August 10, 2025Aug 10 First, I am not highly proficient in computers or coding, so if something seems obvious to you, more than likely it is not for me. Also, Unraid and I have had a love/hate relationship, but I'm committed to making it work.That being said, I am moving from old used server equipment to more modern equipment to help with decreasing electrical costs and increasing reliability longer-term.Old system: CPU: 2x XEON E5-2667 V2 8 CORE 3.30GHz LGA2011 MoBo: Supermicro X9DRi-F RAM: 16GB x4 1600 ddr3 rdimm ecc 1.5vNew system: CPU: Intel Core i5 13400 2.5 GHz 10-core Processor MoBo: MSI PRO Z690-A WIFI DDR4 LGA 1700 Intel ATX Motherboard PCIE 5.0 WiFi 6E RAM: G.SKILL Trident Z RGB 32GB DDR4 3600MHz CL18 (2x16GB)Consistent parts: SATA/SAS Extender x2: LSI SAS 9211-8i 6GB/s 8 Port PCIe RAID Controller Card SAS9211-8i-IT IT Mode PSU: 1 x EVGA SuperNOVA 80+ GOLD 650W Fully ModularI put everything together (outside the box) and it powered up no problems, got to the mobo splash screen and set the boot drive to the USB. Saved, plugged in my unRaid USB, restarted, went back to the mobo splash screen. Tried other USB ports, no change. 1. The mobo recognizes the usb drive brandname, so it is "seeing" it, but it is not booting into unRaid2. The mobo is set to UEFIAny troubleshooting thoughts?
August 10, 2025Aug 10 Also try disable secure boot and fast boot. Edited August 10, 2025Aug 10 by Vr2Io
August 10, 2025Aug 10 Author 28 minutes ago, Vr2Io said:Also try disable secure boot and fast boot.I disabled both. No change Does it matter which of the I/O USB ports I use?
August 11, 2025Aug 11 Solution 21 minutes ago, kikimonster said:I disabled both. No changeDoes it matter which of the I/O USB ports I use?Usually doesn't matter, but best use USB 2.0 port.Pls confirm USB boot is enable, and assign it is 1st boot deviceEFI folder no "-" Edited August 11, 2025Aug 11 by Vr2Io
August 11, 2025Aug 11 Author 47 minutes ago, Vr2Io said:Usually doesn't matter, but best use USB 2.0 port.Pls confirmUSB boot is enable, and assign it is 1st boot deviceEFI folder no "-"Made the folder change and it recognized the drive, however it got stuck during boot.
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