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  1. Thank you for pointing me in the right direction! I never would have figured that out on my own. The plugin support thread alerted me which file to delete in the config folder, so I am now able to remote into the GUI again. This community is so great because of people like you. In case anyone stumbles across this thread after making the same boneheaded mistake I did, you can safely delete the /config/vfio-pci.cfg file on the unraid drive to remove any changes made by the VFIO PCI Config app.
  2. I believe you are on to something with the binding of USB devices since I was using the VFIO-PCI Config app without fully understanding it. I apologize I am not knowledgeable enough on the topic, but is there a way to 'unbind' the USB devices in my current state?
  3. Unfortunately I still appear to be losing USB connectivity after changing the disk config. Unraid boots up and gets to the tower login, but the keyboard does not appear to be connected. I cannot remote into the GUI either. I have double checked that the disk config reads startArray=no. I have tried booting in every mode possible (GUI and safe mode) but the USB keyboard/mouse cuts off. Could the VM still be starting up, cutting off the UNRAID disk and all USB ports? Or am I misunderstanding the process to fix this? I managed to get the VM tweaked almost perfectly through these forums and SpaceInvaderOne videos, but then made a stupid mistake at the last second. If it will be easier to go to the backup of the UNRAID drive, I could go that route and start over with the migration of a Plex docker and VM setup. As always, any help is greatly appreciated.
  4. I was trying to pass through the USB ports to a Windows VM and didn't realize I had also passed through the Unraid boot USB. Unfortunately the VM is set to autostart. I have a somewhat recent backup, but do I have any other options since I have made a lot of progress over the past few days on VMs and dockers? Is there any XML I can change or isos I can rename (I have seen this suggested a couple places, but don't know how)? I have searched all over but am a bit lost on this. Any help is appreciated.
  5. I have now gone down the VM rabbit hole with my research. My main windows PC uses an i7-8700k, a Z370 Killer SLI/ac motherboard, GTX 1050 Ti, 16GB memory and a 500 GB NVMe drive. 1. After researching, I think this would be sufficient to convert my windows machine to UNRAID + windows VM. I would also use a Plex docker. Would I need to beef up any of the hardware? 2. I am fine with tinkering to get it to work, but would there be any limitations to using VM for my everyday Windows machine that I may be overlooking?
  6. Yes, but I failed to mention that. It ran for roughly 24 hours (16 or 17 passes) with no errors. Thanks so much for your help. Everyone here has been more than patient with my never-ending questions. I will start looking for motherboards today.
  7. So unfortunately the computer still froze while using the Lubuntu OS from a different USB drive. I am guessing this means the motherboard is toast. If that is correct, what is my best bet for finding a motherboard with an AM2 socket, at least 6 sata connections, and a couple of PCIE slots? I only use the server for storage, so I would like to avoid a complete upgrade of RAM and CPU along with the motherboard.
  8. Apologies for the basic question, but can I simply replace my Unraid USB with a LUBUNTU bootable USB (different USB drives) without creating any problems for my HDD data? I believe this should be OK, but want to double check before I do something dumb. If this works and stays online for a day or two, should I assume the Unraid USB is bad?
  9. Unfortunately a new PSU did not fix this issue. After swapping out the PSU, NIC and RAM, I tried resetting my CPU with new thermal paste. I can try using a new USB drive for booting, but I don't have any reason to think the USB is bad. To possibly help further diagnose this problem, UNRAID never boots up on the first try. It just hangs. If I force a shutdown via the PSU button and try a second time, it usually boots fine. Even if it boots, it always ends up freezing up at some point (sometimes minutes later, sometimes hours later), leaving me unconnected to the shared drives. When UNRAID hangs, I always have to force a shutdown via the PSU switch. The power button on the case does not do the trick. I have attached the syslog, but I am not seeing any pattern before the system freezes. The following commands are what I usually see before losing a connection. Unraid root: Starting Nginx server daemon... Unraid root: issuing standby command Unraid kernel: mdcmd (54): spindown 4 I came across a thread that sounded similar to my problems. It indicated problems using NICs in the graphics card slot on some motherboards, so I will mess with the BIOS settings as soon as I get an HDMI to VGA adapter to get onto the machine. If anyone has any other crazy ideas to try before swapping out the MB, I would love to hear them. Thanks as always. syslog
  10. If there is no issue with the syslog, would it be feasible that the PSU has either hit its capacity or is failing? Maybe that could explain all the hardware problems I have seen lately. I have an old Corsair CX500, 8 drives at 5400rpm, no graphics card, an old Sempron CPU, an NIC in a PCI slot, and a PCI sata expansion card. I would think 500W could handle that without problem though. As always, I appreciate your help.
  11. Unfortunately I am running into problems again with my server dropping out. I have already replaced the RAM and the NIC. I am starting to wonder if the PSU is going bad on me. When the network drops, I am unable to press the button to turn the server off (even after holding down the power button for a while). I have to physically unplug it. I have attached the syslog from several dropouts today and the most recent diagnostics if anyone is willing to help. syslog unraid-diagnostics-20200918-2251.zip
  12. Just wanted to say thanks to all for the help. The new NIC seems to have done the trick so far.
  13. I am not sure if this helps as an additional bit of evidence, but I let parity check run for the past 25 hours or so. The server stayed online the whole time. The minute it finished, the server dropped from the network. I wasn't mirroring my syslog to the flash drive, so nothing to show for it, but thought I would throw it out there in case it is helpful at all. I will go ahead and order the Intel NIC.
  14. I have seen this NIC suggested in another thread. https://www.amazon.com/Intel-Gigabit-Network-Adapter-EXPI9301CTBLK/dp/B001CY0P7G?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00 I am already using my sole PCE 2.0x1 slot, but can I throw the above card into a PCE 2.0x16 slot? I will probably mess around with cables and resetting my network one more time before I make another purchase. TIA
  15. I don't have an NIC sitting around, but am willing to buy one if that is likely the cause. At the same time, I don't want to keep buying new parts just to see if it fixes the problem. How likely do you think it is to be the NIC? Prior to upgrading my OS and parity drive, it had worked for many years with no problem.