June 24, 201313 yr My unraid machine was unfortunately zapped two weeks ago during a lightning storm. According to the local repair shop, at least the power supply and motherboard seem to be broken. Unfortunately for me the motherboard I was using is discontinued now. I was hoping someone here could point me to a new one that would work with my equipment. Here is what my machine had. Other components may be damaged too, but I don't yet know. Any advice you have for me would be greatly appreciated! AZZA Helios 910 CSAZ-910 Mid-Tower Case - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002RS4HVQ/ref=oh_details_o00_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 AMD Athlon II X2 250 Processor - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003Z4PB3O/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Confirmed Damaged - CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 500W - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027 Confirmed Damaged - JetWay JMA3-880GTV2-LF AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813153204 Kingston ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134792
June 24, 201313 yr WHAAAAAT..... you run your unRaid with no UPS? or at the very least a descent surge protector.... Shame on you...... Ok all kidding a side, I can recommend " PC Power and Cooling Silencer 760 Watt ATX Power Supply" have been running for 2+ years on it, I use 760W but they do have 900+ @ 74A Single Rail Design is have enough power for anything you can throw at it. DO NOT BUY THE FIRST YOU FIND! shop around as they do go on sale often enough. I got my for $80+tax SPECS: 760 Watt Continuous Power Supply, Ultra quiet 80mm ball-bearing fan, +12VDC @ 74A Single Rail Design SLI and CrossFire support, Intel Core i5 and i7 compatible, 180 x 138 x 80mm (W x L x H), ATX12V v2.2 and EPS12V 80-Plus Silver Certified, 88% Efficiency (Typical Load) Overvoltage/Overcurrent/Short-Circuit protection, Active PFC , MTBF: 100,000 hours Connectors; 20+4 pin ATX, Single 4+4 pin CPU, 2 x PCIe 6+2 pin,2x PCIe 6 pin, 8 x SATA, 7 x Molex, 1 x Floppy tiger direct have similar model for $100 with rebate untill 6/30/203 "http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=927377&csid=_61"
June 24, 201313 yr How many drives are you currently using? How many do you want to upgrade to in the future? How are they connected; all to the motherboard or via sas card, and is it pci pr pci-ex? Are you worried about sata2 vs sata3? What do you do with the server, just storing files or do you have lots of add-ins that you need extra things? Was your memory and cpu tested on a different motherboard to make sure they are still good? All good questions to ask/answer before any recommendations are given. Unraid will move to most any motherboard and keep your current config but it all depends on what you are doing with it now and what you want out of it in the future not to mention cost. If the cpu/memory are still good, you may want to look at this motherboard. It has basically the same features your Jetway does. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157292
June 24, 201313 yr How many hard drives? 10K, 7K, or 5K platters? Are all the HDs directly connected to the motherboard? If not, PCI or PCIe cards? Do you use the server for anything besides basic file storage? Are you CERTAIN all your other parts are still OK? Budget?
June 25, 201313 yr My unraid machine was unfortunately zapped two weeks ago during a lightning storm. According to the local repair shop, at least the power supply and motherboard seem to be broken. Unfortunately for me the motherboard I was using is discontinued now. I was hoping someone here could point me to a new one that would work with my equipment. Here is what my machine had. Other components may be damaged too, but I don't yet know. Any advice you have for me would be greatly appreciated! AZZA Helios 910 CSAZ-910 Mid-Tower Case - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002RS4HVQ/ref=oh_details_o00_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 AMD Athlon II X2 250 Processor - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003Z4PB3O/ref=oh_details_o00_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Confirmed Damaged - CORSAIR Builder Series CX500 500W - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817139027 Confirmed Damaged - JetWay JMA3-880GTV2-LF AM3 AMD 880G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813153204 Kingston ValueRAM 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Desktop Memory - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820134792 If your going to keep the same CPU and RAM, I suggest the ASUS M5A78L-M LX Plus http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131795 Any Seasonic 500W+ or Seasonic made power supply will do you well. For reference: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/power-supply-oem-manufacturer,2913.html
June 25, 201313 yr Before you do anything else, buy a UPS. Second that. A UPS is a MANDATORY accessory for an UnRAID server. If you care enough about your data to build a fault-tolerant server for it, you should certainly care enough about it to protect it from unplanned power outages !!
June 25, 201313 yr Before you do anything else, buy a UPS. Second that. A UPS is a MANDATORY accessory for an UnRAID server. If you care enough about your data to build a fault-tolerant server for it, you should certainly care enough about it to protect it from unplanned power outages !! +100 to that. I wouldn't even consider running a storage server without a UPS.
