March 24, 20188 yr 8 minutes ago, N1ckeh said: Ive attached my logs. You should always attach your complete diagnostics zip. Tools - Diagnostics,
March 24, 20188 yr 6 minutes ago, trurl said: You should always attach your complete diagnostics zip. Tools - Diagnostics, Done, thanks for the tip
March 25, 20188 yr 27 minutes ago, N1ckeh said: Hi, Ive just installed a Rocket 640L and two new Toshiba x300 4TB with one old Toshiba x300 4TB. The old one seems to be ok but the new ones are throwing some issues. Lots of write errors etc. I cant use the onboard Sata controller as it only supports 2TB max, hence the purchase of the 640L. The drives are detected and setup of array is fine but shortly after it will start to fall over. Do i need to run this script? Ive attached my logs. Thanks, N1ckeh nt3ch-unraid-diagnostics-20180324-1656.zip So after reading the rest of the posts i am filled with sadness, looks like i will be returning this product. At least 3 people here post very similar issues and instability. (I did pick this product because of the price and being listed on the hardware list as working ?!!) Can any one recommend a cheap 4 port sata3 PCIe card? Thanks, Nick
March 25, 20188 yr I believe you will find that this card uses a Marvell chip. These chips have been very problematic in the past couple of years with unRAID. There have been many instances where the controller fails to function correctly and it is an intermittent situation. And, to further complicate the situation, they work fine for other folks. Apparently, it is a flaw in the firmware that is on the card. Marvell has never seen fit to update the firmware. So the general recommendation is to avoid the use of any SATA card that uses a Marvell chip. Today, the recommendation is to use cards with the LSI chip set. These are available from several sources at very reasonable prices (check E-Bay for example). In this post is a partial list of the usable cards: https://lime-technology.com/forums/topic/69018-sata-controller-replacement-question-and-advice/?tab=comments#comment-630097 EDIT: Here is thread which describes what the issues are: Edited March 25, 20188 yr by Frank1940
March 26, 20188 yr Ive sent back the 640L and managed to pick up a LSI 9212-4i from work. I will let you know how i get on with this card. Interesting information regarding the Marvell chip, thanks.
March 26, 20188 yr 5 hours ago, N1ckeh said: managed to pick up a LSI 9212-4i from work That card may require flashing to the IT Mode... EDIT: See here: http://ckelly.net/using-an-hp-lsi-sas9212-4i-in-it-mode-as-a-sata3-controller-card Edited March 26, 20188 yr by Frank1940
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