May 8May 8 i don't know how to restart, i guess.i've had my server maybe 8 years, i think. gone through issues throughout, initially had high hopes but generally just run a limited stack of qbt and plex, with some arrs (configured incorrectly) and kometa. never got anything else functioning properly.alas. i went travelling and so i deconstructed the server as i thought that would be best for packing it up to stay at my parents' house. so it sat idle for around 6 months. i built it again and couldn't really remember how to get it up n running, so i took it to a shop i used in the past where one of the guys knows unraid. they said they couldn't get it fully operational and the parity drive is broken.that is frustrating because it's obviously the biggest drive, and newest. i asked them if they had heard of the 3.3V pin issue which i had used tape on some of the drives, but they just blanked that and said "nothing we can do".i've received it back today, and when i checked the parity drive connection, the power cable seemed okay but the SATA connect looked like it had melted, but i think the plastic has broken off into the SATA wire and is stuck. so there are loose pins coming out of the drive.i do not think it was like that when i gave them it, and suspect that's why they gave me a hefty discount, but i can't prove it so i think it's pointless trying to argue that. i've just removed it.however, i've turned on, connected on wifi, and 4 other disks are missing too. only 3 are working! is it really a case of turning it off and looking at the connections and on again and off again and on again in this instance? or is that likely to cause more damage to the disks?it's going to be costly but i don't know literally where to go from here or what to do. i was never well-versed in any of this and just got by, but since i've been away i just don't really remember what to do.thanks.
May 8May 8 Community Expert Check if the missing disks are detected in the BIOS, until they are detected there, they also won't be by Unraid.
May 8May 8 Author 7 minutes ago, JorgeB said:Check if the missing disks are detected in the BIOS, until they are detected there, they also won't be by Unraid.hmm. i have no monitor with which to view the BIOS
May 8May 8 Community Expert That will make things harder to troubleshoot, but you can also swap cables with the disks that are working and see where the issue follows.
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