rcrh Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 This is definitely going to sound like a noob question but so be it. I've just upgraded my server from 5.x to 6.x and am having issues with my drives red balling. I'm also getting reiserfs errors. I'm concerned that it is my SATA controllers and I'm prepared to leave the system offline while I research & purchase a new controller. Current config: mobo is from a Dell inspiron 530s processor: core2due e4500 @2.20GHz BIOS: Phoenix-AwardBIOS v 1.0.3 07/12/2007 My first four drives are on the mobo first SATA card rocketraid 622sd 1126M64114173 rocket 62X RocketRAID 62X/62XM si-pex40064 second SATA card syba SD-PEX40054 The motherboard has two PCIe slots. One is x1 & x16 but I believe both are 2nd gen The rocketRAID controller has no BIOS support to drop it into JBOD mode so I use a script documented here: http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=19882.msg176751#msg176751 On top of the errors I'm also seeing parity check speeds of about 10mb. Here's the question: Am I right in assuming that an x16 card will give me faster speeds? And, can anyone suggest a card that won't cost more then I've spent on the rest of the very old hardware? Quote Link to comment
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