petsheep Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 So... I've been using unRAID since about 2007 (yes, the famous ASUS P5N-VM DO MB) and haven't upgraded any of the hardware :'(... only hard drives. I'm to the point where I would like to add some > 2TB drives. I originally thought I needed a new MB, CPU, RAM, and controller card. After reading the following thread: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=10671 , I might not have to. Yes, this is referring to SAS, not SAS2, but I'm hoping the same should apply. Can I just add the SAS2LP in the "graphics" slot, disable PEG/PCI, and start adding new drives/re-configuring existing drives? I'm really not in the situation to rebuild my box, but I'm willing at at this point to put a BAND-AID® on to break the 2TB barrier. Thoughts? Any comments are welcome, thanks! Dan Quote Link to comment
garycase Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 Yes, that's all there is to it. I presume you're aware that the FIRST large drive has to be the parity drive, since its size must be >= the largest data drive. I see from your other thread that you've already upgraded to v5, so you're ready to go ... all you need is your new larger disks Quote Link to comment
petsheep Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 Yes aware about the parity drive. Just want to make sure the SAS controller was compatible before I spend the money. Thanks for the response. Quote Link to comment
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