June 26, 201313 yr Author Thank you all for the kind responses. Sorry for the delay, I've been deep into grad school finals. You are, of course, completely right about the UPS. The computer was connected through a rather expensive surge protecter that did very little to protect my equipment. It also fried my wireless router. Once the computer is repaired, I will certainly invest in a UPS. The computer repair shop says the mother board is indeed fried. Let me address some of your questions to be best of my ability. I'm not particularly tech savvy, so I'm not sure about some of them. 1) I believe there are 8 drives in the system at the moment. It can hold a maximum of 15. The computer is at the shop now so I can't check on the exact number of drives. But it was around 8. 2) Here are the other components I bought, based on a build posted here a few years ago: SATA Expansion Cards: Supermicro AOC-SASLP-MV8 8-Port SAS/SATA Add-on Card 2 Port SATA Serial ATA PCI RAID Controller Card - Silicon Image Cables: 0.5m 30AWG Internal Mini SAS 36pin (SFF-8087) Male w/ Latch to SATA 7pin Female (x4) Forward Breakout Cable x 2 Hot Swap Drive Bays: Norco SS-500 x 3 3) The computer is just used for storage. I run Plex off of a connected Macbook Pro. I need to buy a compatible motherboard to see if the processor and memory are still functional. 4) I don't know the answer to "10K, 7K, or 5K platters?" But, yes, about 8 hard drives at the moment. 5) Budget - Well, I'll pay what I need to to get it repaired, but hopefully it won't break my sad student bank account. I see the ASUS M5A78L-M LX Plus and ASRock 880GM-LE FX motherboards recommended. They seem to be almost exactly the same price on Newegg (one has slightly cheaper shipping charges.) Would they both be compatible with my system? Any reason to choose one over the other? Or perhaps some of my answers here changed your recommendation. Thank you all so much for your kind assistance. I feel like a dunce for not having a UPS. I didn't even realize that it could protect from lightning surges better than a surge protector. I always just disconnect power and ethernet from my systems when storms come around, but this lightning strike came out of nowhere.
June 26, 201313 yr ...just in case your current RAM is fried as well or you want to spend some money at some future time to increase quality of your build, I'd go for the ASUS now. The more advanced chipset of the ASRock will be of no particular use here, but that ASUS does support ECC memory...ASROCK does not offer that for any board of the AM3+ line. According to this - http://www.amd.com/US/PRODUCTS/EMBEDDED/PROCESSORS/Pages/socket-am3.aspx - your CPU should support ECC memory too. (Edit: english is not my native tongue...I *think* your CPU falls into the category mentioned in the AMD link....I tested ECC with a AM3+ CPU only, which is another upgrade option for you later).
July 28, 201312 yr I feel like a dunce for not having a UPS. I didn't even realize that it could protect from lightning surges better than a surge protector. It doesn't. Even the UPS manufacturer numbers will define its tinier protection with a joules number - near zero. Any useful recommendation comes with numbers. Subjective claims often identify someone manipulated by hearsay. Some numbers. Lightning is typically hundreds of thousands of joules. A power strip, when adjacent to a computer, only claims to protect from surges that typically do not do damage. Surges, that are only hundreds of joules, are made irrelevant by protection already inside all appliances. Even dimmer switches, bathroom GFCIs, and mobile phone chargers are that robust. You concern is a rare surge that can overwhelm protection inside appliances. Neither the UPS nor plug-in protector claim to protect from that type of surge (ie hundreds of thousands of joules). Only solution that does that protection absorbs hundreds of thousands of joules: earth ground. Some wires are already connected direct to earth (ie cable TV). Other wires must be earth via a 'whole house' protector (ie AC electric, telephone). Telephone (DSL) lines already have that protector installed for free by the telco (as required by FCC, NEC, Bellcore and other standards). The most common source of destructive surges is AC electric. If you did not earth a 'whole house' protector in the breaker box or meter pan, then virtually no effective protection exists. Other than what is already inside every appliance. Even a power strip and UPS need that protection. "Whole house" protectors are manufactured by more responsible companies including Leviton, ABB, Syscom, Siemens, Polyphaser, General Electric, Square D, and Intermatic to name but a few. A Cutler-Hammer version was selling in Lowes and Home Depot for less than $50. If you had computer damage, then everything remains at risk (furnace, refrigerator, clocks, portable phones). In facilities that cannot have damage, an earthed 'whole house' protector is the only solution used - to protect everything. UPS has one function. To provide temporary and 'dirty' power during a blackout. Dirty? UPS power in battery backup mode can be so dirty as to sometimes harm small electric motors and power strip protectors. Due to superior protection in all electronics, that same 'dirty' UPS power is ideal. Your concern is electricity so 'dirty' as to overwhelms internal appliance protection (as it did to your computer). Informed consumers spend less money to properly earth a 'whole house' protector. Because earth ground is where hundreds of thousands of joules harmlessly dissipate. How many joules did that power strip claim to absorb? How many less joules does the UPS claim? Best technical answers also provide numbers that say why. Now, was damage to the motherboard and not to its PSU?
July 29, 201312 yr Lightning is a very capricious thing. Lightning protection is a big field. This document covers protection, and has a nice map of how often lightning flashes around the US (sorry), so you can judge your risks. http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_lhm/IEEE_Guide.pdf It also covers the various modes of lightning damage, and the protection measures for each mode. There is no one step solution.
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