FrewBrew Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 I just completed cutting over to Unraid, from a Windows-based server, that leveraged a DELL PERC card for RAID. Most of the drives I was able to remove the RAID conifguration for before cutting over, however I have 2 x WD 8TB drives that weren't "removed" first, and I suspect have foreign configuration, as they don't show up in Unraid at all (in "unassigned devices" or otherwise). Unfortunately, I can't do anything with the old system anymore (it's kaput!) and my new mobo doesn't have a RAID controller to clear. Are there any utilities or other ways to clear this out without throwing the disks into a system with a RAID controller? gobills-diagnostics-20230421-0856.zip Quote Link to comment
Solution JorgeB Posted April 21, 2023 Solution Share Posted April 21, 2023 The disks should still be detected, make sure it's not the 3.3v SATA issue, Google "wd 3.3v SATA" Quote Link to comment
itimpi Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 It does not look as though the drives are even being recognised at the hardware level How are they currently attached? Quote Link to comment
FrewBrew Posted April 21, 2023 Author Share Posted April 21, 2023 11 minutes ago, JorgeB said: The disks should still be detected, make sure it's not the 3.3v SATA issue, Google "wd 3.3v SATA" Interesting. I strongly suspect this is the issue. Totally a white label WD drive. I just ordered a few molex<-> SATA power adapters. Tape on an electrical component feels more risky to me. LOL. Adapter should be here tomorrow. I'll update accordingly. Quote Link to comment
FrewBrew Posted April 21, 2023 Author Share Posted April 21, 2023 16 minutes ago, itimpi said: It does not look as though the drives are even being recognised at the hardware level How are they currently attached? SATA / SATA power. I have molex <-> SATA power adapters en route now to try the 3.3v fix. Quote Link to comment
Frank1940 Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 29 minutes ago, FrewBrew said: Tape on an electrical component feels more risky to me. It probably is UNLESS you use Kapton tape which is basically intended for that type of usage. But it is probably more expensive than a single Molex-SATA adapter-- An $8.00 roll will fix a 1000 drives though. 😈 Quote Link to comment
Hoopster Posted April 21, 2023 Share Posted April 21, 2023 2 hours ago, FrewBrew said: Tape on an electrical component feels more risky to me. I have several WD white label drives that needed the Kapton tape fix in order to be recognized. Kapton tape is not risky at all and is an easy solution (as are the Molex to SATA adapters) which can also easily be reversed. At least it is nothing as drastic as the "snip the wire/remove the pin" solutions. Quote Link to comment
FrewBrew Posted April 24, 2023 Author Share Posted April 24, 2023 Alright, so Molex adapters came, but they were trash, and would've caused more problems than they solved. I ordered a role of kapton tape, and will see how that goes later this week. If it's not one thing, it's another, for sure! Quote Link to comment
FrewBrew Posted April 27, 2023 Author Share Posted April 27, 2023 woohoo! Kapton did the trick! Thanks all. Quote Link to comment
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