June 24, 20251 yr I'm a long time unRaid user, but never did this exact process. I just built a new server (JONSBO N3 case). The backplane is wired to match the SATA number on the MB. The HDD in #2 slot run a few degrees hotter than the other drives. I've taped up all the front and side vents except the bottom to have the most air pull over the hard disks. Drive #1 often sends me warnings at the 45C.Parity in slot #1Disk 1 in slot #2Disk 2 on slot #3 Question: Can I pull the disk from slot #2, put it into slot #5, and boot without any data loss/rebuild issues? Basically, have an empty slot between the 3 drives for better cooling. Many thanks!
June 24, 20251 yr Solution 19 minutes ago, kapperz2 said:Question: Can I pull the disk from slot #2, put it into slot #5, and boot without any data loss/rebuild issues?Yes. Unraid tracks disks by serial number not by SATA port or slot location. The only exception would be if the HDDs were connected to some kind of RAID controller (not in RAID mode) that messes with serial numbers.
June 24, 20251 yr Author Super Thanks Hoopster. Anytime I put a HDD in different SATA port, it was when replacing a bad drive and the new one was empty to begin with. Never moved a drive that was part of the array.
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