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Does anyone have an example config file I can reference? Also where do I save it?

OK, I removed it, let's see how long it takes now. Guess I picked the wrong one out of my fathers old NAS, we'll see if he takes exchanges ;p Thanks!

Can setup continue with it in there while I source a replacement?

Hi there, I am just setting up unRAID for the first time using the trial key and I've run into what seems like a potential issue? I have a 2TB drive that was from another, different NAS that my father has and while it's not in the best of health (SMART passes, but see screenshot attached) I figured if unRAID didn't like it, it would just error at some point. It's been "formatting" now for over an hour and my 4TB took minutes. Is something potentially really wrong with the drive that it's unusable? https://pastebin.com/AKyYezJQ < unRAID system log Should I just leave it to continue the rest of the night/overnight or does this need to be replaced to finish setup?

Fair enough, that's what I thought might be an issue. I was trying to find an eSATA version of it or something alike but I haven't found much so far.

@TinkerToyTech, I don't think dual parity is really the best option for me, I'm not currently looking for a ton of extra storage (I have 4 HDDs and 3 SSDs I plan on putting in it to start), I just need the storage I do want to be network available and this is probably the cheaper option. By the time I'm at the point of going to 2 parity drives I'll likely have the money to buy 2 separate systems, one NAS and one gaming PC. @bjp999 I don't plan on using 8TB drives (I have 4 6TB drives right now), but for emergency backups, I plan on using a small application I wrote to back stuff up to Amazon Glacier. on a schedule. Maybe not perfect, but it will work for me. On another topic, I do have a question about the compatibility of a piece of hardware I was looking at. Maybe this is better suited for the hardware section, but to test everything out I was looking at something like the Thermaltake BlacX (http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-ca/product/thermaltake-thermaltake-blacx-usb-3-0-duet-hdd-docking-station-st0014u-c/10528502.aspx?) to use in testing unRAID out. I can find a use for this after, but it would be a good piece to use to test until I know this is what I really want and then I can spend on getting a bigger chassis and upgrading other hardware.

OK, thanks all. I'll start backing up the stuff I need and I'll look at getting the new case for all the HDDs I want to put in this weekend so I can test out the evaluation version.

I have an existing gaming PC as outlined above, with a GTX 1070, and I'm just trying to think if there is any large downside mainly based on the CPU as I only have 8 threads. I was thinking of doing it and giving the gaming VM the GPU, 16GB of RAM and 4 threads but in my reference was more about it not being an intended use of the feature that might be modified in some future update.

I'm more referencing if I should do it pre or post system upgrades. I don't have the money at this time to get a new CPU/mobo/ram, but I do have the drives and can buy the case to house it all in. The cost of unRAID isn't a factor to me, I'm more worried about building the system and then having to wipe everything and restart from scratch when I want to upgrade.

To note on this, by VMs and Docker containers I mean I plan on running a PLEX server, media procurement software, as well as smaller, lighter, containers that I make as a test environment. Nothing too major, but it needs to be accounted for I think when looking at the whole usage picture.

Hey there, I have a couple of questions that I've been trying to find answers to but haven't succeeded so far and I hope you can help. I'm really interested in unRAID and it seems to be exactly what I am looking for but I'm curious about my timing in buying it. I'm currently running an i7 4770K (no OC currently) with 32GB of RAM and I'm wondering if I should put unRAID on that system and create a gaming VM like LinusTechTips went through, or if I should wait and do a CPU/Mobo/RAM (to DDR4, likely the same amount) update before installing unRAID? To keep on this like of thought, are there issues doing hardware upgrades after unRAID is installed. I do plan on getting an AMD Threadripper (assuming unRAID and it work together and it doesn't cost as much as a house) or a newer i7 or i9 with more cores (I plan on using VMs and likely lots of Docker containers as I'm a developer) so I'm curious what the process is like upgrading those sorts of components after unRAID has been in place for a little while. Lastly, I do wonder if the idea of making a gaming VM is "recommended" really using unRAID? While Linus showed it's possible and seemingly has minimal impact I do still wonder if LimeTech would say it's an intended solution. I'm not against building a second NAS server, but if I can conjoin both and save money with little gaming performance impact the better. Any help with these questions is greatly appreciated.