BinzaRaid

Members
  • Posts

    4
  • Joined

  • Last visited

BinzaRaid's Achievements

Noob

Noob (1/14)

0

Reputation

  1. I'm a brand new user. What I liked. I loved the ease of initial setup. What I would like. A simple file manager from within the GUI
  2. Hi @Frank1940 Thanks immensely for the detailed info. When I specificsally search LSI IT-mode I do get 4 or 5 options locally her in Australia and seller rep looks ok, so thanks for the tip. Will just need to do some research on the specific cards and then grab one. I don't suppose you have any experience with the bios question I had. I made a post on the HP forum and was basically told to go google .... which I did, however I did get the advise to disable AMT/MEBx on the bios. I followed these instructions to do that: To disable: In BIOS, Advance Chipset Feature ->Intel AMT (Enabled,Disabled) CTRL P to go AMT Menu (Intel ME Control state(Enabled,Disabled) Depending on HP (Hewlett-Packard) model, check on BIOS: Advanced > Remote Management Options > Active Management / Unconfigure AMT on next boot. I then got prompted with a "A Configuration change was was requested to disable this computes TPM (Trusted Management Platform)", press F1 to accept. I thought I was disabling AMT, but now I'm thinking they are one and the same. Is this ok to Disable? Thanks again, Binza
  3. @Frank1940 Thanks, Yes I have already purchased the card, but don't have any issues reselling if I have to. I'd be interested in card options. I'm in Australia and did search ebay, but wasn't entirely sure what to get and/or how to aviod fake LSI cards (as there seemd to be a few on the Australian ebay). Would be interested in simple options. Only need to run 4-8 drives, so no need for anything complex. Cheers, Binza
  4. Hi Everyone, I am about to start my first Unraid build and have purchased an used HP Z440 Xeon Workstation as my base. Basic details: HPZ440 Xeon E5-1650 V4 16GB of Hynix DDR4 RAM PC4-2400 Reg ECC 700W Stock powersupply 560ti (an old card I had lying around) SilverStone ECS04 (HBA - sorry I had limited easy option where I am) Various old HDD's to use. Basic use cases: - Media Server - Plex - SAB - 1 x VM running probably Linux and Roon Music Server (this is important, but not entirely sure how I will implement) - might play around with PiHole and a few dockers once I'm comfortable. I've been reading the forums and have watched a bunch of @SpaceInvaderOne's videos, so I think I have the basics of UnRaid sorted in my head. Where I am a bit of a N00b is with server grade/workstation grade hardware, firmware and bios. And as I purchased second hand, I want to make sure there are no dodgy security holes that I am not aware of. Here's what I have done so far: - removed existing HDD; - reflashed the Bios to latest revison. 02.50 Rev.A My questions: 1) What bios settings are optimal for what I propose? 2) The bios has something called MEBx. I have googled, but still not entirely sure what or how to use and more emportantly, what the correct default settings are. 3) Lastly, will my HBA be all ok with unraid? I keep reading about flashing cards to IT Mode, but this sounds a little over my head. Thanks heaps in advance for any support. Cheers, Binza