Please attach image files directly to the post. While you are at it, Tools -> Diagnostics -> attach zip file.

When changing BIOS and machine type, ALWAYS start a new template.

Are you 100% sure you got the right vbios from Techpowerup? It's pretty common on here for people reporting problem passing through GPU due to wrong vbios.

Perhaps try creating a brand new USB stick from scratch and see if it boots.

No idea due to lack of details. Tools -> Diagnostics -> attach zip file What steps did you follow? Did you dump your own vbios? Did you download it from Techpowerup? What is your hardware, particularly motherboard? What's your mobo BIOS version?

There isn't because Plex will never update the guideline to make sure it doesn't get inundated with "why is it not working" queries. Even just considering H264, the massive variation in possible bit-rate alone would make even their 2000 passmark guideline not entirely safe. Based on my own testing (albeit anecdotal), Intel CPU from around 2015 and AMD CPU from Ryzen can handle 1 "typical" H264 1080p stream with just about 1000 passmark, H265 1080p with about 1800-2000. By typical I mean the stuff that I have, which I assume to be typical because I'm just a regular bloke.

There isn't a control in UD to spin down devices on demand. Doing it through USB is also a hit-and-miss. However, most external HDD controllers will spin down on its own after a while without any user intervention. If yours isn't spinning down, it's likely that something is still accessing the drive.

I have read that post and didn't like the shouty Trumpy attitude and its rubbish condescending product-placement TL;DR. The correct TL;DR is: "Only transcode if your server is capable; otherwise, get a client that supports direct play.". And no, those rules aren't rules, as to what "rules" are typically understood to be (unless you define rules as "rules are meant to be broken" sorta definition).

I'm not "most" then. LOL. I have been transcoding 4k for quite some time now, without GPU / iGPU acceleration.

Try creating a new template with same settings, except for: Pick Q35-4.2 machine type Point your vdisk path to /mnt/cache instead of /mnt/user Also, while your VM is hanging (wait maybe 5 minutes just to be sure anything that can be logged has been logged) Go to Tools -> Diagnostics -> attach zip file Take a screenshot of your Dashboard (make sure it shows your CPU load) Where is your video file stored? On the array? If so, I would suggest copying it down to your vdisk and try again to eliminate network-related issue.