Parts are arriving

[johnm160]

The upgrade is almost ready to begin.

2x 2TB Hitachi

1x 2TB Seagate

1x 1.5TB WD (warranty replacement)

 

Added to the 2 x 2TB drives in the server that are essentially full.

 

I do believe this will use or exceed by one all of my available onboard SATA connectors plus the 2 port add in card.

 

The thermaltake BlacX is going to be a preclear / slot to dump data onto the array.

 

 

Now I am just waiting on these so I can buy my UnRaid License

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/655083-REG/Kingston_FCR_MLG2_MobileLiteG2_Memory_Card_Reader.html

[prostuff1]

The upgrade is almost ready to begin.

 

Now I am just waiting on these so I can buy my UnRaid License

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/655083-REG/Kingston_FCR_MLG2_MobileLiteG2_Memory_Card_Reader.html

I hope your motherboard can boot using that card reader.  I have an older Dell Machine I use as a test server and it will not boot from that device.  The card reader works fine on my production server running a Gigabyte board but the dell refuses to see the adapter as a USB drive.  I can boot that machine from a "normal" USB flash drive though without issue.

[johnm160]

Will find out in a few days, Its a couple year old asus board with a dual Kuma core in it. The Asus boards will usually do anything you ask of the.

 

But I will find out before I purchase the license.

 

Thanks for the heads up

[johnm160]

NOW we are in business.....

 

I will be an UNRAID Pro user just as fast as Tom can get me the licenses.

 

I have two unique GUID's on the readers and the server boots off of them. 

[Kilack]

NOW we are in business.....

 

I will be an UNRAID Pro user just as fast as Tom can get me the licenses.

 

I have two unique GUID's on the readers and the server boots off of them. 

 

Yeah I got one of those readers for my second pro license, well worth it, I would have two from the start but didn't even think about card readers..

Definitely the best way to go.

 

[johnm160]

To be honest these readers pushed me over the edge to buy the licenses. I know Tom does his best but I have seen many instances where he misses emails about failed flash drives. I know the reader can still fail but I believe it is probably less likely than a flash dying.

 

Now I just have to figure out how to connect the thermaltake as preclear bay.

[johnm160]

Ok all of the parts are happy in their new home.

 

I got cheap locking SATA cables from the Egg with free shipping, sounded like a deal !

 

After installing these AHEM 24" cables it no longer seemed like such a great deal. But I tucked them away the excess the best I could.

[Rajahal]

Looking good!

[AVTechMan]

Looks great! Did you use a labeler to label the hard drives? If so what kind is it. May look into one to label my drives with. Plus, I use a card reader with my server OS as well, so in the rare case the reader itself fails, then the flash card itself will still be intact with a newer reader.

[kizer]

Yep those card readers are awesome.

[johnm160]

Looks great! Did you use a labeler to label the hard drives? If so what kind is it. May look into one to label my drives with. Plus, I use a card reader with my server OS as well, so in the rare case the reader itself fails, then the flash card itself will still be intact with a newer reader.

 

Its a handheld dymo avail from officemax and such. Figured I might as well get ahead of keeping track of what drive was what as it is only gonna get more complicated as I add drives. At the rate I am going I am expanding at about 1TB per month to month and a half. So a larger case will soon be in order!