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Hi Frank, i have just gone through all my disks par the old parity drive as i can see the attributes as it is sitting as an unused disk until i rebuild parity 1, All of these attributes across all my disks are zero except for one disk with regards to attribute '188' which has a raw value of '4295032833' They all have udma errors ranging from 2 to 11

Ty itimpi, you guys are so helpful! Is a short smart self test sufficient or should one always run extended tests?

Ok so i pre cleared both devices which took approx 39 hours with a perfect result! I have rebuild one drive as Parity 2 and it is now Valid. I am going to now assign the other 10tb drive as parity 1 and let that build... With re assigning the old parity drive as a new data drive do you still recommend doing a full pre clear? Could i just not just 'zero' the drive and add it into the array as it has been used for a long time without issue? Also moving forward would the first data drive i want to replace be this old Parity drive as it would have had the most use out of all the old drives? Cheers!

Ok so far so good, got all the gear in the new tower and array started without issue! 2 new drives popped up in unassigned devices and i am pre clearing one of the new drives now. looks like it will take nearly the whole weekend! I wussed out and just used the old pre clear plugin as i did not want to mess with any terminals etc. So first step, after the pre clear finishes, i stop the array and add the disk as Parity 2, then start the array and let it build it? Once that is done i guess i pre clear the next 10tb and get that ready.

Thank Frank! There is the binhex preclear app and also the official pre clear app? Is there any advantage of using the Binhex over the official?

Hi Frank1940, I am about to build the new Rig, i ended up going with a Fractal Define R5 and also purchased a new PSU - Corsair HX750 Platinum :). Couple of questions, when i install everything before i assign anything i should pre clear both brand new drives? Can you pre clear 2 drives at the same time? Once pre cleared what is the best course for me to take? Assign one of the new drives as parity 2? Then assign current parity 1 drive as either nothing or disk 6, then assign a the other new drive as Parity 1?

Thank you for replying! any particular reason to use the sata ports on the MB first? or again just an aesthetic thing?

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Good Point, i have to look into the psu thing. Can not all Psu's handle 8 drives? One of these cases, the backplane only needs 3 sata and 1 molex connector to power all 8 drives! These are the cases i am thinking of changing to, https://www.mwave.com.au/product/silverstone-black-ds380-8-bay-hot-swap-sff-chassis-ab53965 https://www.centrecom.com.au/silverstone-cs380-case-storage-series-mid-tower-case-black?gclid=Cj0KCQjwr82iBhCuARIsAO0EAZzl3U_mWSTUHoBxvPyWhFUvdjexkId1XUYyf7sUBIrRFCfBn7XodSsaAm0yEALw_wcB

So my first step is get this card, get new case, transfer components into the new case and install this card, connect up all the existing drives and they should load up just fine using the same unraid installation?

So this card should work? https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/143980512969?chn=ps&_ul=AU&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-139619-5960-0&mkcid=2&mkscid=101&itemid=143980512969&targetid=&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9072067&poi=&campaignid=15791083372&mkgroupid=&rlsatarget=&abcId=9300816&merchantid=112562231&gclid=Cj0KCQjwr82iBhCuARIsAO0EAZyMaA5Z6Nb9MjR2rUka0tIY5Yx8mQetUrNRq9F7Fp29MisFSpogkOUaAlSOEALw_wcB

No one?

Hi All, I have Currently been running my 6 x 8 TB drive build with one parity drive for about 4 years. The current case only has a max storage capacity of 6 drives and is not hot swapable. I am wanting to take all my hardware out of the current case migrate to a 8 bay Silver stone Case with hot swap capability. I currently use 6 sata connections but with the new case i will be looking to add a either a additional 6 port Sata Card or a 8 Port Sas card although they seem to be hard to find here in Aus. My current port capacity on my mb is maxed out at 6 drives. This is my current mb, ASRock H270M-ITX/ac CPU is a Intel® Pentium® CPU G4560 @ 3.50GHz. Only use server for watching stored movies over network. Will this straight swap work? I want to first transfer the existing hardware into the new case and then add 2 brand new drives, make them my new Parity disk 1 and 2 and then turn the old parity drive into a data drive. Could anyone give me a step by step for the best way to go about doing all this? Thank you all Kindly!

Thanks for the reply, So one a month not that bad?

Hi Guys, I know this is an old thread but wanted to get some advice around this topic. I have had my server running for about 2 years now, i have six drives in total. My UDMA errors area s follows, Parity, 1 error cant recall when, Drive 1, 0 errors Drive 2, 2 errors didn't keep track of when Drive 3 3 errors NOW gone to 4 as of 1/02/21 Disk 4 0 errors Disk 5 2 errors Gone to 3 as of 1/1/21 then to 4 on 1/2/21 Should i be worried or making a change at this stage? Cheers